Subj : Microsofts Copilot obsession strikes again when sharing Word docu
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jan 29 2024 18:15:05

Microsofts Copilot obsession strikes again when sharing Word documents - but 
it could actually be useful

Date:
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:10:01 +0000

Description:
Microsoft Copilot is diving into Word to bring AI-generated summaries to your 
documents.

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A new feature is coming to Microsoft Word for people using Microsoft Copilot 
for Microsoft 365. It will soon allow users to add an AI-generated summary to 
their documents when sharing them via OneDrive. 

Microsofts file-hosting service is widely used within businesses and by 
consumers to allow people to share documents, large files, and presentations 
straight from the Microsoft 365 software suite . According to MSPowerser , 
the feature will be exclusively available to users with Microsoft Copilot for 
Microsoft 365, for which you need a specific paid license (unlike OneDrive 
itself). 

While this might be disappointing for those who wish to try the feature out 
without having to pay for it, there is some hope that we may see it trickle 
down to Microsofts free Office for Web suite (formerly known as Office 
Online), which includes Microsoft Word and 5GB of OneDrive storage. Quick and 
Easy 

It may seem like quite a basic addition to Copilots nifty AI-powered skill 
set , but the new feature can be very helpful. If you work in an industry 
where youre bombarded with new documents from different people every day, for 
different tasks or projects, it can be difficult to not only keep track of 
but also remember what everything is about! 

With that in mind, having a quick automated summary for each document means 
you can grasp what the document is about at a glance. It also saves time for 
the person sending you the Word documents as they wont have to write a 
summary themselves - Copilot will do it for them. The summary will be part of 
the notification email youll get when the document is shared, so you can 
immediately get the gist of what youre looking at before you open the 
document. 

While its a bit disappointing to see this feature locked behind the license, 
its not surprising - Microsoft has been building out Copilots capabilities 
gradually, giving professional 365 users the first taste of each new feature. 
Regardless, it does offer a glimmering look at the future of Microsofts 
steady implementation of AI tools - and we hope to see more that prove to be 
just as simple and helpful as this one. You might also like... Microsoft 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/microsofts-copilot-obsession-strikes-again
-when-sharing-word-documents-but-it-could-actually-be-useful


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