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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updated handling of entity inserts in the Copilot Chat input box

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552592

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  • Seen 4 Aug 2026 late May 2026, mid-July 2026 → mid-August 2026, late August 2026
  • Seen 13 Jul 2026 mid-June 2026 → mid-July 2026
  • Seen 3 Jun 2026 early June 2026 → mid-June 2026
  • Seen 26 May 2026 mid-May 2026, end of May 2026 → late May 2026, early June 2026
  • Seen 1 May 2026 February 2026, end of April 2026 → mid-May 2026, end of May 2026
  • Seen 8 Apr 2026 mid-March 2026 → end of April 2026
  • Seen 6 Mar 2026 late February 2026 → mid-March 2026

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Updated August 4, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction We’re updating how entities inserted from Add Work Content under the + menu behave in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat. With this change, entity names (such as document titles, people names, or other referenced objects) will no longer be inserted as text within the input box, making it easier for users to craft clean prompts without needing to manually delete entity labels. This feature is available to both users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (Microsoft 365 Copilot users) and users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (Copilot Chat users), but the experience varies. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 552592. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid-August 2026 (previouslylate May) and completes by late August 2026 (previously mid-July). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat in commercial (non-government) clouds. What will happen: When users insert entities through Add Work Content (+):The entity pill will appear in context, but the entity name will no longer be inserted as text in the chat input box:  This change creates a cleaner prompt-building experience by removing extraneous text. No admin controls are changing. This update is enabled by default for all tenants. What you can do to prepare No action is required. Optional steps include: Informing helpdesk or training teams about the change. Updating internal documentation that references entity insertion behavior in Copilot or Copilot Chat. Learn more: Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat | Microsoft Support Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.

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  1. Updated June 13,August 4, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … ID 552592. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in late May 2026 (previously mid-May) mid-August 2026 (previouslylate May) and completes mid-Julyby late August 2026 (previously mid-June).mid-July). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

  2. Updated June 3,13, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in late May 2026 (previously mid-May) and completes mid-Junemid-July 2026 (previously early June).mid-June). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

  3. Updated May 26,June 3, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in late May 2026 (previously mid-May) and completes early June mid-June 2026 (previously end of May).early June). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

  4. Updated May 1,26, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … ID 552592. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid-Maylate May 2026 (previously mid‑February) mid-May) and completes end of May early June 2026 (previously end of April).May). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

  5. Updated April 8,May 1, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … ID 552592. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid‑Februarymid-May 2026 (previously mid‑February) and completes end of AprilMay 2026 (previously mid-March).end of April). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

  6. Updated March 4,April 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction … will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid‑February 2026 and completes in mid-Marchend of April 2026 (previouslylate February).(previously mid-March). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

    • Tags New feature, User impact, Admin impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact

    Updated March 4, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.  Introduction We’re updating how entities inserted from Add Work Content under the … happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid‑February 2026 and completes in late February 2026.mid-March 2026 (previouslylate February). How this will affect your organization Who is affected: All users with …

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