New Copilot Chat Features What’s Changed & Why It Matters
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This video features Nick Harris, a senior co-pilot cloud solution architect with Microsoft, discussing significant updates to Microsoft 365 Co-pilot Chat. These updates enhance the free chat experience available to all Microsoft 365 users, with or without a Co-pilot license. Key new features include seamless access to Co-pilot Chat directly within Office applications like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote, improving workflow without needing to switch windows. However, unlicensed users won’t have access to organizational work data such as Teams chat, emails, or meeting content, which remain available only to licensed users.
An upcoming update will integrate Co-pilot Chat into Microsoft Teams for unlicensed users by mid-July. Both licensed and unlicensed users will benefit from a built-in microphone feature for voice prompt input, enhancing ease of interaction. Another useful update allows users to stop Co-pilot output directly from the prompt box, providing more control over generated content.
Nick clarifies the distinctions between licensed and unlicensed Co-pilot experiences, noting licensed users have additional capabilities like accessing enterprise data and advanced in-app functionalities across various Microsoft 365 applications. Despite these differences, unlicensed users retain useful AI-powered tools for personal and work tasks, such as text reformatting and file uploads.
The video encourages viewers to consider how these features might benefit their work and invites feedback and suggestions for future content focusing on in-app Co-pilot experiences.