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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Automatic summary of documents on file-open in Word

Roadmap ID
399921
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Products
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Word
Published
June 12, 2024
Status
Launched
Cloud Instance
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release Phase
General Availability
Platforms
DesktopMac
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.

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Published: June 12, 2024
Last Updated: January 6, 2026
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM Updated
Status
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Rolling out
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Launched
Modified Date
Previous
2024-09-12T00:00:50.000Z
New
2026-01-06T00:15:27.000Z

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