Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETMicrosoft’s Copilot Pro AI offers a few benefits for $20 per month. But the most helpful one is the AI-powered integration with the different Microsoft 365 apps. For those of you who use Microsoft Word, for instance, Copilot Pro can help you write and revise your text, provide summaries of your documents, and answer questions about any document.
First, you’ll need a subscription to either Microsoft 365 Personal or Family. Priced at $70 per year, the Personal edition is geared for one individual signed into as many as five devices. At $100 per year, the Family edition is aimed at up to six people on as many as five devices. The core apps in the suite include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
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Second, you’ll need the subscription to Copilot Pro if you don’t already have one. To sign up, head to the Copilot Pro website. Click the Get Copilot Pro button. Confirm the subscription and the payment. The next time you use Copilot on the website, in Windows, or with the mobile apps, the Pro version will be in effect.
How to use Copilot Pro in Word
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETAt the text field in the window, type a description of the text you need and click the “Generate” button.
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETCopilot generates and displays its response. After reading the response, you’re presented with a few different options.
Review the response and your options. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETIf you like the draft, click “Keep it.” The draft is then inserted into your document where you can work with it. If you don’t like the draft, click the “Regenerate” button, and a new draft is created.