MC1478958 - Microsoft SharePoint Online: Select page canvas elements for Copilot-assisted editing
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1478958.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is rolling out an enhancement for SharePoint page authors holding a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence, allowing them to highlight specific page sections or web parts to provide precise context for artificial intelligence prompts. This general availability release is active worldwide across standard and government clouds. Administrators should inform content creators about this capability to improve page editing accuracy. No direct configuration steps are necessary for IT staff.
- Administrator impact
- No direct administrator action is required.
- End user impact
- Page authors with a Copilot licence can now target specific canvas elements to improve artificial intelligence editing precision.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a feature enhancement with no administrative configuration required and no service disruption risk.
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Microsoft Summary
SharePoint Online now lets page authors with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license select specific page canvas elements for targeted Copilot editing, improving precision and user experience. This feature is generally available worldwide with no action required.
- Message Center ID
- MC1478958
- Category
- plan For Change
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- SharePoint Online
- Tags
- New feature, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24
- Expires
- 2026-10-23
[What and why] We have introduced an enhancement to Copilot in SharePoint page authoring that allows page authors to directly select specific page canvas elements before submitting a prompt to Copilot. This improvement helps authors provide more precise context for Copilot, making it easier to target edits to specific sections or web parts and improving the page editing experience. [Rollout schedule] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): This feature is available now. Who is affected SharePoint page authors with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Platforms and services SharePoint Online Microsoft 365 Copilot What will happen Authors editing a SharePoint page with Copilot can directly select specific page canvas elements before submitting a prompt. Selected elements will appear as a selection indicator above the Copilot chat box. Authors can select entire sections or individual web parts for editing. Copilot will use the selected element(s) as the context for requested changes. If no canvas element is selected, Copilot will continue to determine the most appropriate area of the page to update based on the prompt. Editing a page canvas element with Copilot: [Action required and recommendations] No action is required. [Learn more] SharePoint AI page authoring: Select, describe, and refine | Microsoft Community Hub [Compliance considerations] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.