Microsoft is changing a 40-year-old Excel rule by allowing a single cell to hold multiple values using new lists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays.

Currently in beta, Excel can now include entire lists within a single cell and still understand that they contain multiple values.

Microsoft is testing a major Excel upgrade that lets users store multiple values inside a single cell using new Lists and array capabilities. Users can create a List through Insert > List or Ctrl+J, ...

Microsoft is changing one of Excel’s most familiar rules: a cell no longer has to contain just one value. The company has introduced lists, arrays in cells and nested arrays, giving users new ways to ...

Select a cell and use Insert > List or press Ctrl+J to create a list.