Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs Beta
Data as of 41 minutes ago (9 September 2026)
Status In development
Release month September 2026
Release ring General Availability
Products Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Cloud instances Worldwide
Platforms AndroidDesktopWeb
Description
Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs on Copilot users' files they are working on — content that was previously difficult to search and find.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 13 April 2026. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: September 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
- 3 September 2026 Description description updated
- 3 September 2026 Title Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs