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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat FAQ
Describes Copilot Chat answers that synthesize web sources and provide linked citations so users can further explore and research.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI answer without sources | Flag this anti-pattern when an AI answer makes evidence-dependent claims and provides no source link, citation marker, grounding panel, source scope, or verification action. | Evidence-dependent answers must expose whether sources were searched, retrieved, used, unavailable, permission-limited, failed, or not required. | Supports linked citations in AI answers so users can inspect sources. |
| Citation display | Choose citation display when the main user need is verifying a generated or summarized claim against the source that supports it. | Each citation marker opens or focuses the source record that supports the adjacent claim. | Supports linked citations in AI answer product behavior. |
| Editable AI output | Choose editable AI output when the primary object is generated output after creation and users need to revise, review, save, copy, or apply that output. | The generated draft, user edits, tracked changes, source mappings, citations, review status, and final output state are modeled as distinct data rather than one mutable text blob. | Supports citation-aware generated writing and source link preservation. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as product-example evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
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