Copilot Chat in Outlook expands to reason over inbox, calendar, and enterprise data

Copilot Chat in Outlook for affected users will expand from reasoning over a single email thread to reasoning over the user's entire inbox, calendar, meetings, and other enterprise data that is already available to them through Microsoft 365. Please see additional details in our documentation under Organizational Data.

Roadmap ID:531910

Details:

What changed: Copilot Chat expands its data scope from limited message context to include full inbox, calendar, and enterprise data. Previously, reasoning was restricted to recent messages. This change enhances contextual understanding and response accuracy without requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Copilot Chat in Outlook for affected users will expand from reasoning over a single email thread to reasoning over the user's entire inbox, calendar, meetings, and other enterprise data that is already available to them through Microsoft 365. Please see additional details in our documentation under Organizational Data.

Users will be able to ask Copilot Chat to:

• Locate and summarize information across their mailbox (for example, "What are the latest updates from my manager about project X?").
• Uncover action items and follow-ups from across email and meetings.
• Help manage their calendar, such as identifying upcoming commitments or gaps.

Why: Access to broader data enables more comprehensive and relevant assistance, improving user productivity and decision-making.

Try this:

• Open Outlook and start Copilot Chat.
• Ask questions involving your calendar or inbox content.
• Review responses that incorporate enterprise data context.

Why this matters: Broader data access allows Copilot Chat to provide more accurate and context-aware assistance in Outlook.

Business impact: Teams gain improved collaboration and scheduling support through enhanced Copilot Chat capabilities.

Personal impact: You can use Copilot Chat in Outlook to ask questions about your inbox, calendar, meetings, and other limited data and take action directly in Outlook.