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Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s ...

So far Excel users had three ways to invoke Copilot. Microsoft has now decided that was three too many. In February 2026, the company retired App Skills entry points from the Excel ribbon and context ...

Microsoft is removing the standalone App Skills feature in Excel as it continues to streamline Copilot across Microsoft 365. The move follows broader changes to Data Loss Prevention (DLP) after ...

Microsoft has woven its generative AI technology throughout Microsoft 365, the company’s productivity suite. Its Copilot AI assistant is most often used in M365 apps for text-oriented actions, such as ...

If Excel is where you track projects, plan budgets, manage clients, or run your side hustle, you already know it’s a powerhouse. But turning rows and columns into real answers—spotting trends, ...

A software engineer and book author with many years of experience, I have dedicated my career to the art of automation. A software engineer and book author with many years of experience, I have ...

When the Design Mode button in Excel’s Developer tab is greyed out, it’s usually because the feature has nothing to act upon or needs a simple action to activate it. However, there are other reasons, ...