Welcome to the March 2026 update. This month brings meaningful updates across Excel, including new Edit with Copilot capabilities powered by Work IQ context, expanded language support, and Claude Opus 4.6. You’ll also notice a refreshed Office Scripts UI designed to streamline your experience, along with a faster, more intuitive way to find your Excel files on the web.
Excel for Windows, Mac, and web:
- New Edit with Copilot capabilities
- Office Scripts UI Redesign #FIA
Excel for the web:
- A faster way to find your Excel files online
Excel for Windows, Mac, and web
New Edit with Copilot capabilities
- Work IQ context with Copilot in Excel
Work IQ automatically brings in the most relevant context — from emails, meetings, chats, files — without requiring users to manually reference them. This helps Copilot make more accurate, multi‑step edits that reflect the latest context about users, their work, and their relationships. This feature rolled out in March for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
- Expanded language support
Edit with Copilot now supports all standard Copilot languages.
- Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 is now supported in the model selector for users with M365 Premium and/or enterprise M365 Copilot license.
Office Scripts UI Redesign #FIA
Office Scripts helps you automate repetitive work in Excel by recording actions or writing scripts that can run again in seconds. The UI redesign refreshes the Office Scripts experience so it’s easier to find, create, manage, and share scripts—whether you’re just getting started or already building advanced automations. The goal is a cleaner, more consistent, and more accessible interface that helps people get value from automation faster. Learn more here >
Excel for the web
A faster way to find your Excel files online
This feature enables you to easily search for your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files when you’re working in the web app homepage. You no longer need to waste time scanning the homepage looking for the right file – just start typing your file name in the Search bar, and your file will surface in a drop-down list underneath the Search bar. Read more here >
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Special thanks to our Excel MVPs David Benaim, Bill Jelen, Alan Murray, and John Michaloudis for their contribution to this month's What's New in Excel article. David publishes weekly YouTube videos and regular LinkedIn posts about the latest innovations in Excel and more. Bill is the founder and host of MrExcel.com and the author of several books about Excel. Alan is an Excel trainer, author and speaker, best known for his blog computergaga.com and YouTube channel with the same name. John is the Founder & Chief Inspirational Officer at MyExcelOnline.com where he passionately teaches thousands of professionals how to use Excel to stand out from the crowd.
