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I don't use PA much, but I support folks who do. I'm fielding some questions about the differences between the Automate tab that is rolling out in Excel (to semi-annual this summer) and the Microsoft Power Automate for Excel add-in. Does anyone know if the add-in is being phased out/replaced by the Automate tab, or if they are two completely different animals?
We block add-ins tenant-wide and only deploy approved; before we go through the review and approval process for this add-in, I wanted to make sure it wasn't being replaced.
Thanks in advance for any insight you all can provide!
Hi @cmac2 ,
They are different things.
Automate tab-
Used to run excel script. We can run the script in excel directly or use flow action 'Run script' to run it.
At my knowledge, Independent power automate license cannot use it. If you want to run excel script, you may need a license for office 365E5 etc...
Microsoft Power Automate for Excel-
Used to run flow when you select an item in excel. The prerequisite is to use 'for a selected item' trigger.
Best Regards,
Wearsky