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.

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.

Using spreadsheets as databases is ubiquitous, often combined with functions to create applications that calculate salaries, forecast sales, manage production systems and track assets. But that kind ...

Even the simplest spreadsheets—budgets, lists, trackers, and the like—can benefit from the powerful features in Excel that you’d typically avoid because they seem too complicated. They're actually ...