For decades, if you wanted to do heavy data lifting in Excel, your options were nested formulas, VBA macros, or a trip into the Power Query Editor. But with Python now accessible directly from Excel ...
Most people assume Python in Excel is something you use for complex data analysis. I found it useful for a much simpler reason: it helped me deal with the spreadsheet jobs I normally leave until later ...
August 2026 update adds Copilot tools for change history, charts, PivotTables, Python formulas, and recent chat access.
Microsoft's August Excel update adds Copilot-driven tools for change history, chat history, chart design, and Python analysis across platforms.