Microsoft Develops Copilot Canvas to Turn Excel Data into Interactive Dashboards
Microsoft is developing Copilot Canvas, a new Excel feature that automatically converts workbook data into interactive dashboards. The tool generates visualizations, key metrics, and insights without manual chart creation, and updates in real time as underlying data changes. Full feature details, subscription requirements, and release timing remain undisclosed.
Microsoft is developing a new Excel feature called Copilot Canvas, designed to transform data in workbooks into interactive dashboards. Copilot Canvas automatically generates standalone visualizations using existing workbook data, allowing users to view charts, key metrics, and other data insights without navigating cell by cell through data tables.
Microsoft plans to integrate Copilot into Excel Canvas, enabling users to adjust the canvas through natural language commands, such as highlighting specific metrics, changing how data is presented, or modifying visual content. The feature remains connected to the underlying workbook, so when data in the workbook changes, the charts, metrics, and insights in the canvas update accordingly.
Microsoft has not yet announced the full feature list, specific subscription requirements, or an official release date for Excel Canvas. The exact relationship between Excel Canvas and Power BI also awaits further clarification from Microsoft.