Excel's Copilot Function Is Headed for the Recycle Bin
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Excel's Copilot function is headed for the Recycle Bin
Microsoft will retire Excel's COPILOT() function on September 14, barely a year after its preview debut. Introduced in August 2025, initially for Beta Channel users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and later for Excel for the web users through the Frontier program, the COPILOT() function let users send instructions to the company's AI assistant directly from a worksheet cell. Microsoft has now decided the Copilot side pane should be enough f…
Microsoft is dropping its Excel Copilot function after only a year - and without ever getting a full public launch
Microsoft Excel is pulling the COPILOT () functionFunction allowed users to describe tasks in natural language, including as part of a formulaIt never reached public launch, and has now been overtaken by other toolsMicrosoft is dropping its COPILOT function in Excel as part of its wide-ranging overhauls to the AI platform.In a Message Center alert, the company warned users that the tool will be pulled on September 14, 2026.First announced in Aug…
The mascot assistant, introduced in 2025, will be gradually removed from voice conversations, but will gain a new educational role on the learning platform. Mico's presence as the face of Copilot is about to end, less than a year after its debut, to guide voice conversations. On its support page, Microsoft revealed that its adorable animated mascot will be gradually removed from Copilot Voice this August, coinciding with the assistant's new expe…
Microsoft is ditching the COPILOT function in Excel before it even launches
Less than one year after being launched in preview and before leaving testing, the COPILOT function in Excel is going away. The function never shipped to general availability, but it could be used by Frontier and Insider users since August 2025.The COPILOT function allowed users to use natural language to place prompts into spreadsheets. For example, you could use it to summarize text or categorize feedback. The function could also look up infor…
Microsoft removes Excel's COPILOT() function only one year after its launch, due to redundancy with other Copilot access points but the function also had major deficienciesMicrosoft announced the removal of the COPILOT() function in Excel, which is scheduled to end on September 14, 2026. After a one-year test phase, the company considers this tool redundant in front of the other AI access points already integrated into the interface. Although pr…
A dozen or so months ago, the Redmond giant embarked on a mad race to incorporate artificial intelligence into literally every corner of the system and office suite. This momentum resulted in the implementation of a special formula, Copilot, in Excel, which allowed for entering text commands directly into a spreadsheet cell. However, it seems that the mass infusion of AI everywhere possible is giving way to cold calculation. Microsoft has offici…
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