Lazur in Excel · Spreadsheets
AI assistant for Excel on Mac: find any button, explain formulas, learn pivot tables
Lazur is an AI assistant for Excel on your Mac: hold ⌥ ⌘ and ask where a feature is or what a formula does. It sees your sheet, circles the right button and walks you through the steps.
You say“where's the pivot table button?”
Lazur · points at itInsert tab, second from the left. Circled it.
Quick answer
- Ask “where's conditional formatting?” and Lazur circles it on the ribbon.
- Select a formula and ask “what does this do?”. Lazur explains it out loud.
- Ask “walk me through a pivot table” and it guides you one click at a time.
- Lazur does not change your workbook. You stay in control of every click.
What you can ask Lazur in Excel
Hold ⌥ ⌘ in Excel and say any of these.
“what does this formula do?”
Explains the selected formula out loud, piece by piece.
Explains what's on screen · Excel
“where's remove duplicates?”
Circles it on the Data tab.
Points at it · Excel
“walk me through a drop-down list”
Guides you through Data Validation one click at a time.
Walks you through it · Excel
“why is this showing #N/A?”
Looks at the cell and explains the likely cause.
Explains what's on screen · Excel
“timer for 30 minutes, month-end close”
Starts a timer in the notch.
Handles the small stuff · Excel
“draft an email to Sam with these totals”
Reads the totals on screen and drafts the email in Mail.
Drafts it · Excel
Excel on a Mac is not Excel on Windows
Most Excel tutorials are recorded on Windows. The ribbon looks similar, but shortcuts use ⌘ instead of Ctrl, and some dialogs sit in different places. Lazur sees the Mac version you actually have open, so the answer matches your screen.
Guides for Excel on Mac
Start with how to make a pivot table in Excel on Mac. Every guide lists the menu path, the shortcut and what to do when it does not work.
Faster with Lazur
Another way to use Lazur in Excel
Hold ⌥ ⌘ and say what you want. Lazur sees your Excel window. Lazur guides you one click at a time and waits for each click.
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Hold ⌥⌘ and talk
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Lazur guides you one click at a time and waits for each click.
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You stay in Excel. Nothing to copy into a chat window.
More things to say in Excel
- “timer for 30 minutes, month-end close”
- “draft an email to Sam with these totals”
Free for 3 days, then $18/month. Download for Mac
You say“walk me through freezing the top row”
Lazur · walks you through itClick View first. I'll show you the next click after that.
Questions people ask
Is Lazur an Excel add-in?
No. Nothing is installed in Excel. Lazur runs on your Mac and looks at the screen only while you hold ⌥ ⌘.
Can Lazur do the Excel work for me?
It does not click inside Excel or edit your file. It explains, points at buttons and walks you through each step.
Does it work with Numbers and Google Sheets?
Yes. It works on top of any Mac app, including Numbers and Google Sheets in the browser.
Sources
- Excel specifications and limits · Microsoft Support · checked 2026-11-05
Try Lazur in Excel, free for 3 days
Hold a key and ask. Lazur sees your screen, points at the button and talks you through it, in any Mac app. No credit card.