Excel's New Copilot Function Turns Your Prompts Into Formulas - How to Try It
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Microsoft Excel is currently testing a new AI-based function called "COPILOT" that automatically fills the cells in your spreadsheets. Users can use it to generate, summarize, and analyze data using natural language prompts in a cell. But Microsoft warns against its use in "high stake scenarios" with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as Copilot can give answers to these questions.
Microsoft Excel has released the COPILOT() function, which supports natural language processing of data, summarization, and categorization within formulas. This function can be used with existing Excel formulas and supports contextual references. A beta version is currently available, with a maximum limit of 100 calls per 10 minutes.
The Copilot is Microsoft's all-round AI, a response to ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. But the Copilot AI is more than a chatbot, it is Microsoft's basis for AI-based transformations in the digital space. Recently, the Copilot has been equipped with the groundbreaking OpenAI GPT-5 model. Now, a new and highly practical application option of the Copilot causes a stir. Directly in Excel, the Go-to tool for millions of people in their everyday lives, a…
New Excel Formula Feature Lets Microsoft Copilot Generate Functions From Plain English
Learning the right Excel formula has always been a pain point for many users. Now, Microsoft Copilot is making that easier by letting you type plain-English instructions directly into a cell and automatically generating the correct formula. This new feature saves time and cuts down on the need to memorize complex syntax. How the New Excel Copilot Feature Works Previously, you had to open a separate Copilot window to ask for help with formulas. W…
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