check before: 2024-11-01
Product:
Forms, Microsoft 365 Apps
Platform:
Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Forms now supports data syncing with Excel desktop, allowing users to update response data and create new forms linked to Excel workbooks. This feature is rolling out from mid-November 2024 to mid-February 2025 and requires no admin action. Users without the latest Excel can use Excel for the web.
Details:
A Microsoft Forms feature allows users to get up-to-date responses data in Microsoft Excel desktop. Users can also create a new form from Excel desktop with a data sync connection to the Excel workbook.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 466743.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We began out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.
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Release Phase:
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Created:
2024-12-14
updated:
2025-01-15
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Forms is introducing a feature that automatically syncs form response data with Microsoft Excel on the desktop, eliminating the need for manual data export and import, and allows users to create new forms directly from the Excel desktop app.
Direct effects for Operations**
Data Sync Issues
If users are not prepared for the new data sync feature, they may experience confusion or errors when trying to access or update response data in Excel desktop, leading to potential data integrity issues.
- roles: Data Analysts, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=466743
User Experience Disruption
Users who are not aware of the new feature may struggle to utilize the updated functionalities, resulting in a decrease in productivity and frustration due to lack of familiarity with the changes.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=466743
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