Microsoft is retiring Excel’s experimental COPILOT() function while keeping its AI capabilities available through the Copilot side pane.

You can do everything via the side bar instead.

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Microsoft Excel's COPILOT() function will soon bite the dust.

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Microsoft will retire the COPILOT() function in Excel after September 14, 2026, directing users to other Copilot tools ...