ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets
Use ChatGPT directly within Excel and Google Sheets for faster analysis and updates.
A feature or plugin that allows users to interact with ChatGPT inside Excel and Google Sheets.
Performing data analysis, cleaning tables, generating visualizations, and extracting key takeaways without leaving the spreadsheet application.
Included with ChatGPT Plus subscription.
https://openai.com/academy/data-analysis
Integrates ChatGPT into Excel and Google Sheets, living in a sidebar. Users can ask for changes and review results directly in the sheet, acting as an in-product collaborator for spreadsheet tasks and initial analysis.
It provides a faster way to build, update, and understand spreadsheet work by allowing plain language requests within the familiar spreadsheet environment.
- Analyzing data with ChatGPT ↗OpenAI · OpenAI News · Apr 9, 2026 · paraphrased
First seen on Subvolts Apr 9, 2026. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
- Analyzing data with ChatGPTOpenAI · OpenAI News · Apr 9, 2026
The Playbook: reusable how-tos, prompts, configs and tips pulled out of the news.
- HeuristicSpecify details in prompts for better spreadsheet resultsProvide specific instructions in prompts for better control over ChatGPT's spreadsheet editing and analysis. · 2 min
- HeuristicBuild skills as small, mix-and-match building blocksDesign skills as small, modular components rather than one large, end-to-end process. · 15 min
- PromptAdd a specific slide with style matchingInstruct ChatGPT to add a slide after a specific section, matching the deck's style. · 2 min
- ChecklistReviewing ChatGPT outputs in PowerPointKey checks before relying on AI-generated or edited presentation content. · 5 min
- ToolChatGPT for PowerPoint add-in for AI presentation assistanceAI sidebar in PowerPoint to create, edit, understand, and polish presentations. · 5 min
- PromptDeep research task with specific outcome and sourcesInitiate a deep research task specifying the desired report structure, context, and sources. · 5 min
Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- The sources used it with ChatGPT.
- Where did this come from?
- OpenAI (OpenAI News). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.

