Please see the following scheduled Microsoft change:
Date: Schedule provided below (An exact implementation date for WSU’s Microsoft environment is unavailable.)
The following work is being completed: Microsoft is enabling Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Rollout is expected to occur in the following phases:
- July 2025: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote (Web, Mac, Windows)
- August 2025: Word and PowerPoint (Mobile); Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote (iPad)
All affected groups: WSU Microsoft users
All affected processes: Access to Copilot Chat will be available from the side pane in Microsoft 365 applications.
Duration of impact: This is a permanent, Microsoft-driven change.
Necessary follow-up steps: Microsoft will automatically enable Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 apps. Following this change, users can disable Copilot Chat within each application’s settings as needed.
Questions? Please contact Crimson Service Desk at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or 509-335-4357.