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# Build formatted spreadsheets with charts and formulas

Generate structured workbooks, calculate metrics, and build summary charts from raw data

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askRequest spreadsheet updates
- ThenFormat tables and apply formulas
- ResultUpdated workbook ready to review

Inspect raw figures and transform them into structured workbooks. The bot applies mathematical formulas, builds pivot tables, inserts relevant visualization charts, and applies cell formatting to produce clean, presentation-ready reporting files directly from your workspace.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
When the user provides raw data or asks to modify a workbook, inspect the sheet layout and assemble the requested calculations. Construct formulas, create summary views, and embed charts that accurately represent the figures. Always ask for user confirmation before overwriting existing files or deleting any sheets or cell ranges. Report a concise change summary in the chat when finished.
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## Tools it uses

SpreadsheetChat

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- spreadsheets
- excel
- charts
- reporting
- data

## Source

[excel-mcp-server: Excel MCP server: let AI (Claude, Cursor, Codex) create and edit Excel files with charts, PivotTables, slicers and formula](https://github.com/haris-musa/excel-mcp-server)
GitHub · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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