Why Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel Will Be Exciting

In the first few months of 2023, we have seen how generative and natural language AI, like ChatGPT, has helped improve our productivity. So it was no surprise when Microsoft introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot to its workplace.

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What Is Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Microsoft 365 Copilotis a next-generation AI assistant integrated into Microsoft 365. This assistant will work with our emails and every Office 365 application.

According to theMicrosoft press release, Copilot is powered by OpenAI’s GPT4, a generative pre-trained multi-modal large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI. Copilot also uses your data in Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365 apps to help you be more productive.

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So, how exactly does Copilot help you in Excel?

How Can Microsoft 365 Copilot Help Me in Excel?

Depending on the Microsoft 365 product, Copilot can improve productivity significantly.

Microsoft Excel, as you probably know, stores and performs calculations using Excel functions and Excel’s inbuilt data tools like Power Query. You can also build financial models and present this data in charts and graphs.

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Microsoft Copilot in Excel is a spreadsheet assistant on steroids:

How to Use Copilot in Excel

you could activate Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel by clicking the “Copilot” icon in the toolbar of your spreadsheet application.

It is important to know that Copilot is currently only available to Microsoft Office Insiders. This is one of the many reasonsyou should join the Microsoft Office Insiders programusers. However, it will soon be available to every Microsoft 365 user. So no action is needed from you as long as you have a valid Microsoft 365 subscription.

The images explaining the Microsoft 365 Copilot System. It shows Microsoft 365 Copilot in the middle and large language models (LLMs) and Microsoft Graph beside it. Copilot gets its power and uses the data from these two systems to learn.

Copilot Your Excel Tasks

Copilot in Excel 365 is exciting because it will revolutionize how you work with your data in Excel. This feature will enable you to clean your data, get insights, create visualizations, and build financial models in minutes, all with the click of a button.

You can use Copilot in many other applications within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and get more productive at work.

The Copilot icon in the Microsoft Excel menu

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