Applies To

When you write prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, you can add AI tools to get more task-specific and in-depth results from Microsoft 365 Copilot. Each of these intelligent tools specializes in generating responses for your particular needs.

Note: If you don't have a Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, there are some limitations to using AI tools like agents in Copilot Chat. To learn about those limitations, see How Copilot Chat works with and without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Add AI tools to Copilot Chat

To add AI tools to your prompts in Copilot Chat, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to Copilot Chat and sign in with your Microsoft 365 work or school account.

  2. In the Message Copilot compose box, select  Two parallel lines with circles to open Tools menu in Copilot Chat Tools to open the tools menu.

  3. From the  Two parallel lines with circles to open Tools menu in Copilot Chat Tools menu, select:

    1. Sphere with ring around it to use Researcher agent in Copilot Chat prompt Researcher to create thorough reports with detailed research.

      1. Select  Two dots connected with line to add sources to Copilot Chat prompt Sources to refine which sources Copilot Chat should reference.

      2. Learn more about Researcher at Get started with Researcher in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

    2. Line with dots to use Analyst agent in Copilot Chat prompt  Analyst to receive in-depth insights of your data.

      1. Learn more about Analyst at Get started with Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

    3. Letter D to generate image with Designer tool  Designer to create AI-generated images.

      1. Select  Outline of image to choose image style in Copilot Chat Image to choose what type of image to create and image size.

      2. Once your image is created, edit it using the [side-by-side image editing tools].

    4. At symbol to explore more agents  Explore more agents to go to the Agent Store and find other agents to use in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

  4. With your tool selected, enter your prompt into Copilot Chat and select  Arrow icon to send message to Copilot Chat Send.

    1. Copilot generates a response using the AI tool you selected from the  Two parallel lines with circles to open Tools menu in Copilot Chat Tools menu.

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