Grok in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Use Grok beside a spreadsheet in Excel or Google Sheets, then inspect the formula it adds. You will work through the same small example in either app, using the native Grok add-in or add-on for that platform.

Before you start

• Choose one desktop-browser workflow: Excel for the web with an editable workbook, or Google Sheets with a native editable spreadsheet.
• Permission to install the vendor’s Grok add-in or add-on. Work accounts may require administrator approval. The Excel Marketplace listing names SuperGrok, Heavy, Business, and Enterprise access with usage limits; confirm your account is eligible.
• A blank practice file with no customer data. Create headers Item, Quantity, Unit price, and Total in A1:D1; put Workshop seats, 10, and 20 in A2:C2.

Want to do it yourself?

Difficulty

6 out of 10

Estimated completion time

30–60 minutes

Skills you’ll need: Connect the intended work account, check permissions, and verify retrieved information against the original document or message.

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How this helps your brand

A real formula keeps a business calculation responsive when its inputs change. Inspecting cell references and testing several values helps protect pricing or planning work from a plausible but fixed answer.

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   Step 1: Choose the integration for your app

   For Excel, use the Grok by SpaceXAI for Excel listing linked from x.ai/news/introducing-excel-addin. For Google Sheets, use the Grok listing by SpaceXAI linked from x.ai/news/introducing-google-workspace-addon.

   These integrations work inside the office file. This exercise does not require Grok Bot’s separate desktop app or asking a Bot to control your browser.

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   Step 2: Install and open Grok beside the file

   In Excel for the web, open Home, then Add-ins, and use More Add-ins to find the listing. Check its publisher and install it. Follow the add-in’s prompts to open its conversation pane and sign in.

   In Google Sheets on a computer, use Extensions, Add-ons, Get add-ons. Find the official Grok listing, choose Install, and review the requested permissions. Open Grok from the file’s add-on interface or right sidebar and complete its sign-in prompts.

   Tip: If installation is blocked by your organization, ask its administrator about this exact listing. Do not replace it with a similarly named third-party app.

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   Step 3: Confirm that Grok sees the practice range

   Select A1:D2 and ask Grok to identify the headers and the values in row 2 without changing anything. It should report quantity 10 and unit price 20.

   If it describes a different file or range, stop and identify the active sheet and range again. Keep the first request small enough that you can tell immediately whether the assistant is working in the intended file.

   Illustrated exampleConfirm Grok sees the intended cells

   Practice workbookA1:D2 selected

   	A	B	C	D
   1	Item	Quantity	Unit price	Total
   2	Workshop seats	10	20	—

   Confirm the selected file and range before editing.

   Headers in row 1

   Item · Quantity · Unit price · Total

   Inputs in row 2

   10 seats × 20 each

   Expected destination

   D2 · Total

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   Step 4: Ask for one ordinary formula

   Use the prompt below to have Grok put the row total in D2 using a formula that multiplies B2 by C2. The result should be 200.

   Select D2 and inspect the formula bar yourself. It should contain a calculation using the input cells, not just the fixed number 200. Ask Grok to explain which cells it used if the reference is unclear.

   Illustrated exampleCheck the calculation behind 200

   D2fx=B2*C2shows 200

   B210Quantity

   ×

   C220Unit price

   =

   D2200Total

   The formula bar proves D2 refers to both inputs; the displayed 200 alone does not.

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   Step 5: Test that the formula follows the inputs

   Change B2 from 10 to 5. D2 should become 100. Change C2 from 20 to 30. D2 should become 150. Restore 10 and 20 afterward.

   If D2 stays at 200, ask Grok to replace the fixed value with a formula using B2 and C2, leaving the inputs alone. Repeat the two tests. Also check zero quantity, which should total zero. These checks catch an answer that looks right only for the initial example.

   Illustrated exampleChange inputs to prove the formula works

   Quantity × unit priceExpected D2

   1. 10 × 20Starting inputs200
   2. 5 × 20Quantity changed100
   3. 5 × 30Price changed too150
   4. 0 × 30Zero quantity0

   After checking, restore the original inputs: 10 and 20.

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   Step 6: Keep the checked result in the file

   Review the practice row and confirm no unrelated cells were changed. Give the file a clear name and reopen it to check that the formula is still present.

   Grok also has integrations for documents and presentations, but do not assume installing one Excel add-in installs every Microsoft 365 app. The Google Workspace add-on covers Sheets, Docs, and Slides. Repeat a similarly small, inspectable exercise before trusting it with a longer document or presentation.

Work only in [sheet name], range A1:D2, in this practice file. First confirm the headers and input values without editing.

After I confirm the range, put a normal spreadsheet formula in D2 that multiplies Quantity in B2 by Unit price in C2. Do not overwrite the inputs, change other cells, or replace the calculation with a fixed value.

Explain the formula and tell me how to verify these results: 10 multiplied by 20 is 200; 5 multiplied by 20 is 100; 5 multiplied by 30 is 150; zero quantity totals zero. If you cannot read or edit this range, say what is unavailable instead of claiming the work is done.