Amazon Quick Microsoft Excel extension (Preview)
Note
This extension is currently available as a preview. During the preview period, the extension is fully functional for end users and production workloads. Administrative features such as centralized deployment controls and usage monitoring are being developed and will be available when the extension becomes generally available. Functionality and features may change during the preview period.
The Quick extension for Microsoft Excel integrates AI-powered assistance directly into your spreadsheet workflows. Users can leverage Quick within Excel to perform analysis, import data and build workbooks, and streamline spreadsheet operations like creation of tables, charts, and formatting.
The Excel extension enables users to:
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Perform in-depth analysis of their workbooks and generate insights.
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Import, clean up, and format data from Quick's enterprise knowledge and apps.
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Generate tables and charts.
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Automate spreadsheet operations such as formatting and applying filters and transformations.
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Apply Excel functions and build and decode complex workbooks.
The Quick Excel extension is available within Amazon Quick
to all eligible users by default and requires no administrative setup for user access if
users can access the Microsoft Excel app store. Users can search for
Amazon Quick in the Microsoft Excel app store or visit the Quick
for Excel Microsoft store page
Important
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The Amazon Quick Excel extension uses generative AI to create and execute code within your Excel application sandbox to help you perform tasks within Excel. AI can make mistakes and perform inaccurate actions within your Excel workbook.
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Amazon Quick does not use your user data for service improvement or for training its underlying large language models (LLMs).
The following procedures are for IT administrators who want to automatically deploy the Amazon Quick Excel extension across their organization on behalf of their users.
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Prerequisites for deploying the Microsoft Excel extension to your organization
Before configuring access to the Amazon Quick extension to Microsoft Excel, administrators must complete the following steps:
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Have a Microsoft 365 Business subscription and be a Global Admin or have administrative permissions (specifically
AppCatalog.ReadWrite.All). -
Have an Amazon Quick instance.
Deploying the Microsoft Excel extension to your organization
Follow these steps to deploy the extension to your users:
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Login to M365 admin center.
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Select Settings > Integrated apps in the left navigation menu.
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Click on Get apps.
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Search for "Amazon Quick".
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Locate the tile for the Amazon Quick in Excel and click on Get it now.
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Confirm that you want to add the app.
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Under Assign users you can choose Entire organization or Specific users/groups depending on your needs.
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After selecting the users, review the app's requested permissions and capabilities and click Next.
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Click Finish Deployment.
Microsoft Excel extension permissions
The Amazon Quick Excel extension uses the
ReadWriteDocument Office JavaScript API permission level. This is an
Office add-in manifest permission, not a Microsoft Graph API scope.
No Graph API permissions are needed during deployment.
The default app capabilities for the Excel add-in are:
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Can read and make changes to your document
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Access your profile information such as your name, email address, company name, and preferred language
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Can send data over the Internet
Administrators should review the permissions listed during the consent step of deployment through the M365 admin center integrated apps portal.
