Microsoft has added a Copilot floating button to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, parking a persistent icon in the bottom right corner of every document, spreadsheet and slide. New shortcuts make Copilot easier to reach, but there is no off switch. Here is what changed, what disappeared, and why this is
Asking ChatGPT, Copilot or any AI to write Office VBA code can save hours, but only if you prompt it the right way. These four practical prompting tips help you get cleaner, working VBA for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook on Windows or Mac, with fewer rewrites and far less
ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini can all write Microsoft Office VBA code for you, and they have improved dramatically. Ask any modern AI to write a Word macro, an Excel automation, a PowerPoint slide builder or an Outlook search routine and you will get working code in seconds. We tested
If you have a Markdown (.md) file and need it in Microsoft Word, you have more options than you might think. From pasting text directly into Word Online to letting an AI do the heavy lifting in seconds, each method has its strengths and sweet spots. This Office Watch guide
Microsoft has switched on native Markdown editing in OneDrive and SharePoint, giving .md files a proper browser editor with View, Edit and Split modes. For anyone working with AI generated outputs, README files, technical notes or reusable prompts, this finally turns .md files into first class citizens inside Microsoft 365,
Office Watch calls AI Almost Intelligent for good reason. ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini can rewrite a paragraph in seconds, summarize a long report, or turn rough notes into a polished email before your coffee cools. AI can also invent quotes, cite court cases that never existed, get a date
Microsoft has quietly removed the Copilot button from the Home tab in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and replaced it with a permanent floating icon at the bottom right of every document, sheet and slide. You cannot turn it off. You can only shrink it. We explain how this annoyance works,
Office Watch’s new ebook Write better & faster with any AI is out today. The plain English guide to using AI well and wisely. You stay the author. AI does the heavy lifting: generating options, suggesting structure, rewriting for tone, summarizing and expanding. If you’ve tried ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude or
Microsoft Copilot in Excel can build a worksheet in minutes, but a little human planning turns a good demo into a workbook you can actually trust and reuse. We show how smarter prompts, better planning and more examples produce a future-proof Excel workbook that handles more situations, expands as new
Microsoft have two little-known cheap plans called Microsoft 365 Classic. Designed for consumers who want the familiar Office apps without Microsoft’s new Copilot AI features and steep price increases. Classic plans offer the same core features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook at pre-2025 pricing. This concealed plan helps price-conscious
The new ChatGPT Images 2.0 is worth a look for Copilot users. Instead of jumping straight to pixels, it reasons through your prompt first and can even search the web before generating a single image. If you have ever given up on AI images because the text was garbled, the
Microsoft’s Work IQ sounds like marketing spin and it partly is, but there is a real change underneath the label. Work IQ is what allows Copilot to go beyond responding to what is directly in front of you. Instead of treating each prompt as a standalone task, it draws on
Microsoft has quietly flipped a major switch. Copilot Agent Mode is now the default experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It works very differently from the Copilot you may have ignored until now. Instead of suggesting what you should do, it actually works on your document, spreadsheet, or presentation and
Microsoft 365 announcements come thick and fast, but they share a frustrating habit: they rarely tell you whether you actually get the feature being hyped. Whether it’s a sweeping change to how Microsoft 365 updates are delivered, or Copilot gaining the ability to switch on Track Changes in Word, the
Microsoft’s Copilot Terms of Use are already under fire for labeling the AI “for entertainment purposes only,” but that headline-grabbing clause is just the beginning. Buried deeper in the fine print are six more warnings that shift legal risk squarely onto you, the user. From indemnifying Microsoft against claims arising
Google has quietly upgraded its AI Pro plan, bumping the included cloud storage from 2TB to 5TB at no extra cost, while keeping the monthly price at US$19.99. The extra space can be used across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. It’s a well-priced combo of more cloud storage and
Copilot can now make direct edits to your documents in the Word for iPhone/iOS appwithout you ever leaving the app. No more copying text back and forth between Word and a separate AI chat window. Open a document in Word for iPhone, tap the Copilot icon, type what you want
Microsoft’s legal terms do say that Copilot is for ‘entertainment purposes only’ but that doesn’t apply to everyone. We explain that the “Copilot Terms of Use” are different for individuals and businesses, though Microsoft only has itself to blame for the confusion. Microsoft’s own terms of service contain a striking
Microsoft is said to be dialing back Copilot in Windows, so it’s only fair to ask, will Microsoft Office get the same treatment? As Copilot’s promises and over-hype collide with reality, Office users can only hope for better AI that’s not ‘in your face‘. Microsoft now claims it will dial
Microsoft is making its Copilot Researcher tool significantly smarter by making two AI models work together. The update introduces two new modes called Critique and Council, both using a combination of OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. Critique has one AI write the research report while a second independently checks it
Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, and Premium subscribers all have access to Copilot AI, but what that access means in practice varies enormously from plan to plan. The 60 AI credits per month cap that applies to Personal and Family plan owners is a hard ceiling for the most common Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now has two tiers of access, and which one you get depends entirely on whether your organization pays for a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Users without a paid license get “standard access,” meaning slower response times, reduced feature availability during busy periods, and possible throttling. Users
Microsoft is switching off free Copilot Chat inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for millions of Microsoft 365 business users starting April 15, 2026. Unless your organization pays for a full Microsoft 365 Copilot license, the AI chat panel that appeared in those apps will either vanish completely or be
Excel’s new COPILOT() function lets you pull AI generated data directly into spreadsheet cells, but our hands on testing reveals a serious problem: the facts it returns are frequently wrong. Copilot() delivered errors that ranged from subtle omissions to outright fabrications. Before you rely on COPILOT() for anything beyond brainstorming,
