Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps in Microsoft 365 Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 22, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; whether it can be turned off is not yet verified.
The facts, edition by edition
| Consumer | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Write “We do so by applying large language model (LLM) processing on the content you choose to provide in Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and PowerPoint.” “ask Microsoft Copilot to help you rewrite a paragraph in a Word document or ask Microsoft Copilot to generate a to-do list from your notes in OneNote” “when you ask Microsoft Copilot to help you rewrite a paragraph in a Word document or ask Microsoft Copilot to generate a to-do list from your notes in OneNote.” [1] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Documents, Email “We do so by applying large language model (LLM) processing on the content you choose to provide in Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and PowerPoint.” [1] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | Not yet verified |
| On by default | Not yet verified |
| Can be turned off | Not yet verified |
| Billing | Included in the license “The Microsoft Copilot features that appear in Microsoft 365 apps as part of a Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, or Microsoft 365 Premium subscription” [1] dated copy |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
Consumer
- What the AI does
- Write “We do so by applying large language model (LLM) processing on the content you choose to provide in Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and PowerPoint.” “ask Microsoft Copilot to help you rewrite a paragraph in a Word document or ask Microsoft Copilot to generate a to-do list from your notes in OneNote” “when you ask Microsoft Copilot to help you rewrite a paragraph in a Word document or ask Microsoft Copilot to generate a to-do list from your notes in OneNote.” [1] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Documents, Email “We do so by applying large language model (LLM) processing on the content you choose to provide in Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and PowerPoint.” [1] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- Not yet verified
- On by default
- Not yet verified
- Can be turned off
- Not yet verified
- Billing
- Included in the license “The Microsoft Copilot features that appear in Microsoft 365 apps as part of a Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, or Microsoft 365 Premium subscription” [1] dated copy
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- Consumer: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- Consumer: Not yet verified
Sources
- Microsoft Privacy Statement, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
This fact sheet says nothing about your setup: the free readout, in French for now, reads it in your tools.