Microsoft has quietly — and deliberately — taken the next step in turning Excel from a grid of formulas into a conversational interface by embedding a native =COPILOT function that lets users type natural-language prompts directly into cells and have generative AI return live, recalculating...
Microsoft’s newest Copilot integration puts a human-readable explanation of complex Excel formulas directly into the worksheet, translating opaque function tokens into plain‑language summaries, step‑by‑step breakdowns, and context-aware notes so users can understand, audit, and safely modify...