Excel for the web gets quicker and smoother with its latest update

A significant performance boost is here for Excel for the web.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Excel on the web received major performance improvements earlier this week. The Excel experience should be faster and smoother in several key areas, including loading, scrolling, cell selection, and navigating. Overall, Excel on the web should feel more native and less laggy.

ATech Communitypost from Microsoft outlines all of the improvements:

Excel for the web is free, though if you want to take full advantage of Excel, such as syncing spreadsheets across devices, you’ll want a Microsoft 365 account.

The improvements to Excel on the web started rolling out on Monday, January 25, 2021, so you should see them now.

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