Microsoft Copilot Chat is here – making Microsoft 365 even smarter

The world of work is changing rapidly – and artificial intelligence has long since become part of everyday office life. With Microsoft Copilot Chat, Microsoft is now bringing an intelligent companion directly into familiar Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.

What makes it special is that Copilot is seamlessly integrated, understands the context of your work, and supports you exactly when you need it. Whether you’re writing texts, creating analyses, or refining presentations, Copilot Chat thinks along with you, saves time, and makes your digital workplace more productive than ever before.

Sarath Kochuparambil is a Junior Cloud Supporter at TwinCap First AG. In this blog post, he shows how Copilot Chat makes Microsoft 365 even smarter and makes your everyday work easier.

Microsoft Copilot Chat – your smart AI companion for everyday work

Microsoft is bringing Copilot Chat directly to Microsoft 365 apps – at no additional cost for anyone with a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription. Whether you’re writing a document, analyzing a spreadsheet, or catching up on your emails, Copilot is now right where you need it. It helps you formulate texts, summarize content, develop ideas, and complete routine tasks with a single click.

How Microsoft Copilot Chat supports you in your everyday life

Microsoft Copilot Chat is an intelligent AI assistant. It automatically recognizes the content you are currently working on and provides tailored suggestions, answers, or formatting. The assistant opens conveniently in a sidebar – right in the apps you use every day, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or OneNote.

Examples from everyday life:

• Outlook: Summarize long email threads or have reply suggestions written for you
• Word: Ask Copilot to stylistically revise your texts or automatically create an executive summary
• Excel: Create a chart from your data with a single click – no formula knowledge required
• PowerPoint: Generate questions your audience might ask or update your slides with new content
• OneNote: Structure confusing notes or summarize meeting minutes concisely

A handy extra: With the command “/”, you can search directly for files or insert content from recently used documents into the chat. The image shows the first or matching documents that appear when you use the command. The command works not only in Outlook, but also in other applications such as Word, Excel, and others. This allows you to work seamlessly without changing context.

Free for many – with upgrade options

Copilot Chat is now available free of charge in most Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscriptions. If you want to use additional AI features such as agents, Copilot Studio, or AI search across all files, you can upgrade to the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on.

Licensed users also benefit from:

• Faster response times
• GPT-5 optimization
• Extensions such as Researcher or Analyst Agent in Excel

Microsoft Copilot Chats: Security remains a top priority

As always, data protection and security are central to Microsoft. Microsoft Copilot Chat is based on Microsoft Purview and the Copilot Control System (CCS) – two components that ensure that sensitive information remains protected and only authorized persons have access to data. This gives companies full control and transparency over the use of AI in their daily work.

Work smarter with AI – with Copilot Chat directly in Microsoft 365

Copilot Chat makes Microsoft 365 more personal, intuitive, and simply more useful.

Finally, you can work with your AI right where you are every day: in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. A real step towards a working day that feels smarter, easier, and more human.

Copilot Chat makes Microsoft 365 more personal, intuitive, and productive. Finally, you can work with your AI right where you are every day – in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Routine tasks are done in no time, analyses are faster, and creative work is more fun again.

Copilot Chat is more than a tool. It’s an intelligent partner that really makes your everyday work easier and gives you time for what’s important.

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