How to use Microsoft Copilot in Edge: sign in, sidebar chat, webpage Compose, Copilot Pro

MSA sign-in in Edge → sidebar Copilot Q&A or summary → Inline Compose on web inputs → check Copilot Pro vs your Microsoft 365 plan if needed.

You want Microsoft Copilot inside Microsoft Edge: sign in with a Microsoft account, open the sidebar to ask about the page you are on, and use Inline Compose to draft or rewrite text in web forms. Free vs Copilot Pro and work profiles follow Microsoft Support: Getting started with Copilot in Microsoft Edge, Edge Inline Compose FAQ, About Microsoft Copilot Pro.

The searchable job is Microsoft Copilot in Edge browser: sign in, sidebar chat, webpage Compose, whether Copilot Pro applies. Trust in-product consent, Context Clues settings, and your account subscriptions—not third-party “unlimited use” tables.

Free Edge Copilot vs Copilot Pro

Sign in to Edge and open the Copilot sidebar

1. 01
   Install or update Edge

   Use current stable Edge on desktop or mobile. Work deployments follow IT policy.

2. 02
   Sign in with a Microsoft account

   Personal: sign in Edge with a personal Microsoft account (MSA) per Getting started. Work profiles use Entra ID; Copilot signs you in automatically (Using Copilot in Edge at work).

3. 03
   Open the page you care about

   Navigate to a site, video, or PDF. Copilot can use page context; first run may ask permission for browser context (Context Clues).

4. 04
   Select the Copilot toolbar icon

   Open the sidebar, type a prompt, or use shortcuts like Create a Summary (Getting started).

5. 05
   Review Context Clues (optional)

   Sidebar More (…) → Settings → Privacy → turn off Context Clues if you do not want open tabs, history, or page title used (linked from Getting started).

Inline Compose on webpages

1. 01
   Focus a web input

   Click into a form field, comment box, or rich text area (Inline Compose FAQ).

2. 02
   Use the floating button or right-click

   Choose Rewrite with Copilot or Draft with Copilot. Output refines your text or a prompt.

3. 03
   Review before you send

   Verify facts before posting or paying. Disable via Edge setting Collaborate with Copilot as you write on the web (Inline Compose FAQ).

4. 04
   First practical task

   Ask the sidebar to summarize three bullets from a Microsoft Support page, then Draft with Copilot for a short follow-up email in the same tab.

Copilot Pro and Edge (when it applies)

What Copilot Pro is

Individual subscription with priority access to newer models; pair with Microsoft 365 Personal/Family for Copilot in desktop Office apps (About Microsoft Copilot Pro).

In Edge

About page lists Edge, Copilot web, and Copilot apps as places to use Pro benefits; priority access improves peak-time responsiveness (Priority access doc).

Subscribe or cancel

Purchase via the subscription page linked from About; cancel under Services & subscriptions (Support: Cancel a Copilot Pro subscription).

Not GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Pro is for IDE code. Compare GitHub Copilot Pro on this site.

Personal workflow: MSA sign-in → sidebar summary of one official doc → one Inline Compose draft. Open Copilot Pro only if peak delays hurt you or you need desktop Office Copilot beyond your M365 plan.