Copilot in Outlook

Copilot can instantly scan and summarize lengthy email chains in Outlook, highlighting the key points and actionable items. This prevents you from having to manually scroll through dozens of previous messages to understand the context of a discussion. It transforms a cluttered inbox into a manageable workflow hub.

Yes, Copilot reads your incoming mail and understands the conversation context to instantly draft professional replies. You can give it specific instructions to change the tone, make it shorter, or add details pulled from your other Microsoft 365 documents. It effectively eliminates the friction of starting an email from scratch.

Copilot actively analyzes your inbox to identify commitments, deadlines, and questions, proactively flagging emails that require necessary follow-ups. It integrates with your Microsoft 365 calendar and To Do app to suggest when to address these tasks. This ensures important requests don't get buried in your daily flood of messages.

Copilot in Outlook is available for enterprise customers using specific Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, which were rolled out in late 2023. It requires the New Outlook for Windows or Outlook on the web to function properly. It is not available on older, legacy versions of the desktop application.