8 cool things Copilot can do in Word

We all know by now that Copilot can help you write and rewrite text in Word, often with mediocre results. But there’s more to Microsoft’s generative AI tool than just slopping out words. In fact, Copilot’s most useful features in Word have more to do with editing, formatting, and research assistance than with writing per se. In this guide you’ll learn several ways Copilot can save you time and improve your documents. Who can use Copilot in Word Individuals with a Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscription have access to Copilot from inside Word and other M365 apps. For business users, it’s a bit more complicated and depends on your M365 subscription, your company size, and whether you have an add-on M365 Copilot subscription. See our M365 Copilot explainer for details. Working with Copilot in Word First, let’s quickly go over the notable settings of the Copilot sidebar. When you have a document open in Word, click the Copilot icon; it may be floating at the lower-right corner of your Word window or parked at the right end of the Ribbon toolbar. The Copilot side pane will open along the right of the page. You’ll type your prompts to Copilot inside the chat window in th…

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