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Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.Claude Opus 4.6 has been launched with improved coding skills, and new features for PowerPoint and Excel have been added.
- Claude Opus 4.6 improves coding skills.
- Claude is now available as a PowerPoint add-in.
- Claude for Excel supports pivot table editing and conditional formatting.
Why it matters: Users of Claude tools should care for enhanced functionality and improved performance in their applications.
Full release notes
Claude Opus 4.6 launch
We’ve upgraded our smartest model and improved its coding skills. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Opus 4.6.
Introducing Claude for PowerPoint
Claude is now available as an add-in for PowerPoint. Read more here: Use Claude for PowerPoint.
Claude for Excel improvements
We’ve updated Claude for Excel so it uses Opus 4.6 and supports native Excel operations such as pivot table editing and conditional formatting. See our updated article for more information: Using Claude for Excel.