Opens Copilot with one press, on recent keyboards that have the key.

Remap it in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Keyboard ("Customize Copilot key").

Opens Copilot on Windows 11 — full app or quick view, your choice.

Set the behaviour in Copilot: Account > Settings > "Copilot Keyboard Shortcuts".

Opens the Copilot quick view on top of your work.

If another app already uses this shortcut, they can conflict.

Hold the shortcut to talk to Copilot by voice.

Handy to dictate a question without leaving what you are doing.

Brings up the floating voice controller for a spoken question.

Without the dedicated key, Win + C plays that role depending on your setup.

Voice wake word: Copilot opens when you say it (opt-in, English only for now).

Enable it: Account > Settings > "Listen for “Hey, Copilot”"; detection runs locally.

Copilot in the browser, nothing to install.

Signing in is optional — but required for images, voice and history.

The full assistant on your phone, voice included.

Not to be confused with the "Microsoft 365 Copilot" app (the renamed Office app): two distinct apps.

The default mode: a fast answer for everyday questions.

Ideal for a definition, a menu idea, a simple email.

Deeper reasoning (up to about ten seconds of thinking) via the latest OpenAI reasoning models.

Free for everyone, but Microsoft 365 subscribers get priority at peak times.

Hands the question to GPT-5, which decides on its own whether to think fast or deep.

The smart default when you don’t want to choose.

Learning mode: Copilot guides you step by step instead of handing over the answer.

Perfect to practise a language or help with homework.

Web search with a sourced answer and clickable citations.

"Show all" reveals every source used.

Voice conversation, in French and 60+ languages.

30 min/day with M365 Personal/Family, 60 min/day with Premium.

Copilot sees the window you share and guides you on screen — without ever clicking or typing for you.

10 min/day (Personal/Family) or 15 min/day (Premium); everything is deleted when the session ends.

Attaches files and images to your message, or takes a screenshot ("Take a Screenshot").

On Windows, Copilot also finds your local files (.docx, .xlsx, .pdf…).

Turns a response into a Copilot Page: a document you co-write with the AI.

Up to 10 uploaded files per page.

Writes a draft from your instruction, on a blank document or a new line.

The Copilot icon appears in the document’s left margin.

In the drafting prompt, reference a file: type / then its name (up to 20 Word, PowerPoint, PDF or text files).

"Write a report based on /march-meeting.docx".

After a generation: keep the text, produce another version, or discard it.

"Regenerate" retries with the same instruction — try it before rephrasing.

Rewrites the selected text (Copilot icon in the margin).

Select a clunky paragraph and compare the suggestions.

Summarises the document — in the chat, or via the summary band at the top of the document.

Follow up with "what are the 3 key decisions?".

The chat anchored to your document: questions, edits, text turned into a table.

"Turn the list on page 2 into a three-column table".

Summons Copilot right inside the worksheet.

The same Copilot is also available from the ribbon button.

Three modes: let Copilot edit the sheet, plan the steps, or chat without touching anything.

"Chat only" = zero risk: no cell will be changed.

Describe the calculation; Copilot writes the formula and explains it.

"Add a column with the margin as a percentage".

Creates charts and PivotTables on demand.

"Show sales by quarter as a chart".

Highlights trends and outliers in your data.

"What anomalies do you see in this table?".

Copilot generates, explains and inserts Python code for advanced analysis — no programming needed.

Available in French and other languages, on Windows and the web.

Creates a full presentation from your instruction.

"Create an 8-slide presentation about our 2025 results".

Generates the slides from a Word document — images and speaker notes included.

From a PDF: reserved for work licences.

Adds a slide on a topic, or reorganises the existing outline.

"Add a slide about the project timeline".

Illustrates your slides on demand — some features rely on Designer.

"Add a clean illustrative image on slide 3".

"Summary by Copilot": summarises the whole thread, at the top of the message.

Save it for long threads: maximum time saved.

Drafts an email or a reply from your instruction — tone and length adjustable.

"Reply politely that the deadline doesn’t work for us and suggest Tuesday".

Reviews YOUR draft: tone, reader sentiment, clarity — with "Apply all suggestions".

The secret weapon for delicate emails.

Turns an email thread into a meeting invitation.

Available in the new Outlook only.

Summarises your notes into a sourced list, drafts a plan ("Draft a plan"), creates to-do lists.

Copilot in OneNote: Windows version only.

Describe the image (subject, style, mood); Copilot generates it.

"A minimalist food-truck logo, warm tones, plain background".

Upload a photo ("+" > Add images or files) and ask for edits.

Images are kept for 18 months in your account.

Microsoft’s design app; every image is now automatically boosted.

The old countable "boosts" are gone.

AI image generation right inside Paint, on Windows 11.

Handy for a quick visual without leaving Paint.

The three image formats offered in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

"Wide" for a banner, "Square" for social media.

Turns off the use of your conversations to train the models (on by default in France).

Profile > Privacy — two switches: text conversations and voice conversations.

Copilot’s memory (preferences, context) — on by default, can be turned off.

"Delete all Memory" wipes everything at once (Profile > Memory).

Conversations kept for 18 months by default — deletable one by one or in bulk.

Sign in to find your history across devices.

60 credits/month with M365 Personal or Family (extensive usage with Premium); 1 AI action = 1 credit.

Owner-only — cannot be shared, even on the Family plan.

Chooses what the Copilot key and Win + C open: full app or quick view.

In Copilot: Account > Settings.

Turns off personalised ads tied to your Microsoft account.

At account.microsoft.com/privacy/ad-settings.