Dear colleagues, 

Microsoft announced a service change affecting Copilot availability for M365 office applications for users without a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot premium license. 

What is changing 

• • Starting on April 15, 2026, the Copilot icon in ribbon is no longer available in: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. 

• • Copilot Chat remains available to faculty, staff and students:  

• • On the web at https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/ 

• • In the Microsoft 365 Copilot app 

• • In the Outlook app, including the inbox and calendar features 

• • In the Teams app 

Who is affected 

• • Users without a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot Premium license  

• • No changes for full Copilot-licensed users  

What you need to do 

• • No action is required from your end.  

• • If you need Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote, a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. (learn more)  

If you have any further questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help). 

Kind regards, 

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Information Technology Services, University of Toronto