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Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in May 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:56:01 +0000

Microsoft rolled out just three new Excel features in May 2026, with Copilot backlash again dominating the conversation around AI in spreadsheets. Read more...

Office users hated the new Copilot button, now Microsoft is changing it

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:01 +0000

Microsoft is finally giving Office users a way to move the controversial floating Copilot button after widespread complaints. Read more...

LibreOffice bashes Microsoft for "absurd" OOXML format and Excel's handling of dates

Usama Jawad — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:42:01 +0000

LibreOffice just launched another brutal attack on Microsoft Office, accusing it of trapping users with broken and misleading file standards. Read more...

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 9.4.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:38:01 +0000

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Excel users are raging over Microsoft's unremovable Copilot button inside their sheets

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 May 2026 09:12:01 +0000

Excel users are blasting Microsoft over a new Copilot button they say clutters sheets, blocks content, and cannot truly be disabled. Read more...

Teams is getting a major improvement for Office files

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:42:01 +0000

Microsoft is bringing a long overdue upgrade to Teams on Android and iPhone that should make handling Office files far less painful. Read more...

Microsoft streamlines access to Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 12 May 2026 05:20:02 +0000

Microsoft is transitioning Copilot from a separate sidebar into a native, intuitive component of the Office experience by introducing a simplified entry point. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in April 2026

Usama Jawad — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:42:01 +0000

Excel's April updates add smarter Copilot capabilities and a subtle mobile tweak, which many customers will find useful. Read more...

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Razvan Serea — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:36:01 +0000

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Microsoft finally fixes a security limitation in Office for the web

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:16:01 +0000

Microsoft adds sensitivity label creation with custom permissions to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on the web, closing a key desktop gap. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in March 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:34:02 +0000

A quieter month for Excel, but subtle changes hint at bigger AI-driven shifts ahead as Microsoft continues evolving its productivity tools. Read more...

EU forced to add open document option after criticism over Microsoft Excel template

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:20:02 +0000

LibreOffice's developer slammed the EU for using an Excel template for CRA feedback. It didn't take long for the situation to shift. Read more...

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 9.3.1

Razvan Serea — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:01 +0000

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Razvan Serea — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:58:01 +0000

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Microsoft is changing Excel behavior because it was causing too much confusion for users

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:01 +0000

Microsoft is killing off an Excel feature and folding it into other Copilot experiences, but some advanced features still aren't ready. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in February 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:46:02 +0000

Only two Excel updates this month, but Copilot just got way more powerful. Here's what Microsoft quietly rolled out. Read more...

Here are all the features Microsoft added to Excel in January 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has detailed all the new features that it added to Excel during this month, and suffice to say, it's a rather interesting set of capabilities. Read more...

Excel for Windows can now build complex solutions on your behalf

Usama Jawad — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched Agent Mode in Excel for Windows, letting you relax while Copilot builds solutions on your behalf. Read more...

Power Query is now fully available in Excel for the web

David Uzondu — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:32:01 +0000

Power Query used to be quite limited in Excel for the web, but Microsoft has now rolled out an update that brings the full experience to certain subscribers. Read more...

Microsoft announces new security baseline for Office apps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated the security baseline for organizations running Microsoft 365 apps like Excel and PowerPoint. Read more...

Good news for Excel users: You can now import data from CSV files without Power Query

David Uzondu — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:30:02 +0000

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Read more...

OnlyOffice 9.2.1

Razvan Serea — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:48:01 +0000

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SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024 Rev 1230

Razvan Serea — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:01 +0000

Excel for web gets new feature that AI-ready users will love

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:08:01 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out an Excel feature on the web that allows AI agents to perform multi-step workflows that are delegated to it. Read more...

Proton launches Sheets, its encrypted alternative to Excel and Google Sheets

Taras Buria — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:01 +0000

Proton now has its own version of Excel and Google Sheets for those who want a more encrypted spreadsheet service. Read more...

Latest Excel update finally solves a major headache for Windows users

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is finally rolling out an enhancement for Excel for Windows, six years after it landed on the web. Read more...

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 9.2.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:52:02 +0000

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Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in November 2025

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:58:01 +0000

Microsoft introduced a handful of features in Excel during the past four weeks, some of which may excite certain customers. Read more...

Microsoft 365 Copilot gains dedicated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:49 +0000

Microsoft is significantly expanding its Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities by introducing dedicated AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Read more...

Some exciting features are coming soon to Edge, Excel, Outlook, and Copilot

Usama Jawad — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:16:02 +0000

Microsoft is working on several exciting features across Microsoft 365 products, including Copilot integration with OneDrive files in Finder on Mac. Read more...

Microsoft is adding some very useful features to Edge, Outlook, Copilot, Teams, and more

Usama Jawad — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:16:01 +0000

Microsoft is planning a ton of features for various Microsoft 365 applications, designed to further boost productivity. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring an Excel component

Usama Jawad — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:36:01 +0000

Microsoft is retiring an Excel add-in that allowed customers to embed professional diagrams directly in the spreadsheet software. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in October 2025

Usama Jawad — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:36:02 +0000

Microsoft's latest additions to Excel will likely please many looking to automate their data crunching processes. Read more...

The latest Microsoft 365 updates will make some customers very happy

Usama Jawad — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has delivered some accessibility updates to Microsoft 365 apps, which should decrease frustration for authors creating content for those with special needs. Read more...

OnlyOffice 9.1.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:00:01 +0000

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Programmers who use Python in Excel will love this latest feature

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:22:01 +0000

For developers utilizing Python in Excel, Microsoft has introduced a new feature that should improve productivity. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in September 2025

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:22:01 +0000

Microsoft added some very useful features to Excel in September 2025, but many of them are exclusive to customers belonging to certain categories. Read more...

From trailblazing spreadsheet to AI-powered productivity tool, Microsoft Excel turns 40

Fiza Ali — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft Excel turns 40 today, and the company has outlined plans for future updates set to transform how we work with data. Read more...

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