About MS excel
Microsoft Excel is the industry-standard spreadsheet application, used for financial modeling, data analysis, reporting, and business calculations. It is included in all Microsoft 365 plans (consumer and business) and is available as a standalone desktop app. In 2026, Microsoft embedded Copilot AI into Excel across M365 plans, enabling natural-language data analysis, formula generation, and charting. Excel supports VBA macros, Power Query for data transformation, and pivot tables.
AI Agent Use Cases
- Pivot tables and pivot charts for data summarization
- Power Query for ETL: import, transform, and combine data from multiple sources
- Advanced formula engine with 400+ functions including dynamic arrays (XLOOKUP, LAMBDA)
- Copilot AI for natural-language analysis and formula generation (M365 plans)
- Conditional formatting and data visualization tools
- Co-authoring and real-time collaboration via Microsoft 365