Excel Gets Modernized Grid (part 2)

Dive into the latest enhancements for Excel on the web, where we've streamlined your spreadsheet experience to be more intuitive and efficient. Now, previewing hyperlinks, customizing your view, renaming sheets, and more, is smoother than ever, allowing you to focus on what matters most—your data.

Hyperlink Previews

Now, when you hover over web or internal links, you'll see improved hyperlink previews with options to copy, edit, or remove the link. If a thumbnail of the linked page is available, you'll see that too, giving you a better idea of where the link will take you.


Hyperlink previews

Easily Adjust Zoom in Status Bar ​

Customizing your grid zoom just got easier with the status bar. You can now quickly edit zoom values to suit your preferences.


Easily adjust the zoom in the status bar

Hassle-free Sheet Rename ​

Renaming sheets is now a breeze. Simply go to the sheet tab and double-click to rename it directly—no more navigating through dialogs.


Easily rename sheets

Open Local Files in Your Browser with Excel for the Web ​

We've added a handy "Open files from this device" option in the file menu. This lets you upload a local file to your OneDrive and access it directly from your browser.


Open local files from the file menu

New Keyboard Shortcuts for Faster Access ​

Good news for keyboard shortcut enthusiasts! We've added support for accelerator keyboard shortcuts (Alt, E, Alt, V, Alt, I, Alt, O) and over 120 legacy shortcuts. Additionally, we have modernized the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, with richer information and styling.


New keyboard shortcuts

One Click feedback and Help ​

You can now quickly access shortcuts to Feedback, Help, and Keyboard shortcuts, all at your fingertips, from the Status bar.


New feedback and help shortcuts on the status bar

Availability​

These features are currently rolling out to all Excel for the web users.

Read up on the other exciting Excel for the web grid enhancements in part one - Modernized Excel Grid.