# Claude Sheets, Whiteboards, Data and Meetings explained

Anthropic added four work tools to Claude on November 10, 2026. Here is what Sheets, Whiteboards, Data and Meetings do and which plans get them.

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Published: 2026-11-11T03:27:13.068Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T03:27:44.861Z

On November 10, 2026, Anthropic gave Claude four new work tools: **Sheets** (spreadsheets), **Whiteboards** (shared brainstorming boards), **Data** (questions and dashboards on company data) and **Meetings** (Claude joins your Google Meet call). The first three are on all paid plans; Meetings is for Team and Enterprise customers.

## The four tools at a glance

| Tool | What it does | Status | Who gets it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sheets | Builds and edits spreadsheets with tabs, formulas, formatting and drop-downs | Beta | All paid plans |
| Claude Whiteboards | A shared board where a team brainstorms with Claude | Beta | All paid plans |
| Claude Data | Answers questions from company data and builds dashboards | Generally available | All paid plans, needs a data connector |
| Claude Meetings | Claude joins Google Meet calls and does work during the call | Beta | Team and Enterprise |

Sheets, Whiteboards and Data work on web, desktop and mobile.

## Claude Sheets

You describe the spreadsheet and Claude builds it, with tabs, formulas, formatting and drop-down menus. Claude's edits are outlined so you can see what it changed, and you can share a sheet with teammates.

Anthropic is upfront that Sheets is basic for now. If you need everything Excel can do, export to .xlsx or CSV, or use Claude for Excel instead.

## Claude Whiteboards

A board the whole team shares with Claude. It can turn a rough plan into a timeline with owners and dates, or sort the notes from a retrospective into themes and draft action items. Drag a box around part of the board to ask Claude about just that part.

A finished board can become a document or slide deck, or move to Lucid, Miro or Vani by Zoho.

## Claude Data

Claude Data replaces Claude Dashboards, which launched in beta in October. You ask questions in plain English and Claude queries data sitting in tools such as Amazon Redshift, BigQuery and ClickHouse. It needs a data connector, such as a warehouse or CRM.

Two parts are still in beta: **certified queries** (charts get a "certified" badge) and **live sharing**. People viewing a live-shared dashboard only see results of approved queries. They cannot run new ones with the sharer's access.

## Claude Meetings

This is the one that will change how meetings feel. You add Claude to a Google Meet call and it shows up as a visible participant. It follows the conversation, drafts plans and timelines while people are still talking, and answers questions in the meeting chat. Reuters reports that Anthropic plans to bring it to other meeting platforms later.

## How to turn them on

- **Individual paid plans:** the tools appear in Claude; nothing to buy.
- **Team plans:** Sheets, Whiteboards and Data are on by default.
- **Enterprise plans:** Whiteboards and Sheets are off by default. Data switches on by default on November 19, 2026.
- **Admins** change this in **Organization settings > Artifacts**.

## What it means for you

Claude is moving from a chat window toward a full office suite, the same direction as ChatGPT and Gemini. If you already pay for Claude, try Sheets for a quick budget or tracker before opening Excel. The launch came one day after [Claude Fable 5.2](/claude-fable-5-2), the model doing the work behind these tools. On the free plan? See our list of [free AI tools](/free-ai-tools), and read [what an AI agent does](/what-is-an-ai-agent) to understand what Claude is doing when it "joins" a meeting.

*AI Tools This Week is not affiliated with Anthropic.*

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Claude Sheets free?

No. Claude Sheets, Whiteboards and Data are available on paid Claude plans. Anthropic's announcement does not list a separate price for them.

### Can Claude join Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings?

Not yet. Claude Meetings launched on Google Meet only. Anthropic says it plans to add other meeting platforms but has not named them.

### Does Claude Sheets replace Excel?

No. Anthropic says Sheets has simple spreadsheet features for now. For full Excel features you can export to .xlsx or CSV, or use Claude for Excel.

## Sources

- [Introducing Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets, and Claude Data (Anthropic)](https://claude.com/resources/articles/sheets-whiteboards-data)
- [Anthropic brings Claude to Google Meet to tackle tasks live (Reuters, via The Star)](https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/11/11/anthropic-brings-claude-to-google-meet-to-tackle-tasks-live)