{"id":14275,"date":"2025-12-12T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=14275"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:09:06","slug":"mc1194615-microsoft-excel-enabling-m365-subscribers-to-use-copilot-chat-in-locally-stored-modern-workbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2025-12-12-mc1194615-microsoft-excel-enabling-m365-subscribers-to-use-copilot-chat-in-locally-stored-modern-workbooks","title":{"rendered":"MC1194615 | Microsoft Excel: Enabling M365 subscribers to use Copilot Chat in locally stored modern workbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1194615 | Microsoft Excel: Enabling M365 subscribers to use Copilot Chat in locally stored modern workbooks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>12\/12\/2025 01:05:22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>12\/12\/2025 01:04:38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>03\/02\/2026 08:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>We\u2019re enabling Microsoft 365 subscribers to use Copilot Chat when working in <i>  Microsoft Excel modern workbooks<\/i> (.xlsx, .xlsb, .xlsm, .ods, .xltx, .xltm, and .xlam files) stored locally. This brings parity with workbooks stored in  <i>SharePoint <\/i>or <i>OneDrive<\/i>, allowing users to query Copilot Chat regardless of storage location.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><b>[When this will happen]<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>General Availability (Worldwide): <\/b>Rollout will begin in <b>mid-December 2025<\/b> and is expected to complete in&nbsp;<b>January 2026<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><b>How this affects your organization:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>Who is affected:<\/b> All Microsoft 365 subscribers using Excel modern workbooks stored locally.<\/p>\n<ul>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>What will happen:<\/b>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft 365 subscribers will be able to query Copilot Chat when opening and working in  <i>locally stored Excel modern workbooks<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>This feature is <b>enabled by default<\/b>; no admin action is required.<\/li>\n<li>There is no impact to existing workflows for workbooks stored in <i>SharePoint<\/i> or  <i>OneDrive<\/i>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><b>[What you can do to prepare]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>All locally stored Modern Excel workbooks are blocked today from querying Copilot Chat. 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