How-To Geek on MSN

5 everyday actions that Power Query does better than regular Excel tools

Any null values will show as blank cells in the final Excel table. If you'd prefer to fix this within the Power Query Editor, ...
PCMag on MSN

These 47 expert Excel tricks will transform you into a power user

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.
BBC

'It's the golden age of spreadsheet geekery'

"Who doesn't want to be the spreadsheet champion?" That is what the co-founders of the UK Microsoft Excel chapter said when explaining how the everyday computer program Microsoft Excel became a ...
Indiatimes

Microsoft Ignite 2025: Microsoft 365 Copilot gets AI agents for Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Microsoft Ignite 2025 unveiled dedicated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot. These AI-powered tools now allow users to generate documents, spreadsheets, and presentations ...
The Hindu

Will run AI queries on Indian data centres: Microsoft

Microsoft said it would allow customers of its productivity suite in India to have AI processing conducted within the country itself, starting by the end of 2025. The firm said “in-country data ...
TechRadar

Claude is coming to your spreadsheets - but is it enough to make you an emperor of Excel, and what will Microsoft Copilot think?

Claude now works inside Microsoft Excel, reading, editing, and explaining every cell About a thousand users are testing Claude’s Excel skills before public rollout The AI assistant can fix formulas ...
ZDNet

Claude can integrate with Excel now - and gets 7 new connectors

Anthropic's Claude chatbot just got a suite of finance updates. Claude can draft financial reports, access new data, and more. AI is playing an increasingly central role in the financial sector.
GeekWire

What is ‘vibe working’? Microsoft brings agent-powered AI to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Microsoft is introducing Agent Mode in Excel, part of its new approach to “vibe working,” where Copilot can analyze data, generate visualizations, and iterate on results through multi-step tasks.
TechSpot

Excel gets Copilot formula function, but Microsoft warns about accuracy

TL;DR: Microsoft is launching Copilot AI for Excel, a new feature that uses advanced language models to help users analyze data, summarize information, and generate ideas directly in their ...
The Verge

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells. The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a ...
PC World

There wasn’t enough Copilot in Excel, so Microsoft added more

If you’re just dying to talk to Copilot within Excel, good news: Copilot is now a traditional Excel function within Excel for Windows and the Mac. But wait, you say. Copilot is already in Excel! For ...