Overview of document processing for Microsoft 365

Document processing for Microsoft 365 provides a powerful suite of AI-powered content management and productivity services designed to help your organization transform how you handle documents and information. A flexible pay-as-you-go approach gives you access to advanced capabilities—such as intelligent document discovery, classification, analysis, and processing—without the need for upfront licensing commitments.

By automating content workflows and enhancing document understanding, your everyday business content is turned into actionable knowledge. This advancement not only streamlines operations and reduces manual effort, but also empowers people in your organization to make faster, more informed decisions based on insights extracted from their content.

Document processing services

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	Autofill columns Streamline the process of managing files and their associated information by using large language models (LLMs) to extract or generate content automatically. Learn more about autofill columns.
	Document translation Create a translated copy of a document in a SharePoint document library, preserving the original format and structure of the file. Available for all supported languages and dialects. Learn more about document translation.
	eSignature Send electronic requests using eSignature, keeping your content in Microsoft 365 while it’s being reviewed and signed. Learn more about eSignature.
	Optical character recognition Extract printed or handwritten text from images, letting you quickly and accurately find the keywords and phrases you're looking for. Learn more about using optical character recognition.
	Content assembly Automatically generate standard repetitive business documents, such as contracts, statements of work, service agreements, letters of consent, correspondence, and more. Learn more about content assembly.
	Image tagging Find, sort, filter, and manage images in SharePoint document libraries. Learn more about image tagging.
	Taxonomy tagging Automatically tag terms or term sets in SharePoint document libraries, making the files easier to search, sort, filter, and manage. Learn more about taxonomy tagging.
	Prebuilt models Save time processing and extracting information from contracts, invoices, receipts, and other types of documents. Learn more about prebuilt document processing.
	Structured and freeform models Automatically extract information from documents, such as letters, contracts, forms, and invoices, where the information can appear anywhere in the document. Learn more about structured and freeform document processing.
	Unstructured models Automatically classify documents that vary in composition and extract information from them. Learn more about unstructured document processing.

Pricing & billing

Use the document processing services without any license commitment or upfront purchasing. Any user in your organization can use the services and only pay if and when services are used. For more information, see Pay-as-you-go pricing for document processing.

For information about how to set up pay-as-you-go, see Set up pay-as-you-go billing for document processing.