Since we launched Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) to consumers in 2013, we’ve steadily delivered new apps, features, and benefits to our subscribers. These include advanced security with Microsoft Defender, creativity tools like Clipchamp, and countless enhancements to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.
Today, we’re building on that decade of innovation by bringing Copilot and Designer to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. These changes bring the transformative power of AI to the personal productivity and creativity apps that millions of people use every day.
The next step in our Copilot journey
It’s been nine months since we introduced consumers to Copilot in our Microsoft 365 apps via Copilot Pro. We’ve spent that time adding new features, improving performance, and listening carefully to customer feedback. Based on that feedback, we’re making Copilot part of our Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions.
Productivity and creativity are at the heart of Microsoft 365, and with Copilot integration across our apps you’re now equipped with an AI companion that doesn’t just make your work easier—it makes it more effective (and fun). Here are the Copilot experiences coming to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers:
- Copilot in Word transforms your writing and reading experience by generating outlines or full drafts, suggesting rewrites to better capture your ideas, summarizing long texts into digestible pieces, and even creating unique images to complement your documents.
- Copilot in Excel helps you analyze your data to provide actionable insights and graphs, and generates formulas based on your requirements.
- Copilot in PowerPoint enhances your storytelling by generating full outlines with visuals, text, and speaker notes, and allows you to create custom images to make your presentations more engaging.
- Copilot in Outlook makes managing emails a breeze by drafting emails based on your intent, providing tips to improve tone and clarity, and summarizing email threads to help you catch up quickly.
- Copilot in OneNote takes your notetaking to the next level by helping you organize information, create lists, draft plans, generate ideas, and offers insights into past notes.
Furthermore, we’re making our newest app, Microsoft Designer, part of our Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions. In addition to accessing Designer within apps like Word and PowerPoint, you can also use the standalone Designer app on the web and mobile. Use Designer to create eye-catching images by simply describing what you’re looking for or choosing from pre-populated ideas. Plus, expertly edit your photos with AI by erasing unwanted objects with ease.
Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers will receive a monthly allotment of AI credits to use Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Designer. The credits will also apply to apps like Paint, Photos, and Notepad on Windows. Those who frequently use Copilot can upgrade to Copilot Pro, without worrying about usage limits. Learn more about AI credits.
To reflect the value we’ve added over the past decade and enable us to deliver new innovations for years to come, we’re increasing the prices of Microsoft 365 Personal and Family. The price increase will apply to existing subscribers upon their next renewal. The price increases vary in each market—visit our website for exact local pricing. For Microsoft 365 Family subscribers, Copilot will be available to the subscription owner and cannot be shared with others.
Safe and responsible AI
At Microsoft, we are focused on building tools that harness the incredible potential of generative AI while providing a safe experience for our users. We are committed to ensuring that our systems are used in a responsible and ethical manner. We have implemented a responsible AI process and take actions to mitigate negative outcomes and further prevent misuse, including guardrails, threat monitoring, and abuse detection, and provenance technology, and we are continuously working to strengthen our safety systems to help create a safer environment. Learn how we make our AI products safer for consumers.
Accessing Copilot in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family
Existing Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers will automatically get access to Copilot in their apps once they update to the latest version. If you’re not already a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscriber, sign up directly from Microsoft or via your favorite retailer.