Microsoft gives Copilot a workspace that grows with the task
Microsoft replaced the fixed prompt line in the Copilot app and across Microsoft 365 with a task-aware workspace. The pane expands to show files, chat history, or meeting notes and surfaces suggested actions beneath the input area. A new Work IQ layer pulls from the user's emails, files, chats, and meetings to decide whether to give a short answer or deeper reasoning. Users can also switch models inside the same session. The changes follow feedback that the old single-line box felt disconnected from actual work. No rollout dates or licensing details were provided.
Before the update, users already struggled to judge whether a task was worth trying in Copilot. The single prompt box at least made the limits obvious. Now the workspace hides those limits behind adaptive suggestions and model choices, so weak context or missing files can produce longer but still shallow drafts. The shift moves the friction from prompting to judging output quality. Teams that lack shared review habits will receive more polished-looking material that still requires the same fact, tone, and permission checks as before.
Analysis
Build a one-page decision table today that lists the three recurring tasks you handle in Word, Excel, or Teams, the exact Microsoft 365 context each needs, and the two checks you will run on every Copilot draft before you send it.
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