Short Version
The Copilot-powered Activity tab in Word allows you to filter comments and edits by time. Due by late August 2025.
Details
Around April 2025, Microsoft started adding new tabs to the Copilot summary at the top of Word documents (see: Copilot in Word gets new document snapshot superpowers). The latest addition is the Activity tab (1); a summary of recent changes and comments, which you can filter by time (2):
- Since last visit
- Past 3 days
- Past week
- Past 2 weeks
Availability
Due by late August 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC1130391.
Image(s): Microsoft.
Page originally published
15th August 2025, and kept up to date.
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