Say you want to compare versions of a workbook, analyze a workbook for problems or inconsistencies, or see links between workbooks or worksheets. If Microsoft Microsoft 365 or Office Professional Plus 2013 is installed on your computer, the Spreadsheet Inquire add-in is available in Excel.

Fixes an issue in which recycled files are deleted permanently if you delete files from a DFS link in a network environment on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you redirect the Recycle Bin to the DFS link.

Use Spreadsheet Compare to compare two workbooks to see the differences between them, line by line. You can see how values, formulas, and formatting differ – line by line, and cell by cell. Spreadsheet Compare can detect and highlight just the type of differences you specify.

See the fine details of your VBA code changes, line by line, highlighted by color, by double-clicking a line in the results grid of Spreadsheet Compare report.

In the lower-left pane, choose the options you want included in the workbook comparison, such as formulas, cell formatting, or macros. Or, just Select All. On the Home tab, choose Compare Files. In the Compare Files dialog box, in the Compare row, browse to the earlier version of your workbook.

You can quickly compare two worksheets in the same workbook or in different workbooks by viewing them side by side. You can also arrange multiple worksheets to view them all at the same time.

While items are in the site recycle bin, you can restore items you deleted to their original location. If you're using SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can even view and restore items that were deleted by someone else, as long as you have edit permissions.

If you're a SharePoint administrator, you can restore a site collection using PowerShell. For info, see Restore-SPDeletedSite. There are two Recycle Bins, the site Recycle Bin (first-stage) and site collection Recycle Bin (second-stage). The default retention period for any item is 30 days.

You can compare two versions of a document to see how they differ by viewing revision marks. You can also merge two versions of the same document into one new document.

Items that have been deleted from a SharePoint in Microsoft 365 site Recycle Bin are kept in the site collection Recycle Bin (or second-stage Recycle Bin). If you're a site collection administrator, you can permanently remove these items by deleting them from the site collection Recycle Bin.