M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Apply suggestions for Coaching by Copilot in Microsoft Outlook – Aug 20, 2024

Summary

Coaching by Copilot in Microsoft Outlook introduces an 'Apply All' button to implement coaching feedback and rewrite email drafts. Rolling out from late July to early September 2024, it's available in new Outlook versions and requires an active Copilot license. No admin action needed for the update.

MC837085 – Updated August 20, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coaching by Copilot for Microsoft Outlook email client now offers users the option to apply the coaching feedback and rewrite their email draft simply by using an Apply All button. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392326.

When this will happen:

Public Preview: Microsoft will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously late July) and expects to complete by late September 2024 (previously early August).

General Availability: Microsoft will begin rolling out late September (previously early August) 2024 and expects to complete by late October 2024 (previously early September).

How this will affect your organization:

Apply all suggestions will generate a new email draft that the user can accept or decline to replace their current draft. To access Apply all suggestions, begin by running Coaching by Copilot on an email draft and look for the Apply All button.

This feature will only be available in new Outlook, Outlook for Web, Outlook for Mac, Outlook for iOS, and Outlook for Android. Classic Outlook support will not be included in this rollout. 

This feature is only available for users/tenants with an active Copilot license. 

For more information, see Email coaching with Copilot in Outlook – Microsoft Support.

Apply Suggestions user experience

New Outlook: Coach feedback with Apply All button

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New Outlook: Coach rewrite

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Outlook for Mac: Coach feedback with Apply All button

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Outlook for Mac: Coach rewrite

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Outlook for iOS: Coach feedback with Apply All button


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Outlook for iOS: Coach rewrite

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What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

To learn more about Microsoft’s own review of this product with its works councils, please consider reading: https://aka.ms/Copilot/MSWorksCouncilsArticle