Here are all the new features added to Copilot for Microsoft 365 in August 2024

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Key findings

  • Copilot for Microsoft 365 provides new end-user features such as content suggestions in Word and step-by-step solutions in forms.
  • IT administrators can look forward to new improvements, including a risk assessment quick start guide and support for additional languages.
  • Future improvements will introduce graph-based chat extensions for Outlook and Teams users to make prompts more productive.



Copilot for Microsoft 365 is Redmond's leading generative AI (GAI)-based assistance tool aimed primarily at enterprise customers. The service regularly receives new features, and Microsoft publishes a summary of all the features introduced during the month. Now the tech company has done the same for the month of August 2024. As usual, it is divided into improvements aimed at both administrators and end users.


What’s new for end users?

For example, if customers are using Microsoft Word, when they copy and paste content into the application, Copilot will show them suggestions on how to rephrase the content, turn it into a list or table, and more. This feature is available now on the web and will soon be available on Windows and Mac. If teachers allow students to see results immediately, they can use Copilot to show step-by-step problem solving when solving tests on forms.


Close-up of the Microsoft Copilot button

On the other hand, Teams customers can leverage natural language queries to capture content over time and find relevant results in chat. Likewise, Copilot Lab users can leverage a new collection of Copilot prompts for sales, finance, and energy. Finally, improvements to graph-based chat with Copilot are planned for September. They will lead to improvements for Outlook and Teams users who can create more productive prompts.


What about IT administrators using Copilot for Microsoft 365?

Screenshot of the Windows 11 start menu with the Copilot logo superimposed

In this month's roundup, Microsoft outlined four new features for IT administrators using Copilot for Microsoft 365. The Redmond-based tech company has released a new risk assessment QuickStart Guide that includes risk mitigation techniques. The three other improvements planned over the next few months include support for 12 additional languages, availability in GCC environments, and integration of sentiment survey data into Viva Glint, Viva Pulse, and Microsoft Copilot Dashboard. These are just the high-level details, of course, and you can find more details in the company's blog post here.


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