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Bring AI to your formulas with the COPILOT function in Excel

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Catherine_Pidgeon
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Aug 18, 2025
Hi, Insiders! I’m Catherine Pidgeon, a Partner Director on the Excel team. Today, I’m excited to introduce the new COPILOT function in Microsoft Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac, a major step forw...
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Lou_Mickley
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Aug 27, 2025

If I write a spreadsheet using the new =Copilot() function, does my colleague that wants to use my spreadsheet need a full Copilot license in order to run the spreadsheet?