Today, I am excited to share that agentic capabilities in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are now generally available.\u00a0Copilot can take multi-step, app-native actions directly in your documents, worksheets, and presentations\u2014helping you move from first draft to final output faster, while you stay in control.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This new default experience is already\u00a0proving\u00a0more useful in real work. Early customer feedback shows stronger engagement\u00a0and\u00a0higher satisfaction, reinforcing the value of Copilot as a true collaborator that helps get work\u00a0done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we learned along the way\u00a0<\/p>\n
When we first shipped Copilot, foundation models were not powerful enough to use Copilot to command the applications. This meant Copilot was a passive partner in documents: it could answer questions but missed the mark when it was asked to take action on the canvas directly. Over the past year, models have made meaningful leaps in instruction following, reasoning, and overall quality, and are\u00a0now\u00a0better at handling multi-step edits\u00a0reliably\u00a0without losing your intent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All of these advances have enabled Copilot to fully engage\u00a0with\u00a0each application as a true collaborator: understanding\u00a0the richness of a pivot table in Excel, the\u00a0use\u00a0of animations in PowerPoint, or the precision of citations in Word.\u00a0This agentic evolution of Copilot within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint feels magical, as it can now take on high-level tasks and execute them like a human would.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve built\u00a0this\u00a0new functionality\u00a0in close partnership with customers and researchers across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and a few themes stood out:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking action\u00a0matters.\u00a0Copilot\u00a0creates the most value when it performs the work\u2014formatting, restructuring, building visuals, and transforming data\u2014rather than just suggesting steps.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Control is non-negotiable.\u00a0People need to be able to review changes, keep what they want, and stay confident that their\u00a0preferences about structure, style, and brand\u00a0are respected.<\/p>\n
Better\u00a0context improves output.\u00a0Work\u00a0IQ<\/a> grounds Copilot in your work signals,\u00a0so it understands intent faster and\u00a0produces\u00a0higher quality\u00a0content and analysis.<\/p>\n Multi-model matters. Different models deliver unique value. Copilot brings the best innovation from across the industry, tuned for\u00a0work\u00a0and tailored to your business needs, so you can pick the right model for the job, regardless of who built it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Consistency across apps builds confidence. As you move between Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, the entry point and interaction model need to feel familiar,\u00a0while still honoring what makes each app unique.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over the last month, our\u00a0data\u00a0already shows increased engagement, retention, and satisfaction:\u00a0<\/p>\n ApplicationChange in Engagement (tries\/user\u00a0per week)\u00a0Change in new user retention (% increase)\u00a0Change in Satisfaction (thumbs up rate)\u00a0Word\u00a0+52%\u00a0+11%\u00a0+21%\u00a0Excel\u00a0\u00a0+67%\u00a0+50%\u00a0+65%\u00a0PowerPoint\u00a0+11%\u00a0+36%\u00a0+25%\u00a0<\/p>\n Copilot\u00a0in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in action<\/p>\n Word\u00a0<\/p>\n In Word<\/a>, Copilot helps you go from a blank page to a polished document faster\u2014drafting, rewriting, restructuring, and applying the right tone for your audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n Excel\u00a0<\/p>\n In Excel<\/a>, Copilot helps you explore data, build and explain analysis, and make changes directly in your workbook\u2014from formulas to tables to\u00a0visuals\u2014so you can move from questions to decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n PowerPoint\u00a0<\/p>\n