Microsoft Copilot can now handle more of your finance work in Excel with reusable skills and data connectors

Microsoft added reusable Skills, new financial data connectors, and traceability features to Copilot in Excel, built specifically for finance teams.

ITR-3 excel utility now available on income tax portal; Here's how taxpayers can use it

The Income Tax Department has enabled the Excel Utility for ITR-3 on its e-filing portal for AY 2026-27, allowing taxpayers ...
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Gemini app can now generate Google Docs, PDF, Word, and other files

You can now ask the Gemini app to directly generate “downloadable and ready-to-share files.” Google wants you to “quickly move from a brainstorm to a complete ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft Copilot can now do actual work inside your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files

Microsoft is rolling out a useful feature for Office users this week. The company has introduced Agent Mode inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, a more powerful version of the Copilot experience that ...
Neowin

LibreOffice 26.2 brings JSON import and other long-awaited features

The Document Foundation released LibreOffice 26.2 today with several long-awaited features and performance improvements for Writer, Calc, and Base. The Document Foundation released LibreOffice 26.2 ...
Neowin

Good news for Excel users: You can now import data from CSV files without Power Query

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...
Geeky Gadgets

Excel File Sharing Secrets & Management Features to Collaborate Smarter

Have you ever sent an Excel file to a colleague, only to realize they couldn’t open it because of compatibility issues? Or perhaps you’ve spent hours perfecting a spreadsheet, only to see its ...
The Verge

Copilot on Windows can now create Office documents and connect to Gmail

You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. is a senior correspondent and author ...
Engadget

Claude can now edit and create files, including Excel spreadsheets

Anthropic has begun rolling out a small but significant update to Claude. Starting today you can use the chatbot to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint slide decks and PDFs. In ...
Windows Report

Claude Now Allows You to Create and Edit Files Directly

Anthropic has expanded Claude’s capabilities once again. Starting this week, the AI assistant can now create and edit files directly inside Claude.ai and the desktop app, covering formats like Excel ...
Dark Reading

JSON Config File Leaks Azure ActiveDirectory Credentials

A publicly accessible configuration file for ASP.NET Core applications has been leaking credentials for Azure ActiveDirectory (AD), potentially allowing cyberattackers to authenticate directly via ...
JournalofAccountancy

Create a dynamic to-do list with Excel’s checkboxes

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...