Course · 6 chapters
Copilot in Your M365 Apps
Get real work done with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams: Agent Mode prompts, per-app fixes, verify-before-trust. 6 chapters, free.
What you'll be able to do
- Triage your inbox with Outlook Copilot
- Draft brand-voice documents in Word
- Analyze 2,000-row datasets in Excel
- Build on-brand decks in PowerPoint
- Pull meeting action items in Teams
- Fact-check Copilot output
What's inside
- 1Per App: Start Here
A 12-minute orientation across the five-app M365 Copilot deep-dive set — Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. One grammar (Agent Mode + License/Graph/Labels + verify-before-trust); five surfaces; no required order. Pick the app where your day actually lives
- 2Outlook Copilot Deep Dive
From 47 emails to 5 minutes — agent-mode triage, thread summarization that doesn't lose detail, on-brand drafting, natural-language rules, and the verification habits that keep Copilot honest in your inbox starting Tuesday morning
- 3Word Copilot Deep Dive
From blank page to polished doc with Agent Mode (default since April 22, 2026) — prompt-first drafting grounded in your files, brand-voice rewrites that don't sound like a robot, long-form structure that survives partial regeneration, and the four-check verification that keeps Copilot honest in your memos and proposals starting Tuesday morning
- 4Excel Copilot Deep Dive
From a 2,000-row export to a board-ready answer in 15 minutes — Agent Mode (default since April 22, 2026), the brand-new =COPILOT() cell function, Python in Excel via natural-language prompts, the seven reliable data cleanups, and the four-check verification habits that keep your numbers honest in spreadsheets starting Tuesday morning
- 5PowerPoint Copilot Deep Dive
From a 9am brief to a 4pm board deck — Agent Mode (default since April 22, 2026), the Brand Kit + Template combo that fixes the 'why do my Copilot slides look generic' problem, exact-hex-and-template-name prompts, per-slide refinement that doesn't cascade, and the four-check verification habit that keeps your deck on-brand starting Tuesday morning
- 6Teams Copilot Deep Dive
From eight hours of meetings to five minutes of catch-up — real-time mid-meeting questions, time-bounded prompts, action items with real owners (not fabricated), the Microsoft Tech Community v1.5 prompt for high-fidelity meeting analysis, and the four-check verification habit that keeps Copilot honest in your meetings starting Tuesday morning
Frequently asked questions
- What will I learn in this Microsoft 365 Copilot course?
- You will learn to use Copilot inside Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, with concrete prompts for each app. It covers Agent Mode, the =COPILOT() Excel function, on-brand drafting, meeting summaries, and a four-check habit to verify Copilot output before you trust it.
- Who is this Microsoft 365 Copilot course for?
- It is for business professionals who already use Microsoft 365 daily and want Copilot to handle real work like email triage, document drafting, spreadsheet analysis, slide decks, and meeting catch-up. It is practitioner-level, not a beginner overview.
- Do I need coding experience to take this course?
- No coding is required. Everything runs through natural-language prompts inside the M365 apps, including Python in Excel, which you trigger by describing what you want instead of writing code.
- How long is the Microsoft 365 Copilot course and is there a certificate?
- It is about two hours across six chapters: one orientation plus one deep dive per app. You can take the apps in any order and earn a certificate when you finish.
- Is this Microsoft 365 Copilot course free?
- Yes, the course is free. You only need your existing Microsoft 365 Copilot access to follow along, with no extra setup.
Earn a certificate
Complete all chapters to receive your certificate of completion.