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Excel finally fixed its worst problems—but you're still using the old workarounds

Excel has quietly gained dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP, Power Query, and Python, yet many still work the old way.

I Tried Copilot’s New Tools for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and I’m Not Sure I Will Again

Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now do more on its own—actually taking over the business of creating and editing ...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in April 2026Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in April 2026Here are all the new features Mi…

Excel's April updates add smarter Copilot capabilities and a subtle mobile tweak, which many customers will find useful.

Microsoft Copilot can now do actual work inside your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files

Copilot's new Agent Mode can draft and restructure Word documents, build formulas and tables in Excel, and update PowerPoint decks, all in real time.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

4 Excel AI Tools Tested and Microsoft Copilot Finished Last

Discover how Tracelight outperformed ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot in our comprehensive 2026 test of AI assistants ...
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Copilot Agent Mode is now generally available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft rolls out Copilot Agent Mode in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, enabling multi-step actions and making AI a default.
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The New Copilot Function Vastly Improves Microsoft Excel, Part 1

Excel’s newest Copilot integration finally delivers the data intelligence Microsoft promised years ago, transforming how users clean, organize and understand information within their spreadsheets. Way ...

Agent Mode is now available in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up ...