Microsoft’s Copilot is quietly reshaping what Excel can do for everyday users — turning hours of tedium into minutes of work by combining natural‑language commands, automated cleanup pipelines, and cloud‑hosted Python analysis into a single, conversational experience. What started as a sidebar chat assistant has evolved into a multi‑layered productivity engine: on‑grid formula generation and previews, guided Power Query transformations, Agent Mode for multi‑step workbook automation, and deep Python integration that runs in Microsoft’s cloud. This feature set doesn’t replace spreadsheet know‑how; it changes how that know‑how is obtained, taught, and scaled across teams and small businesses. t.com](]) [HR][/HR] [HEADING=1]Background[...ter Cleaning, Smart Analysis, Python Insights
