Understanding the Copilot subscriptions

- [Instructor] The name Copilot is used by Microsoft for several of their products and services. So before we jump into this course, I wanted to take a moment to clarify how the name applies to this specific course on using Copilot in Microsoft Word. I'm here on Microsoft's website at microsoft.com/microsoft-copilot. And in order to enable Copilot in Word and other Microsoft 365 applications, like Excel or PowerPoint, you have to have a paid subscription to Copilot through either a personal or individual account or an account you have through work or school, also referred to as a business account. So if you're subscribing as an individual, you'll be subscribing to a product called Copilot Pro. And if I scroll down on this page, you can see that one of the features of Copilot Pro is you can access Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps. Let's go back to that previous tab. Now, if your Microsoft account is through your work or school, that's considered a business account. And the subscription for business accounts is called Copilot for Microsoft 365. Now, in most cases, if you have your subscription through work or school, your network administrator or IT department will set up your Copilot subscription for you, and you'll see Copilot when you open up your Microsoft 365 applications without having to do anything yourself. So in order to see Copilot in Word and other applications, you again have to either be subscribed to Copilot Pro as an individual user or Copilot for Microsoft 365 as a business user. Now, this free version of Copilot is available through your web browser. We can click Try free version of Copilot or go to copilot.microsoft.com. And on this page, you can chat with the Copilot AI assistant and ask questions, request information, do research, and so on by typing in this field here at the bottom. (computer keys clicking) So I'm asking it to list the US holidays in February. And it does so. So you can chat and do research here for free, but you can't use this version of Copilot in Microsoft Word. You have to have one of those paid subscriptions. So for this course, you just need to understand that you must have either a Copilot Pro or Copilot for Microsoft 365 subscription to see Copilot in Word. But if you'd like to learn more about what Copilot entails across Microsoft's products and services, be sure to check out my colleague Nick Brazzi's course called: What is Copilot? Get Started with Microsoft's Everyday AI Companion.