Creating and refining SharePoint pages is becoming more intuitive. Instead of describing where content lives on the page, authors can now simply select a section or web part and tell Copilot what they want to change.
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- Sara Cummings, Product Manager for AI authoring, Microsoft
- Vesa Juvonen, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
From describing a location to selecting it
Previously, authors described both the content they wanted to change and where it was located on the page. With on-canvas selection, location becomes part of the context automatically. Simply select a web part or section and describe the outcome you want. The selected item appears in the Copilot experience, giving the request clear context.
What you can do
- Make focused edits. Select an image or another page element and ask Copilot to move or update it.
- Restructure a section. Select the section and ask for a different column layout; Copilot can work across the components inside it.
- Apply broader updates. Ask Copilot to update repeated content across a page, for example, changing a product or brand name in text and supported web-part content.
- Review the result. Updated areas are visually indicated on the canvas so you can inspect the changes before publishing.
The page remains built from native SharePoint elements, so you can continue editing it with the familiar page-authoring tools at any time.
Focus on what you want, not how to do it
You do not need to learn a special command syntax. Describe the outcome as you would to a colleague. Copilot uses the selected page context and your request together, which makes short instructions such as “move this to the middle column” or “make this a two-column section” practical.
Suggested prompts can help you get started, and follow-up suggestions can help you continue refining the page. As with any AI-assisted change, review the full page, verify links and facts, check accessibility, and preview the result before publishing.
Imagine updating a campaign page for a product launch. Select a section containing promotional content and ask Copilot to update the messaging for the latest release. The selected context helps Copilot understand exactly where the change should be applied.
Designed for new and experienced authors
For new authors, Copilot reduces the need to know every SharePoint web part or configuration option before getting started. For experienced authors, it can accelerate repetitive edits and larger page-wide changes. In both cases, the author stays in control of the final review and publishing decision.
Availability
The feature is rolling out gradually across Microsoft 365. Availability may vary by tenant and release ring. Organizations must have Copilot in SharePoint enabled, and authors need permission to edit pages. For current guidance and the broader set of AI-assisted authoring capabilities, see Authoring with Copilot in SharePoint: An overview.
What we are exploring next
The team is exploring reusable skills for edit mode: natural-language shortcuts that package a repeatable sequence of page-authoring actions. A skill could eventually help an organization apply a consistent page structure or turn source content into a page using a reusable set of instructions. This is forward-looking work, not a commitment to a specific release date or final experience.
Try it and share your feedback
When the experience reaches your tenant, open a page in edit mode, launch Copilot, select a web part or section, and describe the outcome you want. Start with a focused change, review what Copilot updates, and then build from there.
We're continuing to make SharePoint page creation faster, simpler, and more approachable for everyone. As this experience reaches your tenant, we'd love to hear your feedback and learn which page-authoring scenarios matter most to you.
Learn more: Authoring with Copilot in SharePoint: An overview
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