Improved file selector for Copilot Excel Agent
Short VersionWith the new file selector, you can quickly find and select the files you want Excel Agent to process, all from one place. It makes it easier to locate relevant...
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting an enhanced File menu
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing an enhanced File menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. This update is intended to make it easier for you to create, open, share, export, and...
Recommended Files in Office: Excel, Word & PowerPoint for Microsoft 365
Short version:Coming to Office on Windows: Recommended for you allows you to keep track of work around you and choose files with activity that matters most to you. On the home...
Coming soon to Public Preview: Use Python in Microsoft Excel
TL;DR:Microsoft: “Python in Excel is rolling out to Public Preview in Excel for Windows for users with access to the Microsoft 365 Insiders program Beta Channel. While Python in Excel is...
Collaborate in Microsoft Teams meetings with Excel Live
TL;DR:With “Excel Live”, you can easily find and share an Excel workbook with meeting participants with just a few clicks. It seamlessly turns the meeting window to an Excel workbook collaboration...
Your Microsoft Teams ‘File open preferences’ will soon extend to more Microsoft 365 apps
TL;DRYour Teams File open preferences will soon apply to files opened in classic Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Now due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsIn Teams, you can select how...
Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot notebooks
Short VersionCreate Excel spreadsheets directly from the content and references in a Copilot notebook. Now due early to mid-June 2026.
DetailsCopilot Notebooks users will soon be able to create Excel spreadsheets from...
Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel for ‘personal’ forms – Preview
Major update: Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel with more functionality.
TL;DRYou will soon be able to sync your own Microsoft Forms results to an Excel spreadsheet in your...
Changes to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint integration in Teams
Since early 2018 I have heard people say of Teams "it's just another place I need to check for work". Since then I have been responding along the lines that if...
Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel with more functionality
TL;DRMicrosoft is expanding the Forms data sync to Excel for personal forms functionality to Group forms and adding more features. Due late June to late July 2024.
DetailsLive data sync to Microsoft Excel lets...
S01E04: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 04 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365! Here’s what we cover in our third episode:
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
https://youtu.be/PxfFoIONLlQ
Microsoft 365 OMG! Moments 001 – Excel
Welcome to the first of our Microsoft 365 OMG! Moments.
In this episode on Excel, we look at these fantastic features you may have missed:
00:20 - Using the CTRL key to select...
App Skills in Excel to be retired
Short VersionApp Skills in Excel will be retired; use Agent Mode instead. Due from December 2025.
DetailsApp Skills in Excel is being retired. Its capabilities are being consolidated into Agent Mode in...
What is Microsoft Forms for Excel?
Short version:
You can create a Microsoft Forms form inside OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams. Here's how: navigate to the location where you want to store your form results > click on New > select...
CANCELLED: Reference an Excel file when using Copilot to create PowerPoint slides
Microsoft, 11th November 2025: "This capability has been cancelled for now. We recognize its importance and plan to reintroduce it as part of upcoming Copilot enhancements in PowerPoint at a later...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office apps
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me, like to open an app such as...
Agent Mode in Excel for Windows and Mac
Short VersionAgent Mode is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot for Excel. Due mid-January to early March 2026.
DetailsAgent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Excel (Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac)...
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new home pages
TL;DRMicrosoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new URLs and “new streamlined and efficient “ home pages. Now due late April to mid-May 2025.
DetailsThe Microsoft 365 app launcher and the...
Copilot entry points in Excel are changing
Short VersionExcel's Copilot entry points are being consolidated into a single location in the bottom-right corner. Due late April to early June 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is updating how you access Copilot in Excel...
Excel for the Web Usability Enhancements
Short version:Excel for the Web Usability Enhancements: Microsoft continue to improve Excel for the Web with a number of recent improvements. If you are still avoiding the web version due to...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? July 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our seventh roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
