Microsoft 365 Copilot supports a wide range of file formats for things like create or summarize. The contents of uploaded files can be referenced in subsequent prompts.

Microsoft 365 Copilot (Work and School)

To upload or select a cloud file, select the paperclip icon  File attachment paper clip icon in the chat box, or to reference files stored in your OneDrive or SharePoint you can use Context IQ.

Below are the supported file formats:

Microsoft Office Documents: DOC, DOCX, DOCM, DOCB, FLUID, LOOP, ONE, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPTM, PPTM, VSD, VSDX, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB

​​​​​​​Templates: DOT, DOTX, XLTX 

Other Document Types: EPDF, PDF, ODT, ODP

Images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, JFIF, PJPEG, WEBP, and PJP

Text-based Files: CSV, RTF, TXT

Markup and Documentation: ASPX, HTM, HTML

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