In this guide, you will find instructions about Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
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Differences and use cases
Microsoft Copilot is suitable for simple searches and web content analysisMicrosoft 365 Copilot Chat (M365 Copilot Chat) is an AI-based chatbot that searches the web for answers to answer your prompts. It is a functionality free feature included in the UT user account package that allows for University of Tartu employees and students. When using Copilot Chat with a University of Tartu user account, you have the option to use an artificial intelligence-based chatbot for free.
view your chat history. Your data is securely stored, and Microsoft does not use your input data to train its AI. Copilot Chat is well-suited for quick information searches, generating new ideas and content, summarizing large amounts of information, and simplifying workflows.
For more information, check Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
Microsoft 365 Copilot (M365 Copilot) accesses all of your M365 app content is an AI-based tool integrated into Microsoft 365 applications (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, etc.). This means that within the application, there is a chatbot that brings information from both web materials and your own documents or other Microsoft applications. Copilot is well-suited for creating and editing documents, simplifying data analysis, summarizing meetings, and automating workflows. When using Copilot with a University of Tartu user account, you have the option to view your chat history. Your data is securely stored, and Microsoft does not use your input data to train its AI. Copilot functionality can be used both directly in applications and on the web.
A paid license is required to use Copilot Teams, and more), but requires a separate paid license to use it. To order a license, fill out an application in the requests portal.
Microsoft 365 Copilot searches for answers only based on files in your M365 apps.
Examples:
What can I do with it?
- Copilot searches for relevant
- functionality can be used both directly in (web) applications and on the web (https://m365.cloud.microsoft/) searches for relevant content
- sources in your SharePoint and OneDrive files according to a created prompt
- based on the prompt you provide.
- When creating a Word document, you can use the chatbot to search for information or generate images.
- It
- can find email headers
- subjects and content in Outlook and create summaries based on
- summarize them.
- It can search and analyze document content in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. More information can be found in the Microsoft 365 Copilot guide.
For more information, check Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Other information:
Attention:
- Copilot Chat does not have access to Microsoft 365 work files like Copilot does.
- If you have a Copilot license, when using Copilot Chat, you have the option to use the chatbot in two different modes: "Work" (searches work materials and, if necessary, also the web) or "Web" (searches only the web). Copilot Chat does not have access to Microsoft 365 work files like Copilot does.
- Please note that when using Copilot on the web with an M365 license, you will be given the option to search your work materials (Work) or the web (Web). M365 Copilot Chat does not access M365 work files like M365 Copilot.