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Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word

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Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word

How Copilot in Word helps with drafting, rewriting, and summarising — and the patterns that work.

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What can Copilot do in Word?

Draft a document from a prompt or outline, referencing up to a handful of existing files; rewrite selected text in different tones; summarise a long document; turn text into a table; and answer questions about the open…

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Can Copilot in Word cite sources?

When you reference files in a Draft with Copilot prompt, it uses them and can indicate which it drew from, but it is not a research or citation tool: it does not search the web for sources or produce academically format…

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Why is Copilot greyed out in Word?

The user lacks a Copilot licence, the app is on Semi-Annual Channel or an old build, the document is in a location Copilot cannot read (local unsaved file, some on-premises paths), or the sensitivity label restricts ext…

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