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333 Microsoft's Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/15/2025 16:44 EDT

Microsoft's Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features

Microsoft is adding the free Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agents to Office apps for all Microsoft 365 business users today. From a report: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote are all being updated with a Copilot Chat sidebar that will help draft documents, analyze spreadsheets, and more without needing an additional Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

"Copilot Chat is secure AI chat grounded in the web -- and now, it's available in the Microsoft 365 apps," explains Seth Patton, general Manager of M

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