Perplexity has brought its AI agent "Computer" to four Microsoft 365 apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Until now, documents and tables produced in Computer had to be copied and pasted into each app by hand. This integration removes that step, letting users hand off document creation, data analysis, and email writing from a side panel right inside the apps. Every answer comes with its sources, and access is limited to paying subscribers.

No more copy-paste: an AI that lives inside the apps

Computer is an autonomous AI agent that carries out multi-step tasks on the user's behalf. According to Perplexity, in just about three months since launch it has already handled the equivalent of $4.4 billion (about 710 billion yen) in labor for its users.

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With that level of use, demand for tighter integration with everyday work tools grows naturally. In fact, nearly 40 percent of Computer users had already generated files in Microsoft formats within the past 30 days. Without a native add-in, though, they still had to copy and paste output from Computer into tools like PowerPoint. This integration removes that step entirely, letting people move from draft to edit to finished work without leaving the Microsoft 365 apps.

What you can do across the four apps

Computer is called up from a side panel through an add-in built into each app. It supports the following four, each matching that app's typical work.

In Excel, it can update spreadsheets such as comparison tables, financial models, and DCFs (discounted cash flow). In Word, it can draft, rewrite, and format text while pulling in information from other documents and the web. In PowerPoint, it can generate or revise slides from a Word document, a workbook, or a short prompt, and it can reference past materials to build new decks with updated content. In Outlook, it can write or rewrite email based on thread history and attachments, and it can put together meeting briefs and sales-prep materials.

Ahead of these four apps, Computer also works in the chat tool Microsoft Teams, so members can kick off tasks from the channels where they already communicate. Computer brings together more than 20 models and automatically picks the right one for each task.

Every answer cites its sources, plus external data connections

The biggest worry when using AI output for work is whether you can trust it. Computer shows the basis for each answer and the origin of every figure it presents, so users can verify before sharing. The numbers referenced in spreadsheets stay traceable to their sources, one by one.

Its connections aren't limited to within a company, either. It can link to SharePoint and more than 400 files and apps outside Microsoft to work with business context in mind. It can also pull data from paid sources such as the financial-information service FactSet and the data platform Snowflake, reflecting them in materials while keeping citations clear.

Security and management built for enterprise use

Computer runs on the same security foundation as the rest of Perplexity. It includes enterprise features such as SAML single sign-on, audit logs, and granular admin controls.

Administrators can enable Computer for the organization, narrow the range of models it may use, and manage connections like SharePoint, Outlook, and Teams. The company says enterprise data is never used to train models. The design keeps users in control: they can review what Computer is about to change or do before it acts.

How to get started and who can use it

Getting started begins with installing the needed add-ins from Microsoft Marketplace. There are separate add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; for Outlook; and for Teams. Open an app, launch Computer, and sign in once to use it across all of them. Access is for paying Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro, and Enterprise Max subscribers.

Summary

With this integration, Perplexity's "Computer" can now work directly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the everyday tools of real work, without moving generated content around. Its habit of citing sources every time, its links to external data such as SharePoint, FactSet, and Snowflake, and its enterprise-grade permission and audit features all point to a strong focus on practical use at work. At the same time, it is available only on paid plans, and it likely shows its real strength when paired with internal data and routine workflows. With Microsoft's own Copilot and others in the mix, competition to run AI inside Office is intensifying, and how far Perplexity can turn clear citations and broad data connections into an advantage will be worth watching.