Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
196 questions with Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows tags
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Copilot Function #BLOCKED in Excel Insider with MS365 Family License
I have a MS365 family plan and am an Insider - I can access the Copilot formula in excel however when running it I get #BLOCKED - is there something I need to setup here? In my account I have 60 available AI tokens...
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
asked 2025-10-29T14:08:57.62+00:00
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Michael Wensley
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commented 2025-10-31T08:11:27.63+00:00
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Xavier-D
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Was the Excel ribbon changed
I have kept a tremendous amount of personal data in Excel. The "ribbon" format seems to have changed requiring more key strokes for each operation. Why was this done?
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2025-08-08T17:23:04.0966667+00:00
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Charles Sandra Mathews
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answered 2025-08-08T23:46:58.62+00:00
Xavier-D
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MS Excel not updating automatically
So recently you might be aware that the MS forms that are linked with Excel sheet is not getting updated automatically unless we manually open the sheet in Sharepoint. The workaround was to create a Power Automate flow where we can get response…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2025-07-24T10:27:39.2133333+00:00
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Punit Patnaik
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answered 2025-07-24T13:28:15.6566667+00:00
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Thomas4-N
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Office Scripts unavailable. On web-based Excel, w/ Personal MS365 subsciption & Insiders program.
I was taking advantage of the Office Scripts on desktop-based Excel, without any problems. But I found that it is better to use it on web-based Excel along with Power Automate. So I tried the web-based Excel, but on there I couldn't find my Office…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
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Python in Excel
I have subscribed in the beta channel of Business insider but Python is not installed in Excel. What should i do? ***moved from Microsoft 365 and Office / Excel / For home use / Windows***
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-03-21T20:17:19+00:00
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Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
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Turn on Excel manual calculation ONLY for Python in Excel Cells?
Is there a way to limit manual recalculation to ONLY Python in Excel cells? Thanks!
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-09-27T14:09:58+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers
I am able to access python in my excel.
I am able to access python in my excel. Could you please help me? I have valid microsoft 365 license
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2023-08-23T15:26:01+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer
Python in Excel - Object Model?
Is there documentation on the objects and methods that make up Python in Excel to see what VBA options might be available? Thanks!
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-09-27T14:11:28+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers
Excel Beta - Channel will not change.
The application says Beta signup but current channel. It will not swap. I have tried everything on the internet from registry CMD to fresh installs. I dont know how to do it. It says the program is up to date and stays on current view.
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-03-03T12:53:23+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers
Unable to update power pivot tables
Split from this thread. As of today I can't update existing power pivot tables nor can I create a power pivot from external excel files that have tables. I can built power pivots from external excel files not containing tables. I can create a power…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2019-01-05T00:33:32+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
The new checkbox functionality in Excel, when introduced for Current Channel Insiders?
When does the new checkbox functionality come to the Current Channel Insiders? I'm using Excel 365 version 2405 and don't have it there yet.
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-05-19T06:54:39+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers
Python in Excel (Preview) error message appears with the trace ID is different: 687fc31bbcd642288977ca424718a311
Split from this thread. Hi All, I started with the first examples that is provided in the Python in Excel (Preview). The same error message appears, but the trace ID is different: 687fc31bbcd642288977ca424718a311 All four steps Glenn mentioned I have…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2023-09-09T13:32:56+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
25 answers
Get Data from Table/Range grayed out if cursor is in a legit Excel Table Build 1809
The Get & Transform icon to get data "from a table or range" is grayed out if the cell is in an Excel table. If it is in a non-table area, it converts to a table and loads, but will not let you load from a real table. You have to either…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2018-08-16T00:36:08+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers
Python for excel beta. I get a ProxyError when I try to access the tiingo api using the python requests module.
This is the code I attempted to run: import pandas as pd import requests headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'} URL =…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2023-09-14T18:57:15+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer
When is this going to be available in Office 365?
When is this going to be available in Office 365? https://youtu.be/pv0Eo55-SeI?si=b-eEv31uLOAfcPOH
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-07-01T13:48:30+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
11 answers
My Python formula on MS Excel is not working. I get an error #Blocked messge,
I am on Microsoft Insider Beta channel. I tried all option on the trust settings options but still with no luck. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-01-16T23:28:29+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers
Whatever happened to the Python IDE?
Everyone is talking about Python in a cell, but no one says a thing about the IDE. Was it dropped as a feature? I remember months ago all the screen shots of what the IDE was going to look like and the new menu items on the Developer tab, but there's…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-01-24T10:10:39+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
11 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
All my ActiveX controls are failing and being replaced with images. Anyone else having the same problem?
I'm on build 2311, but I don't see any discussion on this in the community, so I'm' wondering if maybe it's just my computer. I have written many VBA apps over the years and now all of them are failing because of the ActiveX controls I have in my apps. …
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2023-11-13T02:05:48+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
Are Excel Cell Controls (e.g. Check box) going to be a thing?
Jeff Lenning, a well known YouTube Excel guru, recently featured a very cool new widgetcalled a Cell Level Control in the Insert menu (not the Developer menu), in this case a checkbox, which seems to be a format overlay of a cell that stores a boolean…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-03-08T19:41:47+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
17 answers
why is my "focus cell" button not available?
I'm using Beta chanel of MS365 Insider, but "Focus cell" button is not available. What should I do to use this function?
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
Microsoft 365 Insider | Excel | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
196 questions
asked 2024-10-03T06:53:35+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous