At Microsoft’s Ignite 2024 conference, the tech giant unveiled Copilot Actions, a feature that automates repetitive tasks for Microsoft 365 Copilot users. Currently in ‘private preview’, the new AI tools allow users to streamline activities such as summarising the important bits of Microsoft Teams meetings, generating reports, or automating meeting preparation. Limited AI automation features are also coming to PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Microsoft’s Copilot takes action
The company also announced enhancements to Microsoft 365 Copilot across its Office suite. PowerPoint will support translation into 40 languages, and its Copilot Narrative Builder will leverage branded templates, speaker notes, and transitions to create rough first drafts of a presentation. Additionally, the feature can use SharePoint images in presentations for a more cohesive workflow.
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In Excel, a new start experience will suggest templates preloaded with headers, formulas, and visuals to accelerate spreadsheet creation. Meanwhile, improvements to Copilot in Outlook will allow it to optimize how it schedules meetings with colleagues and draft an agenda. These new features arrive for Copilot in Outlook by the end of the month.
