Excel updates you won't want to miss (and none of them involves Copilot)

Microsoft is rolling out several Excel improvements in preview form, and one update focuses on a long-standing formatting annoyance: the “Center Across Selection” option. The feature is designed to mimic the look of merged cells while keeping data in separate cells, avoiding problems with sorting, filtering, tables, and analysis tools. Previously, it was buried in the Format Cells dialog or required workarounds to reach quickly. Now, Microsoft has added “Center Across Selection” to the drop-down menu under the Merge and Center button, making it easier to find. The article also discusses an efficiency gain from creating Excel tables with meaningful names instead of defaults like Table1.