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Excel reports on WindowsForum.com covers how spreadsheets are used and shared as reporting tools, with a focus on Microsoft's evolving Excel feature set. Recent discussion centers on Excel canvas, a Copilot capability that turns workbook data into reports with charts, headline metrics, and written insights, then refreshes them as numbers change. The thread notes a Microsoft admin notice giving a rollout schedule through October 2026 across Windows and web, and raises practical questions about whether AI-built reports can earn the same trust as the underlying spreadsheet. The tag suits readers tracking Excel reporting changes, Copilot in Microsoft 365, and how businesses circulate workbook-based reports.
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    Excel Canvas Rollout: Copilot Reports Arrive for Windows and Web in October 2026

    Microsoft is adding a new Copilot feature to Excel that turns workbook data into a report. It's called Excel canvas, and Microsoft says it builds charts, headline metrics and written insights from a workbook, then keeps that report up to date as the numbers change. The Register reported that...