Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

Have you ever opened an Excel file and felt a pang of unease? Rows upon rows of data, cryptic formulas sprawled across cells, and a tangle of manual formatting that seems one misstep away from chaos.

It can be frustrating when your formulas are not updating automatically on Excel. Building on that, here are the possible reasons why it may happen. In this post, we explain four such scenarios: The ...

Build a free 2026 Excel budget file with bank import and XLOOKUP categories, so you track spending and savings without manual typing.