Last updated: June 2026
In Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks, you can create an AI-powered audio overview that transforms the content of your notebook into a dynamic, conversational audio experience. Whether you're reviewing project updates, brainstorming ideas, or catching up on meeting summaries, your notebook audio overview ensures you stay informed in a convenient and engaging format.
Note
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use Copilot Notebooks, and an active SharePoint or OneDrive license is required to create notebooks. Copilot Notebooks is also available to Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, and Premium subscribers; however, the audio overview feature is available only to commercial Microsoft 365 users with work or school (Entra ID) accounts.
How to create an audio overview about your notebook
Open your notebook in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app or OneNote.
Start an audio overview:
- In the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, in the Content pane on the right, select Audio overview. The audio overview generates right away.
- In OneNote, on the notebook's Overview page under Quick Create, select Audio overview. Choose the Format, Voice, Style, and Duration and any additional customizations, then select Generate audio.
Note
To generate an audio overview, your notebook must include at least one reference file, such as a Word document or a OneNote page. Audio overviews may be subject to daily usage limits.
Once your audio overview is generated, select the Play button.
Within the Audio player, you can:
- Change the speed.
- Skip forward or backward by 15 seconds.
- Play or pause.
- Customize it.
- Save to OneDrive
- Delete it.
- Select the thumbs up or thumbs down icons to provide feedback about the audio overview experience.
To replay your audio overview, select it again in your notebook.
If you added more reference files to your notebook and want to regenerate your audio overview, first delete the audio overview, and then select Generate audio again.
What language support is available for audio overviews in Copilot Notebooks?
This feature, for both input and output, is currently limited to English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Chinese.
More ways to work with Copilot Notebooks
Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks
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