What is it?
Agent Mode in Word lets you work with Copilot in a more interactive way. Just tell Copilot what you want—like summarize recent customer feedback and highlight key trends—and it will draft, refine, and format your document for you. Writing becomes a conversation: you focus on your ideas, and Copilot handles the details with Word’s built-in styles and formatting.
Note: Agent Mode is rolling out to Frontier audiences, so if you do not see it yet, and are enrolled in Frontier and accessing Copilot in Word through your Frontier-enabled account, check back in a few days.
Who has access?
Agent Mode in Word is rolling out only to users in the Microsoft Frontier program with one of these licenses:
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Microsoft 365 Copilot (desktop, web coming soon)
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Microsoft 365 Personal or Family (web only)
How to access and use Agent Mode:
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Open Word and sign in with your Frontier-enabled account.
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Look for Copilot in the Home tab or sidebar.
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Select Tools > Agent mode (Frontier) in the Copilot prompt box.
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In the prompt box, type your request clearly and give details, like Summarize this document and update the table with numbers from /Sept Data Pull email.
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Continue to ask and create as Copilot does the heavy lifting.
Note: If you don’t see Agent Mode, double-check your Frontier status and license, or contact your IT admin.
Limitations
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Only available to Frontier users with eligible licenses.
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English (US) only.
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Works with the document you have open and any files/emails you attach. Copilot can’t access other data unless you provide it.
The new Frontier program gives customers early, hands-on access to experimental Microsoft 365 Copilot innovations right in their own environment. The agents and AI features designated as "Frontier" are previews, built for evaluation and feedback purposes. As these features are still in development, their availability and capabilities may change at any time. Learn more about how you can help shape the next generation of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
