Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Automatic summary of documents on file-open in Word

When you open a document, Copilot will generate a summary in the Word window. You can hide the summary or open the Copilot chat pane to ask specific questions about the document.

Affected: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Word

Related changes

• Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): See a summary from Copilot of the latest changes and comments in the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint backstage view. · Summary
• Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Catch up on a summary of document comments in the top of your document · Summary
• Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for summarization of very long documents · Documents
• Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Copilot chat summary · Summary
• Microsoft 365: The Next Generation of File & Folder Sharing · File
• Microsoft 365: New Trust Center settings to block file opens using insecure protocols · File

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