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Get started with Copilot in Excel

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Copilot in Excel helps you do more with your data by generating formula column suggestions, showing insights in charts and PivotTables, and highlighting interesting data.

1. Open Excel.
2. Open a workbook stored on OneDrive or SharePoint.
3. Select Copilot on the ribbon to open the chat pane.
4. Enter your prompts and start working with Copilot.
   Here are some samples to get you started: • "Create a bar graph showing the sales growth between Q2 and Q3." • "Bold the top 3 values in Annual Sales." ​​​​​​ • "Add a new column showing the percentage difference between column A and column C."

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