New Copilot button makes writing in Office faster

Word, Excel and PowerPoint already have a small Copilot button in the corner of the screen. Now it's becoming more direct to use.

Going forward, you can type or dictate your message to Copilot in a small field connected directly to the button. So you no longer need to open the whole Copilot pane on the side if you just have a quick task, such as having a paragraph rewritten or a summary made.

If you select some text in Word or PowerPoint, suggestions that fit the selection also pop up. That could be, for example, buttons to rewrite or shorten the text, so you don't have to write a whole message to Copilot yourself.

There are also new keyboard shortcuts. On a PC you press Alt and C, while on a Mac you use Cmd, Ctrl and I. That jumps you straight to the Copilot field without taking your hands off the keyboard.

The feature doesn't require anyone at the company to set anything up. It's turned on automatically for users who already have access to Copilot. Microsoft is rolling it out worldwide from September and expects to be finished at the end of December 2026. It applies to Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Windows, Mac and in the browser.

For Danish workplaces that already pay for Microsoft 365 Copilot, the change is mostly a matter of habit. It may be worth mentioning the Alt+C shortcut to colleagues the next time someone thinks it takes too long to get Copilot going in the middle of a document.

What it means for you

If you already use Copilot in Office, you'll get the new shortcut automatically without having to do anything. Use Alt+C on a PC or Cmd+Ctrl+I on a Mac the next time you want to quickly rewrite or summarize a text. Select a piece of text in Word or PowerPoint, and you'll see the new suggestion buttons right away. Share the shortcut with your colleagues so you all save time in your daily work.