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Copilot in OneDrive will allow you to generate summaries
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Published onMay 1, 2024
published onMay 1, 2024
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Microsoft’s native cloud storage, OneDrive, has significantly improved over the years, introducing a wide array of new features. And 2024 is no different!
Microsoft, in anofficial blog post, lists out all the features brought to OneDrive and the planned enhancements, including the integration of Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot.
New features on OneDrive in 2024
InFebruary’24,Microsoft announced Copilot for OneDrive, and it’s finally happening, with the AI-backed tool coming to OneDrive this summer. The exact date is yet to be revealed!
With Copilot in OneDrive, you can quickly generate summaries for documents (even while sharing Word files for others to first see the summary), ask questions about the content within files, compare two or more documents, create FAQs and a lot more!
Next comes the improvedFile Viewerin OneDrive, which allows you to preview over 300 different file types at 2x speed compared to the previous version. Besides, theFile Viewer will have Copilot built-infor quick access. So, working on OneDrive is about to get a lot more seamless!
Microsoft is also improving collaboration in OneDrive. The native cloud storage now features a more straightforwardSharedialogue box where all the vital options are optimally placed. Besides, sending an email invitation has become more secure.
Another vital improvement to OneDrive’s collaboration capabilities is theBranded External File Requestfeature. With it, organizations can design a personalized landing page featuring the brand logo and necessary information and seamlessly collect documents and files from other stakeholders.
This way, you can maintain a consistent identity and promote the brand, all while collaborating with partners.
Improvements in OneDrive for Web
OneDrive for Web, too, received a host of new capabilities, including abrowser-only offline modeand3xfaster file loading. The search functionality inOneDrive for Webis also more enhanced than ever. Microsoft’s official blog lists the following improvements to be brought to OneDrive inAugust’24:
In addition to these, Microsoft has introduced the ability to colour code folders to WindowsFile Explorer, a feature first brought inOneDrive for Web. Choose different colours for work-related and personal folders!
You will also find a newMedia Viewoption in the navigation pane to browse through all available images and videos. Besides, you can create new files in one click or choose from a wide array of pre-set templates made available by the organization.
For administrators, Microsoft will soon bringGraph Data Connectto quickly gather and analyze the OneDrive sync health data.
With these enhancements, all OneDrive users stand to benefit from improved search, faster load time, seamless and secure collaboration, an offline mode for the web version, and the biggest of all, Copilot integration!
Some of these features are not free and will be included with aMicrosoft 365 OneDrive subscription.
If you are still unsure about choosing one, read ourcomprehensive comparison of cloud storage services.
What do you think about the new features in OneDrive? Share with our readers in the comments section.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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