Read, compare, consolidate and complete documents
Use this section when the work starts with documents. AI can help you understand one document, compare several, combine information from multiple sources, or use source material to complete an existing template.
Typical products and features
- Copilot Chat
- Copilot in Word
- File upload and file references
Best-fit users
- Anyone working with documents
Extra cost risk: Usually low to medium; availability depends on licence and file access
Watch-outs
- This section explains what is possible, not whether a particular document should be used with AI.
- Check your organisation's policy and the information involved before using real work content.
- Use the AI Redlines where a task involves decisions or actions that should remain with people.
Example use cases (6)
Extract information from documents
Ask Copilot to pull out specified facts, dates, names, actions, values or other fields from one or more documents and present them in a structured list or table.
Where: Copilot Chat / Word
Ask questions about a document
Open, upload or reference a document and ask Copilot questions about what it contains, where something is mentioned or how different sections relate.
Where: Copilot Chat / Word
Complete a template from source material
Open an existing template or structured document, reference one or more source documents and ask Copilot to draft content into the relevant sections.
Where: Copilot in Word
Consolidate multiple documents into one
Provide several source documents and ask Copilot to bring their information together into one structured draft.
Where: Copilot in Word / Copilot Chat
Compare documents
Ask Copilot to identify differences, additions, omissions or conflicting information across two or more documents.
Where: Copilot Chat / Word
Edit a document in place
Use in-app Copilot to change wording, structure, formatting or content directly inside the file you are already working on.
Where: Word / PowerPoint / Excel where supported