Files are automatically saved to OneDrive or another cloud service, even before you’ve given the document a name.
Microsoft is introducing a convenient feature in Word: automatically saving documents in the cloud. Previously, this only happened after the file was manually saved for the first time.
Modern Way of Storing
According to a blog post from Microsoft, it “modernizes the way files are created and saved in Word for Windows.” After the next update, users will see a new option in the Save menu in Word: ‘automatically put new files in the cloud’. This will be checked by default, and can be unchecked if you don’t want to use the option.
Copilot Gets Involved
The Register writes that once the document is saved, Microsoft is eager to show that Copilot can analyze the document. This is only possible if the user has a Copilot Chat or Microsoft 365 Copilot license. The files are uploaded by default to OneDrive “or a cloud service of your choice,” though Microsoft remains vague about the other options. Files automatically get the current date as filename until the user changes it.
The feature is currently only available for Microsoft 365 Insiders and will also come to Excel and PowerPoint for Windows later this year.