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.

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

R1C1 coordinates provide a predictable map for auditing formulas and writing universal VBA macros.

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 ...

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

Excel gets a host of new features in January 2026 ...

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.

Anthropic has extended its Claude in Excel feature to Pro plan subscribers, enhancing AI accessibility for ...

Progress will come from systems that can combine language understanding with explicit spatial and structural reasoning.