Word, Excel and PowerPoint
The Word, Excel and PowerPoint tag collects guides to using AI for spreadsheets, slides, emails and other office work. These are independent guides, not pages published by Microsoft. You will find a guide to letting AI build and clean up Excel sheets, a roundup of free tools for presentation slides, and email prompt templates with notes on tone and accuracy. There is also a walkthrough for adding text to images inside PowerPoint and Word, and an overview of office tasks worth handing to AI.
If you are not sure where to begin, read the overview of office tasks AI can speed up first, then pick the task you do most often each week. Each guide cites official sources with the date they were checked, because AI features in the suite, subscription plans and prices can change.
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Excel XLOOKUP function: 6 arguments, examples, Google Sheets
XLOOKUP looks left or right and matches exactly by default. The 6 arguments, approximate match, bottom-up search, Excel versions and Google Sheets.
AI for Excel: Copilot, Claude for Excel and Gemini in Sheets
AI for Excel in 2026 means Copilot in Excel, the Claude for Excel add-in or Gemini in Google Sheets. Which plan you need, what each does, where it slips.
How to Add Text to a Picture in PowerPoint and Word
Add text to a picture in PowerPoint and Word with a text box or WordArt, group it with the photo, then save the slide as a JPEG or PNG. Plus 5 mistakes.
Free AI Presentation Makers: Which One to Use in 2026
Free AI presentation makers compared: Gemini Notebook works from your files, Gemini Canvas from a prompt, Gamma 10 slides a time, Copilot needs a plan.
Write Work Emails with AI: Prompt Templates and Tips
Write work emails with AI: Google's 4-part prompt formula, 6 ready-to-use prompt templates, how to teach Copilot your style, and mistakes to avoid.
AI Tools for Office Work: 10 Tasks You Can Do Faster
AI tools for office work speed up 10 tasks: email summaries, drafting, meeting notes, Excel analysis, and long documents. Plus which ones need a paid plan.