Hey there, Office Insiders! It is t-minus one week (just about) until Ignite 2019 kicks off, and we are here today to give you a quick look into some of the sessions that you might want to keep an eye on.

XLOOKUP is named for its ability to look both vertically and horizontally (yes it replaces HLOOKUP too!). In its simplest form, XLOOKUP needs just 3 arguments to perform the most common exact lookup (one fewer than VLOOKUP).

We recently added the capability to @mention your collaborators in comments in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. @mentions makes it easier for you to notify your peers, pull them into a document, and work together wherever you need their attention.

You might have noticed that the Office Insider website got a little makeover. We’ve added more content to help you sign up for the Office Insider program, as well as launching this new blog you’re reading. We’re also cooking up some exciting new innovations for the Office Insider program which we’ll roll out over the coming months so watch this space for announcements.