Microsoft Lets Office Users Move Copilot Button as 3.3% of Microsoft 365 Users Pay for AI
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Updated · WindowsLatest · May 22
Microsoft Lets Office Users Move Copilot Button as 3.3% of Microsoft 365 Users Pay for AI
11 articles · Updated · WindowsLatest · May 22
Late-May updates will let Word, Excel and PowerPoint users right-click the floating Copilot button and move it back to the ribbon after complaints that it blocked content, especially spreadsheet cells.
Microsoft had made the bottom-right button the default rollout through May 2026 to lift Copilot click-through and engagement, saying the design was meant to surface AI in context.
The company said the floating version did raise engagement, but backlash forced a retreat; users will still be able to switch among floating, docked and ribbon placements.
Copilot adoption remains weak: roughly 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users pay for it, while a separate report put Copilot on the web at about 1%, underscoring pressure on Microsoft's broader AI push.
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