Excel Canvas offers to turn your workbook into the boss's next report

Microsoft is releasing Excel Canvas, a feature that uses Copilot to create visual reports and metrics from workbook data. These reports refresh automatically whenever the underlying numbers change. Financial workers can adjust the visual layouts using natural language prompts instead of manual chart tools.

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