> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://examind.gitbook.io/v1/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://examind.gitbook.io/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/excel-assessments.md). # Excel Assessments An **Excel assessment** has students complete their work — financial models, calculations, spreadsheet analysis — **inside the Microsoft Excel application itself**, through the **EXAMIND Excel plugin**. The plugin connects the student's workbook to the EXAMIND Platform, so the assignment can be reached through your LMS and grades can sync back to your gradebook. Like other EXAMIND questions, Excel assessments can be **dynamic** — each student receives their own variables and data, so work can't be copied or shared between students. The plugin runs in **desktop Excel 2021 or later on Windows and macOS**; students install it once (see [Excel Assignments](/v1/examind-platform/deliver/excel-assignments.md) for the student side). ## Setting up an Excel assessment Excel assessments are in **closed beta**, and EXAMIND sets each one up for you — they aren't self-serve yet. Every assessment is custom-configured to your assignment, so instead of building it yourself, you tell us what you'd like students to do and we build it with you. To get started, contact [**support@examind.io**](mailto:support@examind.io) with what you'd like to assess. ## How it works * **Real Excel, through the plugin.** Students work in the actual Excel application; the EXAMIND plugin links their workbook to the platform for access and submission — it isn't a simulated spreadsheet. * **Unique data per student.** Dynamic variables give each student their own version of the problem — academic integrity by design. * **Auto-graded.** Submissions are auto-graded against the assignment's logic, with partial credit, and scores can sync to your LMS gradebook. * **Reached through your LMS.** Students launch the assignment from your course alongside your other EXAMIND work. Behind the scenes, an Excel assessment is delivered as an [**Excel Workbook question**](/v1/examind-platform/build/question-builder/question-types/excel-workbook.md) — the same question type, configured by EXAMIND and placed in an exam, quiz, or practice assessment for you during the beta. {% hint style="info" %} **Not what you're looking for?** If you want to *generate question content* with Excel-style formulas — for example, an exam multiple-choice question whose numbers are computed — that's the dynamic engine's [Excel Functions](/v1/examind-platform/build/question-builder/dynamic-questions/dynamic-engine/excel.md), a different feature. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://examind.gitbook.io/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/excel-assessments.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.