copilot in excel

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The copilot in excel tag covers Microsoft's integration of AI assistance into Excel through Microsoft 365. Recent discussions highlight new features such as trusted data provider integration with LSEG and Moody's via Model Context Protocol, enabling users to access market and financial data directly within workbooks. Another topic is the introduction of a floating Copilot button in the bottom-right corner of worksheets, which has drawn user complaints because it cannot be fully hidden. These threads reflect ongoing changes to Excel's interface and functionality as Microsoft expands Copilot's role in data analysis and workflow automation.
  1. Copilot in Excel Gets Multi-Agent Web Search (GA July 2026)

    Microsoft added Roadmap ID 566872 on July 1, 2026, describing an in-development Microsoft 365 Copilot upgrade for Excel on desktop, Mac, and web that uses a multi-agent search system to improve complex web research, with general availability targeted for July 2026. The short version is that...
  2. Copilot in Excel Adds Finance Skills, Data Integrations, and Governance

    Microsoft announced in late June 2026 that Copilot in Excel is gaining finance-focused skills, partner-built workflows, and direct data integrations for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers across Excel on the web, Windows, and Mac. The move is not merely another AI feature drop into Office. It is...
  3. Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel Gains Finance Skills, Data Connectors, and Traceability

    Microsoft announced on June 25, 2026, that Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel is gaining finance-focused skills, new third-party financial data connectors, planning and traceability features, and availability across Excel for the web, Windows, and Mac for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers. The pitch...
  4. PitchBook Brings Private Markets Data to Copilot in Excel via Microsoft 365 Connector

    PitchBook announced on June 25, 2026, in Seattle that it is adding a federated Microsoft 365 Copilot connector that brings its private capital market data into Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Researcher, and Copilot in Excel for licensed enterprise users. The move is not just another AI...
  5. Microsoft Copilot in Excel Adds Skills, Live Finance Connectors, and Workbook Change Tracking

    Microsoft on June 25, 2026, expanded Copilot in Excel for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers with reusable Skills, additional finance data connectors, and workbook change tracking across Excel for the web, Windows, and Mac, aimed squarely at finance teams that live in spreadsheets. This is not just...
  6. Copilot in Excel Adds LSEG and Moody’s Trusted Data via MCP

    Microsoft is adding LSEG and Moody’s as trusted data providers for Copilot in Excel through Model Context Protocol integration, giving eligible Microsoft 365 users a way to request market, credit, risk, company, and research data from inside a workbook rather than switching to separate finance...
  7. Excel Copilot Floating Button: Users Complain It Can’t Be Fully Hidden

    Microsoft is rolling out a new Excel interface change in Microsoft 365 that places a floating Copilot button in the bottom-right corner of worksheets, and users are complaining in Microsoft’s feedback channels that the control cannot be fully hidden. The complaint is not really about one icon...