Roadmap, security and documentation changes captured for Word.
In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, the ‘Prevent some connected experiences that analyze content’ label setting now prevents files in these apps from being sent to all Microsoft connected experiences for analysis, rather than a subset of these connected experiences.
You can choose to select Anthropic models, in addition to OpenAI models, when editing a Word document using Copilot.
The default chat experience with Copilot in Word now allows Copilot to directly edit your document. All changes made by Copilot are fully reviewable and reversible, and users can turn this experience off if needed.
The Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policy to restrict Microsoft 365 Copilot processing sensitive files in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will now apply regardless of file storage location.
Signers will be able to add their electronic signature to PDFs using a stylus, touch, or mouse, in addition to the existing typed signature option.
Agent Mode in Word lets you choose from multiple models, giving you flexibility to select the right model for your task.
Word Agent helps you handle research, structure, and formatting so you can stay focused on your ideas. Use multi‑turn chat to refine your draft or open it in Word for full editing and collaboration. It’s designed for long‑form, information‑dense work—like strategic plans, policy documents, and technical papers—making it easier to turn complex material into clear, well‑written content. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Available for M365 users without a M365 Copilot license. From Chat, you can use natural language to generate and direct edits to new and existing documents, when in an Edit mode. In this mode, Copilot will ask clarifying questions if needed, and after making changes will recap actions take and recommended next steps. Changes to the document are supported with controls in the document canvas to review changes made.
We are updating the entry point user interface for Copilot Chat. The Copilot Chat entry point button will move out of the app ribbon to the app canvas to help with discoverability and use within the context of the file. This update will apply to Microsoft 365 users of Word, Excel and PowerPoint who are eligible for Copilot Chat across web, mobile and desktop.
Interact in real time with podcasts created by Copilot in Word. Today, audio summaries help you absorb content on the go, but they’re one-way—listeners can’t clarify or explore without stopping. With this feature, you can ask questions with your voice while listening and get answers instantly, staying in the audio experience and understanding content faster.
Interact in real time with read aloud in Word with Copilot. While your document is being read aloud, you can ask questions with your voice—such as “What does this mean?” or “Summarize this section”—and get answers instantly. No need to pause and search manually. This keeps you in context, reduces interruptions, and helps you understand and act faster.
Chat in Work and PowerPoint now supports voice. Users can talk and interact with Copilot to brainstorm ideas, create content, and analyze information. Same as text, voice understand documents, work and web context.
Easily refresh parts of your document using content from other files—without copying and pasting. Copilot keeps your formatting intact while pulling in the latest updates from new sources.
Copilot supports document editing in Word through chat-based interactions with Agent Mode. Users can initiate edits, share clarifying directions, and review a summary of changes within the document.
This integrates popular third-party citation providers under the Word Reference tab, helping users efficiently complete their reference lists.
Select the Activity tab within the Copilot summary at the top of a document for a summary of recent comments and changes. Choose a time window of 3 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks.
Easily refresh parts of your document using content from other files—without copying and pasting. Copilot keeps your formatting intact while pulling in the latest updates from new sources.
The Researcher agent now has easier entry points on the Word canvas —making it faster to go from idea to polished research report without breaking your flow.
Select the Activity tab within the Copilot summary at the top of a document for a summary of recent comments and changes. Choose a time window of 3 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks.
New settings in Trust Center will allow users to restrict or allow file opens using FTP/HTTP protocols and fallback to FrontPage Remote Procedure Call (FPRPC) protocol.
The Researcher agent now has easier entry points on the Word canvas —making it faster to go from idea to polished research report without breaking your flow.
The document snapshot helps the user focus faster by surfacing the most important information for them based on their personal context.
Select the Suggestions tab within the Copilot summary at the top of a Word document for suggestions on improving the content of the document.
Easily access Copilot Chat from the side pane in your Microsoft 365 apps with a commercial Microsoft 365 license or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Use Copilot in the backstage view, accessible from the tile tab or start menu, to see a summary of the latest changes and comments made to your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files before opening them.
Use your voice to talk with Copilot, interact in-real time, and understand the content within your document or presentation.
Use Copilot to see a summary of the latest comments and changes made to your Word, Excel and PowerPoint files using the Copilot chat pane.
We're now introducing the third generation of the Microsoft 365 sharing experience designed to make collaboration simpler, smarter, and more secure by default. At the heart of this update is the new hero link, a single, powerful link that controls access to your files. Whether you copy a link, share via email, or send the URL from your browser, you now have a seamless and consistent way to share and stay in control of your files.
Ask Copilot to generate an audio overview of your document from the Summary tab in the document snapshot. We have updated the status to accurately reflect the current state of the feature.
The Copilot context menu will include an option for getting AI-generated coaching. Copilot will review the writing and offer suggestions for high-impact areas, such as logical structure, flow, and tone.
The Copilot context menu will include an option for getting AI-generated coaching. Copilot will review the writing and offer suggestions for high-impact areas, such as logical structure, flow, and tone.
Copilot includes a summary at the top of key statistics from your Word document.
Just like when you're using Copilot to draft content on a blank line in your document, you can reference resources that provide context in addition to the content you've selected in your document.
One-click solution to fix spelling and grammar errors in the document
Copilot will have a Discussion tab in the top of your document to summarize open comments, helping you quickly understand what people have said in comments.
Copilot includes a summary at the top of key statistics from your Word document.
Copilot will have a Discussion tab in the top of your document to summarize open comments, helping you quickly understand what people have said in comments.
Just like when you're using Copilot to draft content on a blank line in your document, you can reference resources that provide context in addition to the content you've selected in your document.
Just like when you're using Copilot to draft content on a blank line in your document, you can reference resources that provide context in addition to the content you've selected in your document.
Users can now reference People from your enterprise while generating content in Word.
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The Copilot icon in your document margin gives you a variety of actions you can take on your selected text. One click lets you rewrite, get editorial coaching, and more.
Copilot will have a Discussion tab in the top of your document to summarize open comments, helping you quickly understand what people have said in comments.
This feature is available to tenants that enable SharePoint eSignature in the Microsoft Admin Center and have Word clients on the Current Channel.
Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the tenant.
Based on what you're typing, Copilot in Word shows your most recent prompts, which you can use as-is or modify in Draft with Copilot.
Support customers referencing large documents
Copilot in Word can summarize documents up to about 1,500,000 words or 3,000 pages. This summary will be available on top of the document.
Copilot in Word can summarize documents up to about 1,500,000 words or 3,000 pages. This summary will be available on top of the document.
The Copilot icon in your document margin makes it easy to quickly add a prompt or choose from a range of quick options Copilot can offer.
Writing a prompt to draft content based on your selection no longer expands your selection to the entire paragraph, table, or list. You can prompt based on a single sentence or item.
Start a chat with Copilot while text in your document is selected, and Copilot's response will be scoped to what you have selected.
Writing a prompt to draft content based on your selection no longer expands your selection to the entire paragraph, table, or list. You can prompt based on a single sentence or item.
You will no longer need to reference certain types of organizational data for Copilot to generate contextually relevant content. People and chats will still need to be referenced explicitly.
Draft on a selection and retain your existing formatting so that your content is seamless and fits with your document.
Draft on a selection and retain your existing formatting so that your content is seamless and fits with your document.
With Copilot extensibility, users can discover, acquire, and manage agents through the unified store. We are excited to introduce the Microsoft 365 unified store to Office documents, enabling users to discover, acquire, and manage agents directly within the in-app store for Word and PowerPoint, with Excel support coming soon.
When drafting content that's based on referenced sources, Copilot includes citations in the text it generates, indicating references to information in the content.
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.
When drafting content that's based on referenced sources, Copilot includes citations in the text it generates, indicating references to information in the content.
Draft with Copilot will include information from Bing search, resulting in content that's as current as what you would find when searching with Bing on the web.
Chat with Copilot in Word, and let Designer help your document stand out by producing eye-catching visuals that fill the width of the page.
Office for the web in Microsoft 365 supports the application of sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions.
The Copilot context menu will include an option for getting AI-generated coaching. Copilot will review the writing and offer suggestions for high-impact areas, such as logical structure, flow, and tone.
Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep them in Catch Up.