Copilot Chat vsus. Microsoft 365 Copilot What's the difference?
While their names sound similar at first glance - Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat - they differ in several aspects. And more importantly, one can't be without another. What is Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat? First since first. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is also called Copilot Chat. Copilot Chat generates answers based on web content, while Microsoft 365 Copilot is also grounded on users' data, like emails, meetings, files, and more. Since January 15, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is available for everyone. Everyone in organizations. Also customers with a Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscriptions can enjoy using Copilot Chat securily. The screenshot below shows how Copilot Chat looks like and highlights its main capabilities. Note that EDP - Enterprise Data Protection is available. What is Microsoft 365 Copilot? Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on available for specific Microsoft 365 Subscriptions: Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, and Business Standard & Premium. It includes Copilot Chat in addition to other Copilot features: Microsoft 365 Copilot also includes a chat grounded on users' meetings, emails, chats, and documents. It integrates into Microsoft 365 apps, like Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and more. It brings the capability to create agents and additional Copilot management features such as SharePoint Advanced Management and Copilot Dashboard. The screenshot below shows how the Copilot chat experience for those users who got the Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Note that EDP - Enterprise Data Protection is available here too. Copilot Chat can be pinned in MS Teams and MS Outlook as App. How can I access Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat? Copilot Chat is nowadays accessible via m365copilot.com using your Entra account. In contrast to Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users cannot see, by default, Copilot Chat pinned on the Microsoft 365 homepage. Microsoft 365 Copilot Administrators will have to pin the chat in the admin center so it is easy for Copilot Chat users to access it. What's the difference? There are some aspects, such as licensing requirements, subscription fees, data sources, or access to organization content, that determine the differences between Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot. I have listed it in the screenshot below. đ Image showing a 3-column table: Aspect, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Not able to continue editing in Outlook
Hi all, I start interacting with M365 Copilot Chat and then I want to proceed editing in Outlook. When trying to edit I get the following message in outlook. (sorry in Spanish, but basically says i don't have Copilot). I checked admin configuration and not sure what´s wrong. I have the paid licence, etc. Any help is appreciated. ThanksOverview of Copilot solutions and Key Benefits
Copilot isnât one-size-fits-all. Each solution addresses different organizational needs. Hereâs what they doâand why they matter. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a conversational experience on web and mobile that delivers quick, context-aware answers from organizational data. It provides quick, context-aware answers from organizational data, improving responsiveness across departments while supporting mobile work scenarios. Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. It accelerates document creation, data analysis, and presentations and helps you catch up on meetings and messages. Copilot uses the context you already have in Microsoft 365âfiles, emails, chats, and calendarsâthrough Microsoft Graph and respects the same permissions, security, and compliance your organization relies on. Microsoft Copilot Studio is a platform for extensibility and customization. It lets you build custom copilots and extend existing ones without writing code. Copilot Studio allows businesses to tailor AI to unique workflows without heavy development investment, accelerating innovation. Key benefits for organizations Copilot delivers three core benefits that impact the entire organization: Benefit How benefit achieved Example scenario Boost productivity by automating repetitive tasks. Copilot automates repetitive tasks and accelerates content creation across teams. A marketing team might use Copilot in Word to draft campaign briefs based on brand guidelines, reducing turnaround time from days to hours. Improve decision quality with data-driven insights. Copilot provides fast, data-driven insights, enabling better decisions at every level. An operations team might use Copilot in Excel to analyze supply chain data and identify cost-saving opportunities before quarterly reviews. Strengthen governance with enterprise-grade compliance. Copilot respects enterprise security and compliance standards, ensuring sensitive data stays protected. When legal teams draft contracts, Copilot uses only authorized organizational data through Microsoft Graph, maintaining compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Using CoPilot for Shared Calendars
Hi - As an Administrative Assistant, I'm very excited about using CoPilot. At the moment, it's very limited for me because I cannot use it with the shared calendars I manage for others. I am really looking forward to being able to create an agent that will find events of based on categories in shared calendars. Is that something that is in the pipeline? It would greatly expand useability for those of us who spend our days in the calendar. Thank you.
Change Default for Copilot Automatic Room Rebooking Setting in Outlook?
My users with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses have noticed a newer feature that automatically rebooks meetings with an alternate room if the selected room is unavailable. It appears that this setting is on by default and can be turned off on a per case basis when a new meeting event is being scheduled. Is there a way to turn it off by default and allow people to enable it when a new calendar item is being created instead? Here is what it looks like for me in Outlook. I can click on Edit from the new meeting window and turn it off for a single event. I haven't found a way to change that default behavior. Has anyone found a way to adjust this? Thank you! Brian
Using Copilot for Outlook to provide meeting date options
Currently, a team member is tasked regularly with not only finding an open slot for several people during a specific period of time/dates, but that team member must also evaluate whether there are any internal meetings that could be moved to accommodate the meeting if no other options exist. Can Copilot do something like this yet? When I was playing around with the system, it didn't seem to be reading others' calendars well, even availability, much less knowing if their meeting was internal.Outlook Gets AI Drafting of Meeting Agendas
Agenda auto-draft is a new feature for OWA and the new Outlook to help meeting organizers create a draft meeting agenda using AI. The Copilot-generated draft agenda contains an introduction and some bullet points created from the meeting subject. Itâs not a make-or-break feature for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Some will like it, if they discover how to use agenda auto-draft. https://office365itpros.com/2025/10/17/agenda-auto-draft/
