As we move into 2026, it's time Microsoft finally addressed some pain points all Excel users have experienced for far too long. The software's modern features are great, but I'm tired of the paper-cut ...

A limited set of users with Excel 2016 and other standalone Excel purchases have been struggling to paste.

Common Excel mistakes can waste hours at work. With 90% of finance teams still using Excel, better spreadsheet skills can improve accuracy.

There is not long left for Office 2016 in terms of official support from Microsoft, but it felt like adding salt to the wound when a recent update caused Word, Excel and Outlook to stop working.