Word: Automatic summary of documents on file-open in Word

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 397096

Status Launched

Products Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Word

Cloud Instances Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Release Phase General Availability

Platforms Web

Expected Release August 2024

Description

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.

Change History

Published: June 5, 2024

Last Updated: July 2, 2025

July 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM Updated

Status

Rolling out

New

Launched

Modified Date

2024-09-13T22:15:36.000Z

New

2025-07-02T23:15:48.000Z

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