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

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.

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 expanded access to Claude for Excel, its artificial intelligence (AI) integration with the Microsoft Excel.

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