Scope of Search
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Searches exclusively within your organization’s Microsoft 365 environment (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint), ensuring that results are relevant to internal content such as documents, emails, and collaborative files.
Example: Where would you look for your employer’s HR vacation policy?
You would likely search within your organization’s HR documents, employee manuals, or internal SharePoint site where the policy is stored.
Microsoft Copilot: Conducts a broader search, looking for the term across the general web, including publicly available information and data from external sources.
Example: Where would you research more information about your company?
You might turn to the company’s public website, news articles, blog posts, or third-party sources like industry reports or social media for general information.
Access Points
Microsoft Copilot is accessed through the Windows 11 interface. You can also use the link. Microsoft 365 Copilot is accessed within Microsoft 365 applications like Word, Excel, and Teams.
Capabilities
Microsoft 365 Copilot: It helps with content generation in Word. It drafts emails in Outlook. In Excel, it handles data analysis and provides insights. It also schedules meetings and summarizes conversations in Teams. PowerPoint users can create presentations with its assistance. It aids in task automation.
Microsoft Copilot: It offers code generation and code completion in GitHub Copilot. It also provides the ability to deploy, manage, and monitor cloud services in Azure Copilot.