Microsoft has launched a new feature called Sections with AI in SharePoint. It’s an authoring tool that creates full-fidelity sections from a prompt. To prevent this AI producing random content, Microsoft has ensured that it uses the context of the existing page to suggest content and can be further grounded with relevant files.
Sections with AI generates sections that can include information from meeting transcripts, recent documents, and other content that Copilot has access to. No matter what it generates, this will only be a draft, so users have full control over what is published. The Redmond giant said that the feature is going to rollout later this month.
To get started, users should click “Add section using AI” to start. They can select from suggested prompts based on the page’s content or write their own. Optionally, users can add sources like files or meeting transcripts to give the AI more context. The tool then generates a section using the user’s sources, organizational knowledge, and the existing page content.
If you do not like the output, there’s a regenerate option available to get more suggestions. There’s also the option to toggle between generated options.
Once a section has been generated, users can use the AI refinement feature to make changes to the content and layout. Examples of refinements outlined by Microsoft include changing background images, adding contact information, and making the text more professional. Once the user is happy, they can add the section to their page and edit it as they would any other section.
The feature is rolling out to Worldwide and GCC customers in late August, so towards the end of next week. When it arrives, you’ll be able to generate section information based on files or meeting transcripts, but the company is seeking input from users on the future direction about the required options with source files.