Microsoft updates for Excel in January 2026 introduce Agent Mode with Copilot, new import tools, clearer error messages, Power Query on Mac and Web, and Office Scripts automation to ease daily tasks.

Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

As Microsoft ramps up Copilot’s capabilities in Excel, the AI tool is becoming genuinely useful for spreadsheet work.

Build bulletproof workbooks with named ranges, dynamic tables, and Excel's built-in error-checking tools.

Audit hidden data, filters, and hard-coded values to ensure your Excel spreadsheets are professional and precise.

If Excel is showing formulas instead of results on your Windows PC, check the cell format, turn off the 'Show Formulas' ...

Excel's query tool reshapes messy imports into 1NF, so AVERAGEIFS replaces hacks and your summaries run faster.

Microsoft’s January 2026 update puts Excel back in the spotlight. After a brief pause late last year, the company has resumed its monthly feature recap, and thi ...

After a brief pause at the end of last year, Microsoft is back with its monthly feature recap, sharing what changed across its productivity apps in January 2026. And this time, the spotlight is on ...

Anthropic has introduced a new feature named ‘Claude in Excel’ that integrates the AI model into the Excel workflow ...

We test Claude in Excel, a beta version add-in requiring a paid plan, and show where it saves time on formula fixes.