Guides and news about Microsoft Copilot — in Windows, Office and GitHub: how to turn it on, use it and what's new.
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A new Microsoft 365 roadmap item brings Copilot Chat to shared and delegate mailboxes in classic Outlook. Users with full access or folder-level permissions will be able to use Copilot Chat directly inside those mailboxes.
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This guide explains what Copilot is, separates the Microsoft and GitHub versions, helps you pick a plan, and shows how to turn Copilot on, use it, or turn it off in Excel, VS Code and Windows 11.
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Microsoft started bringing Word, Excel and PowerPoint directly into the new Copilot app on Oct 9, 2026, letting users create and edit documents inside the AI chat interface, currently for Frontier customers.
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Microsoft has listed Commercial Journeys, an AI feature in Edge that helps Microsoft 365 Copilot users keep track of unfinished work, on its official roadmap, with the entry updated on October 2, 2026.
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Per a September 28, 2026 Microsoft 365 roadmap update, OneDrive will add a Prompt Gallery of ready-made prompts to help Copilot users handle file tasks without writing prompts from scratch.
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Microsoft plans general availability in October 2026 for async notifications in Copilot for PowerPoint, letting users know when AI tasks finish even after leaving the app.
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Which Microsoft 365 plans include Copilot in Excel (home and business), preparing your file on OneDrive, opening Copilot step by step, what it can do, checking its results, fixing a missing Copilot button and turning it off if you don't want it.
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