Follow-ups
Ask Copilot for a different answer, a fix for a misheard word, more detail or an example, or pick a suggested follow-up, without waiting for a new question.
Under each answer, Follow-up buttons let you ask Copilot to try again or go further with the same question. Choose one, confirm, and Copilot writes a new answer.
The follow-ups
| Follow-up | What Copilot does | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| New answer | Writes a fresh, materially different answer to the same question. | The answer took the wrong angle, or you want another option. |
| Misheard term | Assumes a word in the question was transcribed wrong, works out what was probably said, and answers again. | The answer is about the wrong thing because a name, acronym or technical term was misheard. |
| Explain more | Goes deeper on the answer you have. | You need more to say. |
| Give an example | Adds an example to support the answer. | The interviewer wants something concrete. |
| Suggested follow-ups | Expands on a specific point from the answer. | One point in the answer is worth building on. |
Suggested follow-ups are written by Copilot for each answer, so they change every time. You see up to five of them after the four fixed buttons.
Use a follow-up
Go to the answer
Follow-ups apply to the answer on screen. To use them on an earlier answer, go back to it first.
Choose a follow-up
Click or tap the follow-up. On Mac and Windows, you can also press ⌘1 to ⌘9 on Mac or Ctrl1 to Ctrl9 on Windows, using the number shown on the button.
Confirm
Interview Pilot asks you to confirm, so a mistaken click or key press doesn’t start an answer.
Follow-up You see Button New answer Generate New Answer? Generate Misheard term Reinterpret Question? Generate Any other follow-up Ask Follow-up? Ask
The new answer appears as the next answer in the session, labeled with the follow-up you chose. Each follow-up is a new answer, so it counts toward your weekly Copilot answers on the Free plan.
When follow-ups aren’t available
- While an answer is being written. Follow-ups turn back on when it finishes.
- Before the first answer. There’s nothing to follow up on yet.
- On Mac and Windows, if Show Follow-Up Actions is off. Turn it back on in the workspace under Settings › Appearance. Turning it off also turns off the number shortcuts.
On iPhone and Android, follow-ups always appear under each finished answer.
Follow-ups on a phone
The same follow-ups appear under each answer in the Copilot tab: New answer and Misheard term first, then Explain more and Give an example, then the suggestions. Tap one, then confirm. The confirmation shows the name of the follow-up you chose.
Phones don’t have number shortcuts. With a Bluetooth keyboard, you can still start, answer and move between answers. See Keyboard shortcuts.
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