Generate audio overviews with Copilot in OneDrive
Applies To
OneDrive (home or personal) OneDrive for Mac OneDrive for WindowsNote: This feature is currently in preview and rolling out to users in early May 2025.
With Copilot in OneDrive, commercial users can now generate audio overviews for Word documents, PDFs and Teams meetings recordings with transcripts. Audio Overviews in OneDrive is a Copilot feature that allows users to absorb and digest their content in a different way.
Get started
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Open any Word document, PDF, or Teams meeting recording with a transcript in your OneDrive work or school account.
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Click on the Copilot button and select Generate an audio overview from the menu.
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The audio player will appear in the bottom right. This player is draggable and stays on the screen as you switch and navigate through your OneDrive.
Note: Audio overview generation may be subject to daily usage limits.
Audio player features
The audio player comes with full audio controls, including:
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Pause/Play
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Rewind/Fast Forward by 15 seconds
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Playback Speed Controls
Additionally, the … context menu offers more options:
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View Transcript
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Switch to podcast style/Switch to summary style
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Save Audio Overview to OneDrive
Note: Audio overviews can only be saved to OneDrive if the file is unencrypted.
Audio styles
By default, audio overviews play in a summary style. This style is single-person, succinct, professional, and provides a quick summary of the key points of your content.
You can switch to a podcast style via the context menu to create a two-person, longer, casual discussion.
Language support
Currently, this feature is only available in English for both input and output.
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