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How to Enable & Use Microsoft Copilot in Word
Ensure you have a Microsoft 365 active subscription
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Updated onOctober 1, 2024
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Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word or PowerPoint is currently available for businesses with a dedicated plan that is $30 per month.
Before proceeding with any steps for enabling Copilot in Word, ensure you have an active subscription to Microsoft 365 and a Copilot license. Go toFile>Accountand check the Word version, and ensure it is 16.0.16325.2000 or higher and verify if you have a stable internet connection.
How do I enable and use Copilot in Word?
1. Using the Word settings
2. Using the Registry Editor
You can also useMicrosoft Copilot in Outlookto draft emails and business proposals with ease; read this guide to learn how to enable it.
This December, Microsoft will makeCopilot to OneDriveavailable for all customers who have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Features of Microsoft Copilot in Word
Working with entire documents
Microsoft Copilot can help you create a complete document within a few minutes, and all you need to do is give it a correct prompt.
Start with opening a blank document, go to theReviewtab, and clickCopilot. In theDraft with Copilotbox, type or paste your prompt with proper context, and clickGenerate.
Writing skills and natural language support
With advanced natural language processing (NLP) capabilities, Microsoft Copilot is an advanced assistant that can help you refine your writing skills.
It can shorten or rewrite sections, provide grammar & punctuation suggestions, and help maintain a consistent tone. Also, it offers tips for better sentence structure, thereby helping improve overall readability.
Intelligent suggestions for content creation
One of the main functions of Copilot is to provide suggestions and corrections when you type; this can get work done faster while being efficient.
All you need to do is enable the feature, then start typing in your document, and Copilot will analyze the text and give you tips to smooth out inconsistencies.
AI-powered chatbox to focus on productivity
You can access the AI-powered chatbox within a document and use it to summarize a document or write something in the context of the content, like CTA.
It can also add some context or content to your document from your existing documents or search for it on the web to give you relevant results.
Helps in research and collaboration
Microsoft 365 Copilot can also assist you in researching the topic or the document you are on. All you need to do is clickCopilotfrom theReviewtab and click theResearchoption.
You will get a variety of research tools with an in-built search engine and a dictionary. If you have shared a Word document online, Copilot can help track changes and insert comments for better collaboration.
Models with business data for business users
Copilot combines the strength of large language models with business data & Microsoft 365 apps to create a new knowledge model for every organization by leveraging the massive reservoir of data which are inaccessible.
Business Chat works across all your business data & Office apps to extract the information and insights you need from the data and knowledge inside your organization, thereby saving valuable time and getting you answers fast.
In conclusion, Copilot is a powerful tool and has a variety of features & capabilities; it helps you elevate your writing skills and productivity. Moreover, you can eventranscribe and translate audio fileswith Copilot.
If it becomes overbearing in certain situations like when you’re browsing, you candisable the Copilot rewrite feature in Edge.
Speaking of innovation and AI assistant, you can also try usingGitHub Copilot in Visual Studio; here is the guide explaining how to get it.
To learn more about Word, don’t miss our latest guide to see how to properlymake a copy of a Word document. You can also drawcomparisons between Word and Google Docsto find which one works best for you.
Would you want to use Copilot in your Word document to perform repetitive tasks and enhance your writing proficiency? Feel free to mention your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Srishti Sisodia
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Srishti Sisodia is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. She has extensive experience exploring the latest technological advancements and sharing her insights through informative blogs.
Her diverse interests bring a unique perspective to her work, and she approaches everything with commitment, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn. That’s why she’s part of Windows Report’s Reviewers team, always willing to share the real-life experience with any software or hardware product. She’s also specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.
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She is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. Srishti is specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.
