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Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them

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Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

The agents are available for business and individual subscribers.

Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.

Microsoft 365 users looking for assistance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now call on AI agents to help them with their work. On Monday, Microsoft announced that the new agentic AI skills are now available for both business and personal subscribers of Microsoft 365.

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The new capabilities offer a work-related twist on the concept of AI vibe coding. With this type of vibe, people with little or no programming skills can use AI to build and develop apps. In Microsoft's scenario, you can do the same with Microsoft 365. As one example, someone without any expertise in data analysis could ask AI for help creating advanced formulas or charts in their Excel spreadsheets.

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