Short Version
Microsoft is introducing Immersive Search to Outlook, which includes an entry point to the Copilot side pane, presenting an AI-generated summary based on your query. Now due late October to late November 2025.
Details
After performing a search, you will see an entry point to the Copilot side pane. The summary will be based on your query and include content from emails, Teams messages, and documents.
Key points
- The Copilot side pane appears only after you perform a search and select the entry point on the search results page.
- Summaries include all content supported by Microsoft 365 Copilot, such as indexed emails, Teams messages, attachments, and shared files from OneDrive or SharePoint.
- M365 Copilot licence required.
AvailabilityDue early to late September 2025.Now due late September to late October 2025.
Now due late October to late November 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC1130610.
365 Roadmap ID 498319.
Image(s): Microsoft (with added arrows).
Page originally published
16th August 2025, and kept up to date.
Do you provide M365 updates at work? Slide Deck members can download the latest Evergreen slides (the slides I use for my YouTube updates) to use and present at work. Sign up for a free trial and cancel at any time.
Would you like to attend a live webinar covering this month’s updates? Monthly, free, just 55 minutes and more fun than it sounds! Sign up for the sessions I deliver with The Inform Team: Microsoft 365 Evergreen.
🎬 Are you, or your colleagues, struggling to get the most out of Copilot? On The Inform Team’s webinar You switched on Microsoft 365 Copilot. Now what? I discuss and demo no-prompt (like this update), easy ways that Copilot can help you without typing a single prompt. Watch and share here.
