Copilot now supports the Notebook interface on all platforms, and this is why you should use it

Back in December 2023, Mikhail Parakhin, leader of the Windows and Web Experiences Team, which is responsible for Copilot, teased a Notebook interface of the AI tool, which allowed users to focus on prompt creation so that they could learn to get the best of Copilot.

One more thing: we are also starting to flight the Notebook interface. Keep changing the prompt on the left, get results on the right. Easier to copy and work on the prompt. It also remembers the previous version, so you can ask to change something. pic.twitter.com/WkfIE4bQmN

— Mikhail Parakhin (@MParakhin) December 5, 2023

One more thing: we are also starting to flight the Notebook interface. Keep changing the prompt on the left, get results on the right. Easier to copy and work on the prompt. It also remembers the previous version, so you can ask to change something.

Mikhail Parakhin

Jorbi Ribah, the head of engineering at Bing, also teased it right after, saying:

Here’s another new feature we’re excited about: Notebook is starting to flight. This interface removes dialogue so you can focus on prompt creation, refinement, and iterating on output as it remembers the previous version. It also accepts longer prompts up to 18K characters.

Jorbi Ribah

Here’s another new feature we’re excited about: Notebook is starting to flight. This interface removes dialogue so you can focus on prompt creation, refinement, and iterating on output as it remembers the previous version. It also accepts longer prompts up to 18K characters. pic.twitter.com/lMpJYvz020

— Jordi Ribas (@JordiRib1) December 5, 2023

Users then were left wondering when this interface be fully available, and we have good news. Jorbi Ribah confirmed the Notebook interface is now shipped with Copilot on all platforms, mobile and desktop.

Notebook is now shipped in https://t.co/FsGnvZLtYd, on both PC and mobile browser. It’s a new interface for crafting, improving, and revising your prompts without chat dialogue. Ideal when you need to iterate on a prompt to get the best result. It supports up to 18K characters. pic.twitter.com/hf8r0O90E3

— Jordi Ribas (@JordiRib1) February 22, 2024

Notebook is now shipped in http://Copilot.microsoft.com, on both PC and mobile browser. It’s a new interface for crafting, improving, and revising your prompts without chat dialogue. Ideal when you need to iterate on a prompt to get the best result. It supports up to 18K characters.

Jorbi Ribah

Why should you use it?

Well, Copilot on Windows, Microsoft Edge, or Microsoft 365 might not be able to get the right answer right away, and sometimes it doesn’t give the right answer at all. With this new interface, you can experiment with Copilot, and use various versions of prompts to get the right answer.

You’ll have access to previous conversations up to 18K characters, so you’ll be able to see what went wrong and what went right and experiment with your prompts so that Copilot can give you the best solutions.

It could be quite useful. If you try it, and you discover good or interesting prompts, then be sure to let us know about them in the comments section below.