How to Build Interactive Excel PivotTable Dashboards in 2026 with Copilot Shortcuts

Avoid PivotTable failures caused by merged cells, blank columns, and subtotals, with Power Query steps to clean the source data.

Claude for Office Adds Real-Time Co-Editing in Excel & PowerPoint

Claude for Excel and PowerPoint adds real-time collaboration with predefined commands like data cleaning and deck refresh, for shared work.
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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.
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Inflation Report: Core Index Decelerates for the First Since April

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its personal consumption expenditures price index data for September earlier today. Here is the report, at a glance: Core YoY: 2.8% increase, in line with ...
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Claude can now jump between Excel and PowerPoint on its own

Anthropic now lets Claude switch independently between Excel and PowerPoint, for example, running an analysis and then building a presentation directly from the results. The company is also expanding ...