Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 14, 2026 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files — such as scanned contracts in Word, screenshots of tables in Excel, or whiteboard photos in PowerPoint — content that was previously difficult to search and find.

Product
Release phase	General Availability
Release date	May CY2026
Platform	Web
Cloud Instance	Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Created	2026-04-13 23:15:13Z
Roadmap ID	559613
Roadmap Link	https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=559613