8 New Features in Microsoft Excel for 2026

8 New Features in Microsoft Excel for 2026

An Excel tutorial video showing 8 new features in Excel for 2026. Updates include: Agent Mode, Formula Completion, Improved error handling, Show Changes date extensions, Forms integration on Mac, lots more

✅ Better error handling: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/understand-and-fix-errors-with-descriptive-error-cards-in-excel-for-windows/4467915
✅ SPILL Pivot Tables https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/stay-in-the-flow-with-pivottable-spill-in-excel/4458201
✅ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelblog/whats-new-in-excel-may-2025/4410861
✅ Forms integration on Mac: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelblog/announcing-the-new-microsoft-forms-integration-on-desktop/4356659

???? Table of contents
00:00 Introduction
00:09 Better Error handling – Excel Desktop
01:14 #SPILL Pivot tables – Excel Desktop
02:18 New Get Data dialog (PowerQuery) – Excel Desktop
02:59 Edit data label text – Excel for web
03:31 Show Changes extended lineage – Excel for web
04:10 Agent Mode – Copilot
09:54 AI Writes your formulas – Copilot
11:42 Forms integration for Mac

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