“I already use Word, Excel and Outlook — I want AI in them, without changing my habits”

Price verified on October 31, 2026.

Microsoft's assistant: a standalone app for your everyday questions, and above all Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook if you have Microsoft 365 — it writes your drafts, summarizes your long email threads and helps you in your spreadsheets, right where your documents already are.

How it works

Trigger: You ask, in the app or directly in Word, Excel or Outlook — writes drafts, summarizes emails and documents, suggests formulas and analyses, creates images, and you get a clean draft, a thread summary or a working formula, without leaving your software.

Step-by-step setup

1. First try the free version on copilot.microsoft.com or in the Copilot app.
2. If you have Microsoft 365, open Word or Outlook and look for the Copilot button.
3. In Word, ask for a draft from a few bullet points, then have it rephrased.
4. Check what your plan includes (credits, limits) before a big job.

Its particular angle

Like every general-purpose assistant, it can chat, write, summarize, translate and help with code. What sets it apart: it lives where your documents already are: in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.