Add content to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat prompts

When you write prompts in Copilot Chat, you can add content to get more specific and detailed results from Copilot. You can also ask questions about the added content to Copilot Chat, including questions about uploaded images and images embedded in other files like PowerPoint presentations and Word documents.

Note

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

Add content to Copilot Chat prompts

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

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

  2. In the Message Copilot compose box, select Add plus sign icon  Add and manage sources to open the menu.

  3. From the menu, select:

    1. Teams assignment attach icon Add work content to open the work sources selection menu to find and select work content.

      1. Learn how to reference work data at Refer to specific files and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    2. Browse my computer up arrow button icon Upload images and files to open your device's file app and select files to upload to Copilot Chat.

      1. You can upload multiple images and files to Copilot Chat from your device.
    3. OneDrive icon Attach cloud files to open the OneDrive file picker and select files located in your OneDrive.

      1. You can select your own OneDrive files, files shared with you, and files shared in Teams meetings.

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