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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Excel UI changes focus on Microsoft's recent interface updates in Microsoft 365, particularly the introduction of a floating Copilot button in Excel worksheets. Users have expressed frustration that this button cannot be fully hidden, viewing it as an intrusive change that treats the spreadsheet workspace as a distribution surface for AI. In response to backlash, Microsoft is preparing to allow users to move the Copilot button back into the ribbon in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with web app updates expected in late May 2026 and desktop updates later. These threads highlight ongoing tensions between Microsoft's AI integration efforts and user expectations for control over their productivity software interface.
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    Microsoft Brings Copilot Button Back to Office Ribbon After User Backlash

    Microsoft is preparing to let Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users move the new floating Copilot button back into the ribbon after complaints that the Microsoft 365 interface change was intrusive, with web app updates expected to begin rolling out in late May 2026 and desktop updates likely to...
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    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...
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