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Celia Alves shared thisToday it is April Fools' Day, but I kid you not: the next session of the Excel Toronto Meetup Group will be about pranks in #Excel. 😂 Each “prank” showcases an underused Excel feature that’s equally suited to streamlining templates, locking down structure, or simply raising eyebrows in the best way. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering, "What happened to my spreadsheet?"—this session will teach you both how to break things (gently) and how to fix them like a pro. No code. No damage. Just good, clean spreadsheet mischief, kindly brought to us by David Ringstrom. To join us live and get access to the recording and exercise files in your inbox, register here for FREE 👇 https://lnkd.in/gEeqrHug #msexceltoronto #exceltrainingExcel Pranks and Protections - Harmless Shenanigan | David Ringstrom, Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 5:30 PM | MeetupExcel Pranks and Protections - Harmless Shenanigan | David Ringstrom, Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup
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Celia Alves shared thisVolatile Functions in Excel are tricky; while they are useful in a lot of circumstances, they bring a lot of risk into your spreadsheet, including a heavy increase of the calculation time. Benjamin Weber, the 2024 Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) Champion, and President of Excel-Esports DACH will explain the different types of Volatile Functions, how and when to use them as well as ways to create (almost) the same value without using them. To join us live and get access to the exercise files, register here for FREE 👇 https://lnkd.in/eRdbyvVg
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Celia Alves shared thisThe Magic of Microautomations were at the at the Excel Toronto Meetup last session, with Erik Oehm, the creator behind OA Robot, walking us through how microautomations can compose everyday Excel work. He showed real examples of OA Robot in action, and even built new automations live during the meetup. The session delivered a mix of sharp insights, clever demos, and plenty of fun interaction from the community. The recording is now available on YouTube: 👉 https://lnkd.in/em2t5Dja If you’d like to join us for future sessions, you can register here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gBKCgMC6 A big thank‑you to Erik for sharing his expertise, and to everyone who joined live and contributed thoughtful questions and comments. This community keeps growing stronger with every meetup. ☺️ A shout-out also to Sheetcast for supporting our comunity. #msexceltoronto #excel #exceltraining #toronto
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Celia Alves shared thisAI changes the process but not the accountability, says Ian Schnoor, CFA, CFM. And in my view, he's right. Will you ask AI these questions if you do not know how to answer them? If you do, can you trust the AI's answers?Celia Alves shared thisAI will build your financial models. It should. But can you answer these 100 questions about a model you didn't build? That's the new test. Modeling has always been as much about the journey as the destination. When you build a model from scratch, you work through every assumption, every judgment call, every structural decision. You can answer all 100 questions because you lived through the process of creating it. AI changes the process. It doesn't change the accountability. Your client will still look you in the eye. Your boss will still expect you to defend every number. The board will still ask "why?" And "my AI agent built it" is not an answer. Whether you're in Investment Banking, Equity Research, Private Equity, Corporate Development, Credit, Risk, Asset Management, or any other group that relies on financial models: start using AI. But the key to future success will be augmentation. Develop strong modeling skills. And then use AI to augment your skills. And regardless of how the model was built, make sure you can still answer all 100 of these questions. That’s where you will add great value. Human value. With AI, the model is the destination. The questions are the journey. I've attached the full list. Feel free to download and share. Would you add any to this list? If so, what would they be? +++ I will be leading a webinar this Thursday on AI and Financial Modeling. Here’s the event link: https://lnkd.in/g-uUsByq #Financial Modeling #AI
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Celia Alves shared thisCreating Excel files from within Fabric - by Chris Webb #fabric #Microsoft #MicrosoftFabric #Excel #powerquery https://lnkd.in/eUFmRqacGenerating Excel Reports With Fabric Dataflows Gen2Generating Excel Reports With Fabric Dataflows Gen2
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Celia Alves shared thisDoes programming and Excel still make sense in the era of AI and vibe coding? 🗓️ In this week's episode of Sheetcast Live, Jon and I are diving into how AI tools are changing the way we work in Excel and beyond. Where are these tools headed? How do they actually fit into your day-to-day workflows? And when should you lean on AI versus stick with what you already know? We will share how we have been integrating AI into our own processes... what has worked, what surprised us, and where we think the real value is for Excel users right now. Jon will also walk us through the Sheetcast AI Builder, including its different modes and when each one makes sense depending on what you are trying to accomplish. 😎 Whether you are already experimenting with AI in your spreadsheets or you have been watching from the sidelines wondering where to start, this is going to be a great conversation. Come hang out with us and bring your questions! 😄 Tune in live 👇 #Excel #exceltraining #AIinExcel #Sheetcast #SheetcastLive
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Celia Alves shared thisWe are going live soon to talk about Vibe Coding, AI and Excel to develop business solutions. Join us in this conversation.
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Celia Alves shared thisNora (Excel.Ninja) Junaid, MBA, Ph.D knows how to put together a fun production in no time. 😁 What a blast this past week was, meeting some of my favorite Excel people at the Microsoft Excel Summit. Thank you for all the fun, Nora, Oz du Soleil, Jeff Lenning, Jon Acampora, Cristiano Galvao, Grahm Schneider and @lizzie Ann J.. 💚Celia Alves shared thisBecause we love Excel 💚 Here with the best in the world of spreadsheets at the Microsoft headquarters!! Oz du Soleil Jon Acampora Celia Alves Aray Kozhakeldiyeva Cristiano Galvao Jeff Lenning Can you find Grahm Schneider? Totally unplanned move!! #mvpsummit #microsoftmvp
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Celia Alves shared thisThis week has been extremely busy and super fun. Here's why 👇 #mvpsummit #mvpbuzz Thank you for all the conversations!! Jon Acampora Kevin Stratvert Diarmuid Early Craig Hatmaker Cristian Angyal Gašper Kamenšek Nora (Excel.Ninja) Junaid, MBA, Ph.D Oz du Soleil Ilgar Zarbaliyev Marco Filocamo Traci Williams Tereza Pokorná Purna Duggirala (Chandoo) Cristiano Galvao Jeff Lenning Allison Kennedy David Brown Eric Kelley Josh Aharonoff, CPA Tim Heng Laura Szepesi Karl-Johan Spiik [MVP]
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Celia Alves liked thisLooking forward to the event!Celia Alves liked thisCheck out my crafting skills. This is crazy, it took minutes to create this with a short text prompt. Without looking do you know what AI tool I used? AND if you want to join us for Breakthrough Spring the link will be in the comments.
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Celia Alves reacted on thisCelia Alves reacted on this"I over-delegated a straightforward task. Sorry about that." This was the response I received from Claude Code today after asking it why it was taking so long to make some simple changes I'd requested. It was a simple find-and-replace across multiple files. I could have done it myself in about 2 minutes. But I'm tired and busy and thought it could just plug away while I was catching up on emails. 10 minutes later, it was still running. When I asked why, it told me it had set up agents and asked them to read every file in full to understand the depth of the problem. Then it apologised for over-delegating. It made no comment on the fact that I had started the over-delegation by asking it to perform such a simple task...
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Sheetcast
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Event Photographer
HIV Edmonton
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Worked as a Photographer covering the event Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life.
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Event Photographer
HIV Edmonton
- Present 10 years 5 months
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Worked as photographer on the World AIDS Day & AIDS Awareness Week.
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Fractais: Conceitos Básicos, Representações Gráficas e Aplicações ao Ensino não Universitário
Sciences Faculty of Lisbon University
See publication[Master Thesis in Mathmatics for Teaching]
This work aims to elaborate and to present some proposals for classroom activities about fractals to be used in Mathematic classes or for being developed as a project, working with non-University students. To reach this goal, which is highlighted in the last chapter, three previous chapters are introduced.
First - presents the concept of Fractal as afixed point of a Iterated Function System.
Second - relies on the concept of Fractal Dimension…[Master Thesis in Mathmatics for Teaching]
This work aims to elaborate and to present some proposals for classroom activities about fractals to be used in Mathematic classes or for being developed as a project, working with non-University students. To reach this goal, which is highlighted in the last chapter, three previous chapters are introduced.
First - presents the concept of Fractal as afixed point of a Iterated Function System.
Second - relies on the concept of Fractal Dimension, in particular in the definition of both the Hausdorff Dimension and the BoxCounting Dimension, being the first created from the Caratheodory Measure Theory.
Third - includes a compilation of possible applications of the Fractal Geometry in order to emphasize the importance that this geometry has been gaining due to its vast utility and applicability in various areas of knowledge. In the last chapter it is presented a collection of classroom activities, which pretend to take the pupil into the concept of Fractal and into the study of some properties of some particular cases. At the same time, it is intended that the students deep their knowledge about the importance of the Fractal Geometry in the current world. Whenever possible, the contents of the current Portuguese official learning programmes of Mathematics were pointed out in a way that they can be worked in parallel with the Fractal Geometry concepts.
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Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) - Office Apps & Services
Microsoft
Awarded for contributions to technical communities.
https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003849?fullName=Celia%20Alves
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