Anthropic’s Claude Now Connects Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Workflows

Anthropic upgraded Claude’s Excel and PowerPoint add-ins with shared context, reusable Skills, and cross-app workflows for business users.
WinBuzzer

Anthropic Claude Links Excel and PowerPoint With Shared Context, Reusable Skills

Anthropic has launched shared context for Claude's Excel and PowerPoint add-ins, enabling cross-app workflows and reusable one-click Skills for enterprise teams.

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s ...
CNET

Claude Now Integrates More Closely With Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Anthropic announced a series of Claude-connected updates on Wednesday aimed at improving the workflows of Microsoft 365 users. The deep integration between the tools is designed to save time and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

The game-changing Excel ribbon feature I wish I'd used sooner

Stop hunting through tabs—build a portable custom ribbon containing your favorite commands and Excel's most useful secret tools.

What Is ActiveX? How It Works and Ensures Computer Security

ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework that enables applications to share data across web browsers, enhancing functionality and security in computing.
MUO on MSN

This terminal tool is my favorite way to view spreadsheets on my computer

Inspect spreadsheets natively inside your CLI workflow.
Computerworld

‘Dead’ Outlook add-in hijacked to phish 4,000 Microsoft Office Store users

A blind spot in Microsoft’s app and add-in marketplace security allowed an eagle-eyed hacker to hijack an abandoned Outlook add-in to carry out phishing attacks that compromised 4,000 users, ...
Pocket-lint

These 6 spreadsheet apps put Microsoft Excel to shame

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...
Neowin

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in October 2025Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in October 2025Here are all the new features ...

Earlier today, we learned that Anthropic has introduced a Claude-powered Excel add-in to amplify its presence in the fintech space. While that can attract customers to Excel, it is perhaps even more ...
Harvard Business Review

10 Excel Functions Everyone Should Know

They’re easy to learn, and they’ll make you a lot more productive. by Adam Lacey and Deborah Ashby The past 10 years have seen a wave of innovative big data software designed to analyze, manipulate, ...
Forbes

Free Online Excel Courses with Certificate

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...