In this blog, we share the new features announced in the latest Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 announcement (September 16, 2024). As Microsoft continues to innovate, this wave brings a blend of refined functionalities and groundbreaking new tools. Let’s explore these advancements together.
Copilot Pages
One of the new standout features announced is Copilot Pages. Imagine transforming your Copilot chat results into a shareable “page” that can be edited and collaborated on in real-time, like a shared whiteboard. It’s a dynamic canvas designed for innovative and seamless human-to-AI-to-human collaboration.
Copilot in Excel (with Python)
Excel enthusiasts, this one’s for you!
Now, anyone can leverage the full power of Excel with Copilot by their side. You can easily conduct advanced analyses and ask Copilot to translate your data into visualizations for further analysis, all through natural language commands—no coding required. Not quite right? Give feedback to Copilot in Excel and ask it to iterate on its work.
But that’s not all…Microsoft took this update a step further: Copilot can now write Python code. Plus, you can edit the code directly in Excel if you’d like to make changes, keeping you in the flow of work.
Prioritize My Inbox
It’s hard to believe, but the average person receives 121 business-related emails per day! Thankfully, navigating a cluttered inbox for important emails just got easier.
Copilot in Outlook can now analyze your emails based on the context of your messages and your job role. It will also explain why it made certain messages a priority. In the coming months, you’ll be able to train Copilot to recognize important topics, keywords, and people to better prioritize those emails.
Agent Builder
Copilot agents are AI assistants that can automate and execute processes to streamline your workflow. How can you build one? Agent Builder–a simplified alternative to Copilot Studio, powered by Copilot Studio. Using natural language prompts, you can describe the tasks it needs to handle, specify its allowed data sources, and customize it with your organization’s branding all within one screen! It’s streamlined, efficient, and incredibly user-friendly.
These features are just the tip of the iceberg. For example, there are many more updates to existing features within Copilot in PowerPoint, Teams, Word, Outlook, and OneDrive. Explore the full Microsoft announcement here. Copilot Wave 2 is just the beginning of Copilot transforming work and accelerating business results.
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