Copilot is a generative AI chatbot from Microsoft that answers questions, replies to prompts, performs repetitive tasks, and generates images. It’s available on all Android phones, our favorite Android tablets, Windows PCs, and iOS devices. You can use Copilot via a web browser, standalone app, or Microsoft 365 applications. This guide has the best Copilot tips and tricks to get more done and supercharge your productivity.
Although Copilot is free for everyone, you need a Copilot Pro membership to access premium features. A subscription lets you use Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Outlook, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint. The Pro membership costs $20 per month per user.
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You can ask Copilot to create a summary if you don’t want to read a lengthy article online. You can also ask follow-up questions. The option is available on the Edge browser.
You can use Copilot on Windows and any browser to analyze images and screenshots. After uploading the picture, you can ask questions to gather more details. It can help analyze error codes and with troubleshooting.
It can be frustrating when you’re added to a long email thread without context. You have to go through the entire chain to understand what’s happening. To make things easier, use Copilot in Outlook to get the main points of emails. The summary includes annotations of the threads it references. Clicking a numbered citation takes you to the source so you can read the message.
Here’s how to use the Summarize feature in Outlook:
Writing emails in the correct tone can be tricky, especially when you want to be diplomatic or assertive. It can also be challenging to simplify emails for readers with non-technical backgrounds. If you feel stuck in such situations, use Copilot to help draft emails. For the best results, be specific and mention the tone of the message.
Copilot makes it easy to catch up with meetings in Teams with the recap feature. It comes in handy when you need a quick summary of meetings when you return from a vacation or if you miss parts of a presentation when you’re late. Copilot in Teams summarizes what you missed during a live recording. It also provides a recap at the end of a meeting.
Here’s how to get a summary of what you missed during a live meeting:
Here’s how to get a summary of a previously recorded meeting:
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You can use Copilot in Teams to create meeting notes, including action items and topics. So, instead of taking note of the details, you can actively participate in the meeting. You can copy and paste the meeting minutes after a quick review.
You can use Copilot’s Context IQ (CIQ) feature to reference people, meetings, emails, or files. To access it, type the forward slash when entering your prompt. It retrieves relevant content by scanning your chats, emails, files, and Microsoft 365 apps.
You can get help from AI if you feel stuck with a presentation. Collect the information into a file and feed it to Copilot. Here’s how to create a PowePoint presentation using Copilot.
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Copilot can be a crucial tool for supercharging your productivity if you use Microsoft products and services. The tips in this guide help you make the most of the AI chatbot. If you want to learn more about Copilot, we have a comprehensive guide that explains how it works. You can also try some of the best Copilot prompts and tweak them to suit your needs.
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