We’re excited to announce that we are making Copilot Chat available as a side-by-side experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to help users access AI in their flow of work.

Copilot Chat in Word (Windows desktop) for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. UI elements subject to change.

Copilot Chat will open in the side pane when a user opens a file. Users can manage this behavior through their settings in each app.

Reference image of the Copilot settings menu in Word (Windows desktop). UI elements subject to change.

Copilot Chat will be available in these apps for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license who have pinning enabled. We will update the text of the Pin Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat admin setting to reflect its expanded scope across Microsoft 365 apps.

Pin Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 admin center: Existing setting with updated language

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 494830