Copilot for Microsoft 365 has been updated with a redesigned interface and tighter integration into the productivity suite. The app now loads more than twice as fast, and response times for complex chat prompts are improved by 10%. The prompt input has changed from a simple text box to a task-aware workspace that can present appropriate options as the user types. The prompt surface can expand to support deeper work, including pasting content, retaining structure, and using inline formatting before sending. A consistent floating entry point sits above work and understands context, with an added option to move the button back to the ribbon after user feedback.
"The latest update is to the Copilot app for Microsoft 365, which the software biz claims now loads "more than twice as fast" and has response times for complex chat prompts "improved by 10%.""
"The biggest change, other than a fresh lick of paint to the user interface, is the prompt line, which, according to Microsoft, is no longer a simple text box, but "a task-aware workspace." The plan is that as the user types, Copilot can show appropriate options."
""The prompt surface can expand to fill the experience, making room for deeper work: pasting content, retaining structure, and using inline formatting before sending. "Rather than presenting every path at once, this design organizes what matters first and reveals more capability in context, making the experience easier to navigate, understand, and trust over time.""
""A consistent entry point across apps that sits above your work and understands the context beneath it." The user reaction to the Copilot button, particularly in Excel, could be charitably described as a little negative. Microsoft did, however, pay attention to customer disquiet and add an option to move the button back to the ribbon."
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