{"id":499,"date":"2026-03-20T15:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/office365\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:06:59","slug":"copilot-chat-changes-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/office365\/2026\/03\/20\/copilot-chat-changes-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Copilot Chat Changes &#8211; April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 16, 2026, Microsoft announced changes to the use of Copilot Chat.\u00a0 These changes will be implemented on April 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s\u00a0changing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0<strong>April 15, 2026<\/strong>, Microsoft is refining the Copilot Chat experience for users. As part of this update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copilot Chat will continue to provide\u00a0secure AI chat\u00a0and chat\u00a0first content creation through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.\u00a0In addition, users still get Copilot in Outlook with inbox and calendar grounding.<\/li>\n<li>Copilot will no longer be available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Copilot Chat users.\u00a0To ensure a high-quality experience, we are reserving the full Copilot experience in these apps\u00a0for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license.<\/li>\n<li>There are\u00a0no changes for users who already have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.<\/li>\n<li>Please note that\u00a0in-product labels to help end users and admins\u00a0identify\u00a0their user experience\u00a0is being\u00a0modified.\u00a0Users\u00a0without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license\u00a0will be labelled\u00a0as \u201cCopilot Chat (Basic)\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license\u00a0will be labelled as\u00a0\u201cM365 Copilot (Premium)\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 16, 2026, Microsoft announced changes to the use of Copilot Chat.\u00a0 These changes will be implemented on April 15, 2026. 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