Excel Automation
The latest Excel Automation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
How Copilot in Excel Learned to Build Real Workbooks – and Why You Still Can’t Trust It Blindly
Microsoft’s AI assistant for Excel has crossed a functional threshold: it can now generate entire workbook structures – dashboards, complex formulas, and multi-sheet reports – rather than...
Grok Add-in Brings AI Editing to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint — Here’s What IT Needs to Do Before Installing
xAI slipped a Grok add-in into the Microsoft Marketplace in mid-June 2026, putting its AI assistant directly inside Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. The add-in can read whatever you select, make changes...
Cassidy Unveils AI-Powered Extensions for PowerPoint and Excel in Microsoft 365
Cassidy has expanded its AI agent platform into Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, giving enterprise users the ability to invoke intelligent assistants directly within their familiar Office...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Now Edits Word, Excel, PowerPoint Files Automatically—Here’s How to Use It
Microsoft has quietly turned its Copilot AI from a helpful sidekick into a full-fledged document editor. As of this week, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can take direct...