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Microsoft Copilot for Excel: AI-Powered Data Analysis
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(1,268 ratings)
6,783 students

Microsoft Copilot for Excel: AI-Powered Data Analysis

Supercharge the way you work in Excel by using AI to clean & analyze data, audit workbooks, build dashboards, and more!
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the new Copilot in Excel landscape, and how it differs from legacy features like App Skills
  • Use Copilot in Excel to solve real-world problems across a variety of common Excel workflows
  • Recognize the main limitations of Copilot in Excel and apply best practices to get reliable, verifiable results
  • Review the AI model options available and apply prompt engineering frameworks to achieve the outcomes you're looking for

Course content

6 sections20 lectures1h 55m total length
  • Course Introduction1:52
  • READ ME: Important Notes for New Students2:18
  • DOWNLOAD: Course Resources0:10
  • Course Outline1:19
  • Setting Expectations2:02

Requirements

  • You need a Microsoft 365 subscription with Copilot access to follow along with the course demos (Microsoft offers a 1-month free trial)
  • Basic working knowledge of Excel is recommended, but not required (this is a beginner-friendly course)

Description

This is a hands-on, practical course designed to help you leverage Copilot in Excel to solve real-world problems across a variety of common scenarios and workflows.


We’ll start with the basics: what Copilot is, how it integrates with Excel, and how it's evolved since it first launched. I’ll then show you the two main ways you can use Copilot in Excel, and talk about the main limitations you need to be aware of.


From there, we’ll cover best practices for using Copilot effectively. You'll learn how to choose the right model for each task, how to manage and undo changes to protect your work, and how to leverage foundational Excel skills to validate Copilot's outputs.


Last but not least, we’ll put this all into practice across five common use cases: cleaning messy data, auditing workbooks for errors, creating spreadsheets from scratch, analyzing data to surface insights, and building dashboards to communicate results. Each use case is built around a real dataset and a real business scenario, and we’ll use strategic thinking and prompt engineering best practices to get the exact results we’re looking for, all while Copilot takes care of the technical grunt work.


COURSE OUTLINE:


  • Intro to Copilot in Excel

    • Introduce Copilot’s integration with Microsoft Excel, confirm your access, and learn how to start using it immediately


  • Best Practices

    • Learn how to use Copilot in Excel effectively by selecting the right models, managing changes, and validating responses


  • Common Use Cases

    • Use Copilot in Excel to solve real-world problems across a variety of common scenarios and workflows


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Ready to dive in? Join today and get immediate, LIFETIME access to the following:


  • 2 hours of high-quality video

  • 2 quizzes

  • Copilot for Microsoft Excel ebook (16 pages)

  • Downloadable demo files

  • Expert support and Q&A forum

  • 30-day Udemy satisfaction guarantee


If you’re a casual Excel user looking to level up your skills and productivity with Generative AI, or a data professional looking to stay on top of Microsoft's newest features, this is the course for you.


Happy learning!

-Enrique Ruiz (Certified Excel Expert & Best-Selling Instructor, Maven Analytics)


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Who this course is for:

  • Casual Excel users looking to boost their skills using AI tools
  • Data professionals who want to stay on top of new Excel features
  • Anyone trying to work smarter and more efficiently with data in Excel
  • Students looking for a practical, unbiased AI course (without the marketing hype!)