--- title: Microsoft's Copilot just became the productivity... description: Microsoft has made Copilot agentic by default across Microsoft 365, meaning it can now perform in-app actions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint rather than just... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-copilot-just-became-the-productivity-collaborator-it-was-promised-to-be-r1dpjgge4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft's Copilot just became the productivity collaborator it was promised to be | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has made Copilot agentic by default across Microsoft 365, meaning it can now perform in-app actions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint rather than just... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-copilot-just-became-the-productivity-collaborator-it-was-promised-to-be-r1dpjgge4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/r1DpjggE4.png og:image:alt: Microsoft's Copilot just became the productivity collaborator it was promised to be og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft's Copilot just became the productivity collaborator it was promised to be **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has made Copilot agentic by default across Microsoft 365, meaning it can now perform in-app actions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint rather than just responding in a chat interface. Early user data shows significant improvements: Excel engagement up 67% and satisfaction up 65%, with Word and PowerPoint also seeing gains. The rollout begins today for Copilot, Premium, Personal, and Family plan subscribers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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