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The "Reference a file" feature not working as documented
In Word, and based on the help documentation, I'm supposed to see the "Your computer" and "Online" tabs but I don't see them when I choose "Reference a file". I also see this in Outlook. I see only t...
- Hi mjudi,
Copilot can only use files which are stored "in scope of the platform". For example SharePoint Online (and OneDrive). Depending on the application from which you start the prompt it will show the last 3 or 10 accessed items.
To use another file you need to paste the full path after the "/".
Hi mjudi,
Copilot can only use files which are stored "in scope of the platform". For example SharePoint Online (and OneDrive). Depending on the application from which you start the prompt it will show the last 3 or 10 accessed items.
To use another file you need to paste the full path after the "/".
Copilot can only use files which are stored "in scope of the platform". For example SharePoint Online (and OneDrive). Depending on the application from which you start the prompt it will show the last 3 or 10 accessed items.
To use another file you need to paste the full path after the "/".
Based on my experience, it can take several minutes or even up to an hour for a newly created file to become available to Copilot.
Andre_Caron Working with referenced files is not the most straightforward feature in Copilot. It took me a lot of time and experimentation to get it right. To get a file in your OneDrive, type / and start to type the file name. It will prompt you to select that file.
I also found that copying and pasting the file name doesn't work all the time. The file does not have to be in the root of your personal OneDrive. You can find a file inside a folder too.
To reference a document (Word and PPT only) in SharePoint, you need to Sync the documents to your OneDrive in order to reference them. The shortcut doesn't work even if you make it offline.
These are my observations. I hope they are helpful.
