Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document by default in Word Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (9 September 2026)
Status In development
Release month March 2026
Overdue
Release ring General Availability
Products Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Word
Cloud instances Worldwide
Platforms DesktopMacWeb
Description
The default chat experience with Copilot in Word now allows Copilot to directly edit your document. All changes made by Copilot are fully reviewable and reversible, and users can turn this experience off if needed.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 25 February 2026. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: March 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.