Short Version
The Files tab in the M365 prompt box is gaining ‘Type’ and ‘People’ filters to help you ground your prompt in content that matters to you. Due late April to mid-May 2025.
Details
The prompt box lets you ‘ground’ or anchor your prompts in specific, contextually relevant data, making responses more accurate, specific, and useful.
Before this update, you could refine search results by typing in the prompt box and use the All, People, Files buttons to help you find content to refer to.
After the update, you will still be able to prompt as above, but you can also filter by File type and People in the Files tab.
The below slider shows before and after screenshots from Microsoft:
Availability
Due late April to mid-May 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC1048631.
365 Roadmap ID 481136.
Image(s): Microsoft.
This sort of functionality is part of what Microsoft calls Context IQ. Learn more here: Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Microsoft Support.
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Page originally published
12th April 2025 and kept up to date.
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