{"id":45779,"date":"2024-09-26T17:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=45779"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:04:09","slug":"microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-innovations-and-name-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-innovations-and-name-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2 Innovations and Name Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 16, 2024, the <strong>second wave<\/strong> of <strong>innovations<\/strong> within <strong>Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/strong> is available. These include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>naming changes<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>introduction and new features of<\/strong> <strong>BizChat<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>advanced AI capabilities<\/strong> within <strong>OneDrive<\/strong>, <strong>SharePoint<\/strong>, <strong>Excel<\/strong>, <strong>Teams<\/strong>, <strong>Outlook<\/strong> and <strong>Word<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-LinkedIn-Microsoft-365-Copilot-Wave-2-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-LinkedIn-Microsoft-365-Copilot-Wave-2-new.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-LinkedIn-Microsoft-365-Copilot-Wave-2-new-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-LinkedIn-Microsoft-365-Copilot-Wave-2-new-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-LinkedIn-Microsoft-365-Copilot-Wave-2-new-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Naming Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rebranding to Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft has <strong>rebranded<\/strong> its AI assistant from &#8220;<strong>Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365&#8243; <\/strong><strong>to &#8220;Microsoft 365 Copilot&#8221;<\/strong>. This is the same name it had from its introduction in March 2023 to autumn of 2023. The name &#8220;Microsoft 365 Copilot&#8221; reflects the increasingly deep integration with the Microsoft 365 suite. It is also easier to pronounce and has been widely associated with the product since its release.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft Copilot in Windows<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 26, 2024, <strong>Microsoft Copilot in Windows<\/strong> is available. Integrated into Windows, it will empower you to complete tasks and create faster. It is available via the <strong>taskbar<\/strong> (Copilot icon at the bottom right) or with the <strong>Win+C<\/strong> keyboard shortcut. Copilot in Windows <strong>features<\/strong> the new Copilot user experience, called <strong>Bing Chat<\/strong>, and is available to <strong>commercial customers for free<\/strong>. Bing Chat was <strong>first called Bing Chat, then Microsoft Copilot, and now Bing Chat again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bing Chat Enterprise<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bing Chat Enterprise<\/strong> builds on <strong>Microsoft Copilot <\/strong>and<strong> adds commercial data protection<\/strong>. With Bing Chat Enterprise, chat data is not saved, Microsoft has no eyes-on access, and your data is not used to train the large language models (LLM). Bing Chat Enterprise is available as a <strong>standalone<\/strong> and is <strong>included in Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was <strong>first called Bing Chat Enterprise, then Microsoft Copilot, and now back to Bing Chat Enterprise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45784 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison-800x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison-800x425.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Feature-Comparison.png 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Business Chat (BizChat): A faster Copilot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting September 2024, <strong>Business Chat (BizChat)<\/strong> is Copilot&#8217;s new user interface (UI). It is the new name for the previously unnamed Microsoft Graph-grounded chat experience of Microsoft 365 Copilot. This central hub brings together all your <strong>web-, work- and line of business data<\/strong>. Found under <a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.cloud.microsoft\/\">copilot.cloud.microsoft<\/a>, it uses a Large Language Model (LLM) that responds <strong>faster<\/strong> than the one on <a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.microsoft.com\/\">copilot.microsoft.com<\/a>. It is also available for non-Microsoft 365 Copilot users, who are signed in with a <strong>Microsoft Entra account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Business Chat (BizChat): Copilot Pages<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting end of September 2024, Microsoft Copilot, found under <a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.microsoft.com\/\">copilot.microsoft.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.cloud.microsoft\/\">copilot.cloud.microsoft<\/a>, features <strong>Copilot Pages<\/strong>, which allow <strong>employees to collaborate on various Copilot outputs<\/strong> and <strong>edit them directly<\/strong> on the page. You can see your team&#8217;s changes on-page in real time and can iterate with Copilot like a partner to add more content to your Page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45788 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages-800x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages-800x428.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Pages.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SharePoint and BizChat: Agent Builder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new <strong>agent builder<\/strong>, powered by <strong>Copilot Studio<\/strong>, enables users to <strong>build and automate Copilot agents<\/strong> with specific expertise. These <strong>Copilot agents<\/strong> automate business processes, ranging from simple tasks to fully autonomous operations. They integrate seamlessly into your workflow and operate in the background. <strong>Pre-built agents<\/strong> are also available, like the Visual Creator for generating images, designs, and soon, videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting end of <strong>September<\/strong> <strong>2024<\/strong>, you can quickly create Copilot agents right <strong>in<\/strong> <strong>BizChat<\/strong>. Available in <strong>preview<\/strong> in early <strong>October<\/strong> <strong>2024<\/strong>, agent builder will also join <strong>SharePoint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In BizChat and SharePoint, you can <strong>mention the agent<\/strong> with a @ to share new information or ask questions. You can build a <strong>more advanced agent<\/strong> and further <strong>customize<\/strong> it in <strong>Copilot Studio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SharePoint: Text rewrite capabilities &amp; natural language page creation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from the new agent builder, <strong>SharePoint<\/strong> gets two new features with Microsoft 365 Copilot: <strong>Text rewrite capabilities<\/strong> and <strong>natural language page creation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 2024, <strong>text rewrite capabilities<\/strong> help you spend less time adjusting the wording on your SharePoint sites and pages. The <strong>rich text editor<\/strong> gives you writing suggestions to make your text more engaging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In early 2025, <strong>natural language page creation<\/strong> allows you to use natural language to create visually appealing SharePoint pages. This lets you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Apply branding and themes<\/li>\n<li>Adjust typography and fonts<\/li>\n<li>Create grids and layouts<\/li>\n<li>Add videos and images<\/li>\n<li>Use animations and motion effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45792 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-SharePoint-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>OneDrive: Analyze files without the need to open them<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Available end of September 2024,<strong> Microsoft 365 Copilot in OneDrive<\/strong> offers new functionalities such as <strong>summarizing documents, answering questions, and comparing up to 5 files <\/strong>&#8211; without opening a file. These features make it easier for users to manage and navigate their files and enhance overall productivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45796 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive-800x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive-800x430.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-OneDrive.png 847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Excel: Python integration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 2024, <strong>Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel<\/strong> is available. This integration allows users to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Work with unformatted data<\/li>\n<li>Utilize advanced formulas like XLOOKUP and SUMIF<\/li>\n<li>Apply conditional formatting<\/li>\n<li>Create visualizations such as charts and PivotTables<\/li>\n<li>Support text data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, in public preview effective September 2024, <strong>Copilot in Excel with Python<\/strong> brings <strong>data analytics<\/strong> to the next level. This Python integration enables the following features:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Advanced data analysis<\/li>\n<li>Forecasting<\/li>\n<li>Risk analysis<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning<\/li>\n<li>Complex data visualization using natural language, without any coding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45780 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python-800x450.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-23-Update-Website-Microsoft-365-Copilot-in-Excel-with-Python.webp 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Users who need <strong>faster calculations with premium compute and access to manual or partial recalculation modes<\/strong> need to purchase the <strong>Python in Excel Add-on<\/strong> through an Enterprise Agreement (EA) or the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PowerPoint: Narrative Builder &amp; Brand Manager<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 16, 2024,<strong> Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint<\/strong> includes a <strong>Narrative Builder <\/strong>and a<strong> Brand Manager feature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Narrative Builder<\/strong> helps users create <strong>structured outlines<\/strong> and <strong>add relevant topics and files<\/strong>. This makes creating a <strong>first draft<\/strong> of your presentation <strong>faster<\/strong> and more efficient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brand Manager <\/strong>ensures that all content <strong>aligns with the company\u2019s branding<\/strong>, maintaining consistency and professionalism in presentations. In the near future, you can upload <strong>company-approved images<\/strong> to your <strong>SharePoint Organization Asset Library<\/strong> and access them in <strong>SharePoint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint-800x449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint-800x449.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-PowerPoint.png 1223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Teams: Improved content recognition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective September 2024,<strong> Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams<\/strong> has been upgraded to <strong>reason over both meeting transcripts and chats<\/strong>. This improves the summary of discussions. This way, users have a complete picture of what was discussed, improving meeting productivity and follow-up actions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Outlook: Prioritize My Inbox<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Available in public preview starting late 2024, the new <strong>Prioritize My Inbox<\/strong> feature in <strong>Microsoft 365 Copilot in<\/strong> <strong>Outlook<\/strong> <strong>prioritizes important messages<\/strong>. This ensures that critical communications are not missed and helps users stay organized. It prioritizes based on the content of your email and the context of your role. It also understands who you report to and prioritizes accordingly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Copilot automatically generates a <strong>concise summary of each email<\/strong>. It also tells you <strong>why it prioritized<\/strong> the message and provides <strong>top insights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook-800x465.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook-800x465.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-09-26-Update-Website-Microsoft-Copilot-Outlook.png 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the near future, Copilot users will be able to specify important topics, keywords, or people that will get prioritized more highly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Word: Quick referencing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coming in late September 2024, <strong>Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word<\/strong> allows you to <strong>quickly reference content<\/strong> from various sources <strong>from<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Web data<\/li>\n<li>Work data (Word, PowerPoint, PDFs, encrypted documents)<\/li>\n<li>Emails and meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other recent updates include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A new, on-canvas start experience with suggested prompts<\/li>\n<li>The ability to collaborate with Copilot inline on specific sections of your document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Innovation Waves: Looking Ahead to Wave 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft announced that there will be three waves of innovation, bringing new capabilities to Microsoft 365 Copilot. While Wave 2 has now been announced, Wave 3 is expected to bring even more advancements in <strong>2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-053-progressive.webp\" alt=\"two men conversing\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-053-progressive.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-053-progressive-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-053-progressive-150x64.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-053-progressive-768x329.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find the <strong>announcement video<\/strong> here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/7236780403867443202\/about\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/7236780403867443202\/about\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn about <strong>Copilot in Excel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/excel-blog\/unlock-the-power-of-copilot-in-excel-now-generally-available\/ba-p\/4242810\">https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/excel-blog\/unlock-the-power-of-copilot-in-excel-now-generally-available\/ba-p\/4242810<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More about <strong>Copilot in SharePoint and OneDrive<\/strong> innovations: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-copilot\/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-ai-innovations-in-sharepoint-and\/ba-p\/4245159\">https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-copilot\/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-ai-innovations-in-sharepoint-and\/ba-p\/4245159<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To learn about <strong>Microsoft Licensing with SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific Microsoft software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective September 16, 2024, the second wave of innovations within Microsoft 365 Copilot is available. These include: naming changes, introduction and new features of BizChat, and advanced AI capabilities within OneDrive, SharePoint, Excel, Teams, Outlook and Word. &nbsp; Naming Changes Rebranding to Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft has rebranded its AI assistant from &#8220;Microsoft Copilot for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":33016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[288,671],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-365","category-microsoft-copilot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45779"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45860,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779\/revisions\/45860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}