"Triggering the Copilot icon on the Ribbon in a supported Microsoft 365 application launches Copilot Chat in the right sidebar. After the AI asks how it can help, you just submit your question, request, or command at the prompt, and Copilot will respond. You can then kick off a back-and-forth conversation if you want to further explore your question or request."
"In a , Seth Patton, general manager for Microsoft 365 Copilot product marketing, announced that the chat feature is now built into Microsoft 365 apps, letting you tap into Copilot as a personal assistant. Available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, Copilot Chat is designed to answer your questions, help you create content, bounce around ideas, and automate specific tasks."
"Copilot Chat is content-aware aware so it "sees" your current document, spreadsheet, or presentation. If you need to reference another file, you don't need to upload it. Just type / at the prompt to search for the file you want. Copilot will also suggest the most recent and relevant files so that you can more quickly incorporate them. Plus, you're able to upload multiple images in Copilot Chat to use or share them visually."
Copilot Chat is built directly into Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote and requires a Microsoft 365 business account. Triggering the Copilot icon on the Ribbon opens a right-side chat sidebar where users can submit questions, commands, or requests and carry on back-and-forth conversations. Copilot Chat is content-aware and can access the current document, spreadsheet, or presentation without uploading files. Typing / in the prompt searches for other files and Copilot suggests recent relevant files for quick incorporation. Users can upload multiple images, use the larger input box, and access Pages canvas, image generation, AI agents, and GPT-5 capabilities.
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