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Microsoft office applications now have free Copilot chat functions

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Microsoft adds a free Microsoft 365 Copilot chat and agents to office applications for all Microsoft 365 business users. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote are They are all updated With the Copilot Chat side belt, which will aid develop documents, analyze the spreadsheets and not only without the need for an additional Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

“Copilot Chat is a safe AI chat based on the Internet – and now it is available in Microsoft 365 applications,” explains Seth Patton, general director of Microsoft 365 Copilot Product Marketing. “He is aware of the content, which means that he quickly understands what you are working on, adapting the answers to the open file. And it is not included without additional costs for Microsoft 365 users.”

While this free version of Copilot prescribes documents, provides summaries and helps create slides in PowerPoint, 30 USD per month, for Microsoft 365 Copilot License will still have the best integration in office applications. The Microsoft 365 Copilot license is also not narrow to one document and may reason all work.

“Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license get priority access to functions such as files and image transmission, along with the latest technology, such as GPT-5, including faster response time and more coherent availability-nawet in peak periods of use,” explains Patton.

Microsoft had previously packaged his functions Copilot from AI in office applications for Microsoft 365 consumer plans at the beginning of this year, but at the same time raised the prices of subscription. Microsoft does not make any price adaptations for companies, and Copilot chat is added to office applications. Microsoft is also preparing for packing its sellers, services and finances in the Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription in October, reducing the price of some companies that are based on the latest AI Microsoft tools.

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