11 changes in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Using and organising Copilot

01. Plugins replace Agents

In the Copilot app, the Agents menu is now called Plugins. Your agents remain available.

You have access to more than 100 plugins you can use.

02. Use / and @ in your prompt

In Copilot Chat, you can type / to call up a tool and @ to address a plugin.

This lets you use a specific tool or plugin without leaving your prompt.

03. Switching models

In Copilot Chat on the web, you can use Try Again and then switch models to generate the answer again.

If an answer is not right, you can try again with a different model.

04. Projects

You will now find Projects in Copilot’s left-hand menu.

This lets you bring tasks, files and instructions together in one place.

You only need to add the context once, so all tasks within the project can use it.

05. Notebooks become Workspaces

In the Copilot web app, Notebooks are becoming Workspaces, with live collaboration between users.

Use Projects for your own work and Workspaces to collaborate with a team.

Automating and building

06. Automations in Cowork

With Automations in Cowork, you can run tasks automatically on a schedule or when an email arrives.

Each run uses Copilot credits.

Note: scheduled prompts also remain available in Copilot Chat.

07. Code (preview)

The Code tab lets you build dashboards and automations by describing what you need in everyday language.

Employees can build small tools themselves, hosted within Microsoft 365.

Working across different apps

08. Recording conversations with the mobile app

The Copilot mobile app can record a conversation and automatically create a transcript and summary.

A site visit can also be turned into notes and action points this way.

Ask for permission before recording a conversation.

09. Inbox management (Inbox triage)

You can ask Copilot Chat or the Copilot panel in Outlook to move or archive emails, or create rules for managing email.

Copilot asks for confirmation before taking action on your emails.

10. Scheduling appointments with Copilot

In classic Outlook for Windows, you can use Copilot to find meeting times, book meeting rooms and send invitations.

A single request in the chat can handle the entire booking process.

11. Planner Agent in every plan

Planner Agent Chat is now built into the basic Planner plans.

You can ask Copilot to assign tasks and adjust dates without leaving Planner.