Claude's Excel and PowerPoint Add-Ins Now Share Full Context, Gain One-Click Skills and Multi-Cloud Deployment

Mar 12, 2026
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Summary

Claude's Excel and PowerPoint add-ins now share full context across all open files in one continuous conversation, offer one-click Skills for tasks like LBO models and pitch deck reviews, and are deployable across Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry.

Key Points

  • Claude for Excel and PowerPoint now share full context across all open files in a single continuous conversation, allowing users to move seamlessly between spreadsheets and slides without re-explaining data at each step.
  • Skills are now available inside both add-ins, turning complete workflows into one-click repeatable actions, with a preloaded starter set covering common financial analysis and presentation tasks such as building LBO and DCF models, running comps, and reviewing pitch decks.
  • Both add-ins are now accessible via Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry, giving organizations deployment flexibility that aligns with their existing compliance infrastructure.

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