Wolfram Knowledge about Books in Microsoft Excel
Book entities include notable novels, nonfiction books, poems, anthologies and other written works.
A few example entities...
2010: Odyssey Two | ||||
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | ||||
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress‐Free Productivity | ||||
Helliconia Summer | ||||
Heaven and Hell | ||||
Orestes | ||||
Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party | ||||
The Grapes of Wrath | ||||
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative | ||||
The Two Noble Kinsmen |
You can access the following properties for each entity...
- title
- original title
- author
- first publication date
- publisher
- original language
- awards
- wikipedia summary text
- image
Note: Wolfram entities represent physical entities as well as mathematical and other scientific concepts. Each entity type has a unique set of properties. Wolfram entity types and properties correspond to "data types" and "fields" in Excel.
How to Use Wolfram Data in Excel
Note: This is now available with a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription.
Highlight data and click the Automatic button
Select cells or columns in a table with the text to convert, then select the Automatic button in the Data Types gallery of the Data tab. Wolfram's natural language understanding will recognize the entities and convert them.
Browse associated data
Select the Insert Data button that appears to browse a list of all available properties. Select one to insert data into your workbook. When you have data in a table, Excel will automatically fill the table for you. Wolfram has hundreds of expertly curated entities in Excel, encompassing the sciences, arts, culture, and more.
Automatically get data
Once converted to an entity, you can use key Excel features to work with data pulled from Wolfram. Sort and Filter data, or create formulas that reference an entity's properties and values.
Browse more information
Selecting the icon of a converted cell opens a card where you can find detailed data from Wolfram. This means you don't need to leave Excel to accomplish your goals.