# Microsoft 365 Copilot for AEC firms: AI in Office and Teams

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Last updated: 2026-11-12

Microsoft 365 Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. For firms on Microsoft 365, it drafts reports and emails, analyses spreadsheets such as BOQs, summarises Teams meetings and finds information in your files, within your existing permissions. Copilot Chat comes with eligible business plans; full Copilot is an add-on.

## What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Microsoft 365 Copilot brings Microsoft's AI assistant into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. It works on the documents, email and meetings each user can already access in your organisation's Microsoft 365.

## How do AEC teams use Microsoft 365 Copilot?

- Drafting reports and letters in Word
- Working through BOQs and cost sheets in Excel
- Summarising Teams meetings into actions

## What should you check before using it on projects?

1. Review file sharing and permissions before rollout.
2. Check every fact and number in drafts.
3. Set an AI usage policy for which data goes where.

See [how to write an AI usage policy for a design studio](/insights/ai-usage-policy-design-studio).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Copilot included in Microsoft 365?

Copilot Chat is included with eligible Microsoft 365 business plans. The full Microsoft 365 Copilot, which works in your apps and data, is a per-user add-on or bundle.

### Does Microsoft train on our files?

Microsoft says prompts, responses and data accessed through Microsoft Graph aren't used to train foundation models.

### Should we tidy file permissions first?

Yes. Copilot can find anything a user has access to, so review sharing and permissions before rollout.