The Confluence Excel macro will be deprecated (on 25 September, 2025) as explained in Learn which macros are being removed

The suggested alternative method of uploading the file directly to Confluence content or paste a OneDrive smart link to embed files in Confluence is not suitable for some customers as it's not a like-for-like solution.

The business impact for affected customers is one or more of the following:

• A large number of pages in their internal Confluence and also their customers' spaces, depend heavily on the Excel macro.
• Many business users lack the technical expertise to easily transition to alternative solutions.
• The removal of inline Excel visibility causes confusion and increases the burden on administrators.
• Some of the suggested alternatives (e.g., third-party apps) incur additional licensing costs, making them difficult to adopt widely across both internal and customer environments.

The solution should be:

• The Excel macro continues to be supported, or
• An alternative solution with equivalent functionality (e.g., inline preview and updates) is provided before the macro is removed.