Microsoft is making yourwork in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote smarter and easier with a major update: Copilot Chat is now built directly into the Microsoft 365 apps that Ohio State provides to all instructors, staff and students. You do not need to purchase an additional license to use these new features.
Instead of switching between tools or copying content into a separate AI chat, you can now chat directly with Copilot inside the app you’re already using. The chat agent can review your email, document, spreadsheet, or presentation, and can help you improve it in real time.
What’s New
- Chat right where you work: Use Copilot Chat directly inside your Microsoft 365 apps. Open a chat pane in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or OneNote to ask for help without leaving your document or email.
- Understand your content: Lets Copilot “see” what’s in your file and respond in context — whether summarizing a document, improving writing, or highlighting key data trends.
- Pull in related information easily: Reference other files by typing a slash “/” to search or select one you’ve recently used. Copilot then connects information across your work seamlessly.
- Enjoy an improved chat experience: Get more space to type longer questions and include images to help Copilot better understand your request.
- Access new features at no extra cost: Ohio State users can now use Copilot Chat within Microsoft 365 apps without paying for a full Microsoft Copilot 365 license. Users with full licenses continue to benefit from broader functionality across all applications.
Copilot Chat brings intelligent, conversational help directly into the tools you already use every day. It saves time, sparks ideas, and removes the friction between thinking and creating — all while keeping your data safe.