Yes, directly in Word. Ask in the Copilot pane inside Word, with the document open in edit mode, and it changes the formatting there. If you ask from Copilot Chat instead, it creates a new Word document, which is much clunkier for formatting changes.
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Can Copilot write VBA macros in Excel?
Partly. Copilot cannot create or run macros inside your workbook, but it can write the VBA code for you in the chat. You then paste that code into the VBA editor in Excel yourself and run it from there.
How do I analyse a Large Excel Spreadsheet with AI?
First ask: could this be a formula? If so, ask the AI to write the formula, and it runs over 40,000 rows instantly. Only split the data into chunks when every row needs its own reasoning, roughly ten thousand rows at a time. If the cells stop visibly changing, it has frozen, so tell it to continue.
Can Copilot build a growing Excel Database from reports?
Yes, with agents in Excel. The workbook becomes the database, with one sheet holding all the rows and a sheet called .rules holding the instructions on which fields to pull and how to format them. Bring it new reports and it appends the data. Correct it in chat and the rules improve.