On MS Office Premium, how do I add the visualization skill to my skills?

Microsoft 365 Premium is already eligible for Copilot in Excel; open Excel’s Manage plugins & skills dialog and enable the individual visualization skill—there is no single skill named “Visualization,” because Visualization is a folder containing skills such as chart-design and interactive-canvas.

Enable the visualization skills

1. Open an Excel workbook and select the Copilot icon in the lower-right corner.
2. In the Copilot pane, select … in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Manage plugins & skills.
4. Open the Visualization folder.
5. Turn on the skill you want:
   • chart-design creates or edits charts and recommends chart types. It is disabled by default.
   • interactive-canvas creates connected interactive dashboards and reports. It is enabled by default.
6. Alternatively, select Add in Copilot’s prompt field, then Choose plugins and skills. You can invoke a skill directly by entering an @ mention, for example:

@chart-design Create a chart that compares monthly sales by region,
add axis titles and data labels, and recommend the clearest chart type.

A skill disabled in Manage plugins & skills can still be called directly with an @ mention.^1^

If the Visualization folder is absent

Both visualization skills are undergoing a staged production rollout and might not yet be available to every customer. In particular, Microsoft documents chart-design and interactive-canvas as “rolling out to production.”^2^

Since you have already joined the beta, no further beta enrollment step is documented. If the entire folder or an individual skill is missing, that indicates it has not yet reached your account rather than merely being switched off. Try Excel on Windows, Mac, or the web with the same subscription-owner account; these platforms support Copilot’s edit, chat, and plan modes.^3^

While waiting for the skill, ordinary Copilot in Excel can already create and edit charts, PivotTables, and shapes. Open Copilot and request the chart directly without an @ skill.^4^

Is Microsoft 365 Pro required?

No documented requirement says that Microsoft 365 Pro is necessary for these Excel visualization skills. Microsoft lists Microsoft 365 Premium as an eligible license for Copilot in Excel.^3^

Upgrading from Premium to Pro primarily raises usage limits for certain AI features; Microsoft’s current comparison does not identify Pro as the requirement for chart-design or interactive-canvas.^5^ Therefore, upgrading would not be a supported way to force a staged skill rollout.

Also ensure that you are signed into Excel as the subscription owner, because AI benefits under individual subscriptions cannot be shared with other members.^5^

References

1. Use skills with Copilot in Excel to complete repeatable tasks | Microsoft Support
2. Use built-in skills and skills created by Microsoft with Copilot in Excel | Microsoft Support
3. Frequently asked questions about Copilot in Excel
4. Get started with Copilot in Excel | Microsoft Support
5. How AI usage works across Microsoft 365 subscriptions for individuals