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.

Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it easier to refresh and reuse frequently updated data inside a worksheet. The ...

Excel gets a host of new features in January 2026 ...

Microsoft’s January 2026 update puts Excel back in the spotlight. After a brief pause late last year, the company has resumed its monthly feature recap, and thi ...

After a year and a half of Copilot, the generative AI tool is getting to a genuinely useful place. That literal and figurative place is in Microsoft Excel. At the Microsoft 365 Copilot livestream on ...

We’re launching the next wave of Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing together web + work + Pages as a new design system for knowledge work. First, we’re announcing Copilot Pages—a dynamic, persistent ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could be an Excel wizard without putting in all the time and effort needed to learn how to get around Excel and make it do what you want it to do? Formulas are one of the ...

Claude integrated advanced Excel support, drawing reactions on the internet.

Microsoft’s Agent Mode is now live in Excel for Windows and Mac, bringing model choice, web search, and deeper Copilot ...

After a brief pause at the end of last year, Microsoft is back with its monthly feature recap, sharing what changed across its productivity apps in January 2026. And this time, the spotlight is on ...

Microsoft has introduced exciting updates to Excel, focusing on advanced text analysis and the seamless integration of Microsoft Forms. These updates aim to make Excel even more versatile and ...

Right now, I'm working off one of Microsoft's infamous giant press releases. The company has a tendency to do brain dumps in press release form, so we both have to sift through the release to give you ...