About this tag
Excel for the web is the browser-based version of Microsoft’s spreadsheet software, and the tagged coverage focuses on its rapid growth and evolving role in cloud productivity. One recent report says session counts have increased tenfold over six years, according to Microsoft Excel product chief Brian Jones. The discussion places that momentum alongside Google Sheets, which remains strongly associated with browser-first, fast and collaborative spreadsheet work. It also examines how Microsoft has spent years improving Excel for the web so it feels less like a compromise compared with the desktop experience. Follow this tag for coverage of Microsoft’s web spreadsheet strategy and its position in online productivity.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Excel for the Web Retires Power Query-to-Python October 16, 2026

    Microsoft plans to retire the ability to load Power Query data directly into Python in Excel for the web on October 16, 2026, removing a workflow that lets browser-based workbooks pull cleaned external data into Python DataFrames. The change is limited to Excel for the web; Microsoft’s Message...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Excel for the Web Surges 10x: Microsoft’s Cloud-Led Comeback vs Google Sheets

    Excel for the web has seen its session count rise tenfold over the past six years, according to Microsoft Excel product chief Brian Jones, even as Google Sheets remains the browser-first spreadsheet many users instinctively associate with fast, free, collaborative work. That is not the story the...