MS-4005: Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Discover ways to craft effective and contextual prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 that create, simplify, transform, and compile content across Microsoft 365 applications. Learn the importance of providing a clear goal, context, source, and expectation in your prompt for the best results. This course covers real world scenarios and examples using Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat.
At a glance
Level: Beginner
Product: Microsoft 365
Audience/Role: Business User
Subject: Copilot
Audience/Prerequisites
Learners should be familiar working in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This course is intended for all types of users working with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Course content
Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365
Explore the possibilities with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Compose and summarize documents with Copilot in Word
- Summarize and draft emails with Copilot in Outlook
- Design captivating presentations with Copilot in PowerPoint
- Analyze and transform data with Copilot in Excel
- Elevate productivity with Copilot in Teams
- Empower employees through Microsoft Copilot with Graph-grounded chat
Optimize and extend Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Examine the art and science of working with AI
- Review best practices for using Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Examine how to build an effective prompt
- Review prompting best practices
- Extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 with plugins
- Explore Microsoft Graph connectors
Summarize with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Exercise - Follow along using sample data with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Simplify and extract key information with Copilot in Word
- Identify key information and summarize with Copilot in PowerPoint
- Spot trends and visualize data with Copilot in Excel
- Highlight key decisions and actions from Teams meetings
- Catch up and prepare for the week with Copilot in Outlook
- Summarize information on a topic with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Create and draft with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Exercise - Follow along using sample data with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Draft cover letters, marketing plans, and outlines with Microsoft Copilot in Word
- Build new slides, agendas, and to-do lists with Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
- Draft emails, replies, and meeting agendas with Microsoft Copilot in Outlook
- Brainstorm new ideas, lists, and reports from across Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Copilot
Edit and transform content with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Exercise - Follow along using sample data with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Write, organize, and transform content using Microsoft Copilot in Word
- Add images, slides, and organize your presentation using Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
- Format, sort, filter, and highlight data using Microsoft Copilot in Excel
- Rewrite messages and replies for tone using Microsoft Copilot in Outlook
Ask questions and analyze content with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Exercise - Follow along using sample data with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Ask Microsoft Copilot for help and recommendations in Word
- Get design and organization tips using Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
- Analyze and work with tables using Copilot in Excel
- Ask questions about your notes using Copilot in OneNote
- Chat with Copilot about meetings and messages in Teams
