Copilot in Excel riddles

Hi everyone, over the last few weeks we have had a series of posts to show you some of the things that are possible to do with Copilot in Excel. Today we’re going to try something fun:

 

tell me a riddle about an Excel feature

 

Copilot in Excel pane with the above prompt

 

Sure! Here’s a riddle for you:

I can sum, I can average, I can count with ease, I can find the max and min, if you please. I live in a cell, but I’m not in jail, What am I? Can you unveil?

What Excel feature am I?

 

What is the answer?

 

Copilot in Excel pane with the above prompt

 

 

The answer to the riddle is a formula! 😊 Formulas in Excel can sum, average, count, find the maximum and minimum values, and perform many other calculations within a cell.

 

Give me a riddle where the answer is conditional formatting

 

Copilot in Excel pane with the above prompt

 

Sure! Here's a riddle for you:

I change colors based on rules, Highlighting cells, making them cool. With red, green, and yellow hues, What Excel feature am I, can you deduce?

What am I? 😊

 

Maybe try with your friends or coworkers and test their Excel knowledge in a fun way.

 

Over the coming weeks I will continue to share more examples of what you can do with Copilot in Excel.

 

Thanks for reading,

Microsoft Excel Team

 

*Disclaimer: If you try these types of prompts and they do not work as expected, it is most likely due to our gradual feature rollout process. Please try again in a few weeks.