#Microsoft365Copilot Chat is getting a practical upgrade that makes email composition faster and more seamless. Users will soon be able to draft and send #Outlook emails without leaving Copilot Chat. This update should remove the need to switch between apps for everyday email tasks, keeping communication workflows more focused and efficient. https://topedia.net/NHBDu5
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Microsoft is paywalling Copilot in Office apps from next week. For a while, users have been able to leverage Copilot Chat functionality at no extra cost inside their Office apps. Not the full licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot experience however. From mid-April, they will start taking this functionality away from non-licensed users. You will still be able to use Copilot Chat for free, as a more secure alternative to ChatGPT, but it will be less convenient to access. Copilot. Claude. ChatGPT. Vibe Coding. Lots of noise. If you are struggling to keep up and understand where real value lies, I'm running a monthly webinar for business leaders starting next week. Comment 'Noise' if you are interested and I will send you the free registration link. 👇 No hidden sales agenda. No using your data for marketing. 🙂
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Starting April 15, 2026, only users with a full Copilot license will be able to use Copilot directly inside Office apps; chat-only users will be limited to the standalone Copilot Chat experience. Source: Microsoft backtracks on Copilot Chat access in M365 apps – Computerworld https://lnkd.in/gTu2kMvF
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Today is the last day for free Copilot Chat for organizations with over 2,000 users. (MC1253858): “Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat users. To ensure a high-quality experience, we are reserving the full Copilot experience in these apps—with advanced reasoning and model choice—for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.” What still works after April 15, 2026 (for unlicensed/Copilot Chat users in large tenants): * Standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app / copilot.microsoft.com * Copilot in Outlook * Web-based agents for content creation * Basic web-grounded chat (no access to your organization's private data)
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‼️Changes in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with get advanced reasoning in April. This update applies to tenants with less than 2000 users. If you have more that 2000 user Copilot Chat in those apps won't be available at all❗ Those changes applies only to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. No changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (paid one). That's a big change - it will affect large tenants and those that are close to 2k users. Those customers will have to buy the full license to keep Copilot in Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote. It will be at least confusing for customers... Details: 🔹Lest than 2k: Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will get advanced reasoning. ⚠️More than 2k: Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. It will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. 📅These changes will go into effect starting April 15, 2026. #Microsoft365Copilot
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How do you make agents more capable, while staying in control? We’re introducing three new capabilities across Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio designed to help you move work forward faster, without compromising trust: • Agents that bring Microsoft apps—such as Outlook, Dynamics 365, and Power Apps—directly into Copilot chat • Faster ways to find the right agent for the task • Ongoing signals to help evaluate agent quality over time Read the blog: https://msft.it/6047QL7s5
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Important changes coming to MS Copilot - Microsoft's Builtin AI Tool in MS Office. Defaults changed! No CoPilot for Free for any apps except Outlook. Copilot Basic available for users with a license Copilot new tier Available: Copilot Premium. More information below
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Big changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot coming April 15th - features moving out of the Basic tier and new naming Detailed in Message Center Posts: MC1253858 and MC1253863 🔸 The experience for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “Copilot Chat (Basic)” 🔸 The experience for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “M365 Copilot (Premium)” 🔸 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with advanced reasoning will become generally available No other changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. For Tenants with over 2,000 users ⬆︎ (MC1253858): 🔹 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat (Basic/Unlicensed) users. 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Basic users continue to have Secure Copilot Chat (web) and the ability to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 🔹 Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. For Tenants under 2,000 users ⬇︎ (MC1253863) 🔹 Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OneNote with advanced reasoning WILL be available for Basic/unlicensed users 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Usage will be governed by ”standard access” 🔹 Standard access is Microsoft’s term for rate limiting based on service capacity/time of day. 🔹 Users will see the “M365 Copilot (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. M365 Copilot in Teams remains only available to Premium/licensed users. So, a very different experience for Basic Copilot users depending on whether your tenant has under 2,000 users or over 2,000 users. #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot
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I came across a really important post from Tom that I initially missed, but it highlights a change that could have a significant impact on organisations like ours. The removal of Copilot’s Office integration from the free offering is, in my view, a surprising shift. Many of us have invested time helping colleagues and stakeholders understand what Copilot is and encouraging them to explore its capabilities through the free experience. Changes like this inevitably mean revisiting those conversations and reassessing how we position Copilot internally. I had expected to see continued expansion in the free tier to support broader adoption, so this feels like a step in a different direction. It will be interesting to see how this evolves and what it means for long-term adoption across organisations. We’ll certainly be discussing this with our Microsoft account teams to better understand the rationale and future roadmap. Keen to hear how others are approaching this.
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Big changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot coming April 15th - features moving out of the Basic tier and new naming Detailed in Message Center Posts: MC1253858 and MC1253863 🔸 The experience for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “Copilot Chat (Basic)” 🔸 The experience for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “M365 Copilot (Premium)” 🔸 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with advanced reasoning will become generally available No other changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. For Tenants with over 2,000 users ⬆︎ (MC1253858): 🔹 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat (Basic/Unlicensed) users. 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Basic users continue to have Secure Copilot Chat (web) and the ability to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 🔹 Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. For Tenants under 2,000 users ⬇︎ (MC1253863) 🔹 Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OneNote with advanced reasoning WILL be available for Basic/unlicensed users 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Usage will be governed by ”standard access” 🔹 Standard access is Microsoft’s term for rate limiting based on service capacity/time of day. 🔹 Users will see the “M365 Copilot (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. M365 Copilot in Teams remains only available to Premium/licensed users. So, a very different experience for Basic Copilot users depending on whether your tenant has under 2,000 users or over 2,000 users. #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot
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I have "Copilot Chat" My company has "Copilot Chat (Basic)" My friend's company has "M365 Copilot (Basic)" Your company has "M365 Copilot Premium" Each of these will behave differently. Good luck when talking about "Copilot Chat usage" with your customers/suppliers/consultants.
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Big changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot coming April 15th - features moving out of the Basic tier and new naming Detailed in Message Center Posts: MC1253858 and MC1253863 🔸 The experience for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “Copilot Chat (Basic)” 🔸 The experience for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “M365 Copilot (Premium)” 🔸 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with advanced reasoning will become generally available No other changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. For Tenants with over 2,000 users ⬆︎ (MC1253858): 🔹 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat (Basic/Unlicensed) users. 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Basic users continue to have Secure Copilot Chat (web) and the ability to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 🔹 Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. For Tenants under 2,000 users ⬇︎ (MC1253863) 🔹 Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OneNote with advanced reasoning WILL be available for Basic/unlicensed users 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Usage will be governed by ”standard access” 🔹 Standard access is Microsoft’s term for rate limiting based on service capacity/time of day. 🔹 Users will see the “M365 Copilot (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. M365 Copilot in Teams remains only available to Premium/licensed users. So, a very different experience for Basic Copilot users depending on whether your tenant has under 2,000 users or over 2,000 users. #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot
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Microsoft Copilot Basic is coming (for free) to businesses with less than 2000 users. From April 15th, you’ll have access to Copilot directly in Word, Excel, Powepoint and OneNote without paying for an additional license. Where isn’t there an interface to an AI model nowadays!? Welcome to the future 🚀…… 🧨??
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Big changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot coming April 15th - features moving out of the Basic tier and new naming Detailed in Message Center Posts: MC1253858 and MC1253863 🔸 The experience for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “Copilot Chat (Basic)” 🔸 The experience for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “M365 Copilot (Premium)” 🔸 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with advanced reasoning will become generally available No other changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. For Tenants with over 2,000 users ⬆︎ (MC1253858): 🔹 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat (Basic/Unlicensed) users. 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Basic users continue to have Secure Copilot Chat (web) and the ability to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 🔹 Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. For Tenants under 2,000 users ⬇︎ (MC1253863) 🔹 Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OneNote with advanced reasoning WILL be available for Basic/unlicensed users 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Usage will be governed by ”standard access” 🔹 Standard access is Microsoft’s term for rate limiting based on service capacity/time of day. 🔹 Users will see the “M365 Copilot (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. M365 Copilot in Teams remains only available to Premium/licensed users. So, a very different experience for Basic Copilot users depending on whether your tenant has under 2,000 users or over 2,000 users. #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot
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Removing Copilot chat from within the core Microsoft 365 apps is a disappointing shift for many organizations, including education. It’s especially frustrating given earlier promises to expand capabilities for non-Copilot subscribers, only to see features now pulled back. -->Changes like this risk pushing users toward alternative tools that may not meet the same security and compliance standards, particularly when access to embedded AI workflows is restricted.
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Big changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot coming April 15th - features moving out of the Basic tier and new naming Detailed in Message Center Posts: MC1253858 and MC1253863 🔸 The experience for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “Copilot Chat (Basic)” 🔸 The experience for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be called “M365 Copilot (Premium)” 🔸 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with advanced reasoning will become generally available No other changes for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. For Tenants with over 2,000 users ⬆︎ (MC1253858): 🔹 Starting April 15, 2026, Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat (Basic/Unlicensed) users. 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Basic users continue to have Secure Copilot Chat (web) and the ability to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 🔹 Users will see the “Copilot Chat (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. For Tenants under 2,000 users ⬇︎ (MC1253863) 🔹 Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OneNote with advanced reasoning WILL be available for Basic/unlicensed users 🔹 Copilot will remain available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Outlook. 🔹 Usage will be governed by ”standard access” 🔹 Standard access is Microsoft’s term for rate limiting based on service capacity/time of day. 🔹 Users will see the “M365 Copilot (Basic)” label in-product to help them identify their experience. M365 Copilot in Teams remains only available to Premium/licensed users. So, a very different experience for Basic Copilot users depending on whether your tenant has under 2,000 users or over 2,000 users. #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot
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