Since the publication of our initial blog in November 2023, Microsoft 365 Copilot has seen significant advancements, enhancing its integration and functionality across various applications. Here’s an updated overview to help you stay informed about these developments.
What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI-powered assistant designed to enhance productivity by working seamlessly with Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. It uses advanced technology called large language models (LLMs), which are powerful AI systems trained to understand and generate human-like text. By combining this AI with your work data—such as emails, documents, and meetings—Copilot can help you write, analyse, and create more efficiently, transforming the way you work.
For instance, you can provide Copilot with natural language prompts like “Inform my team about our latest product strategy update,” and it will generate a status update based on the morning’s meetings, emails, and chat conversations.
By leveraging Copilot, you can ensure your team’s success in adopting and utilising the tools within the Microsoft 365 suite.
Key features and Recent Enhancements
Copilot in Word
Copilot assists in drafting documents by providing a first draft based on your prompts, saving time on writing, researching, and editing. Recent updates have expanded its referencing capabilities, allowing you to easily pull in relevant emails, meeting notes, and contacts when drafting documents, streamlining the preparation process.
Copilot in PowerPoint
By responding to simple prompts, Copilot adds relevant content from your past documents to create presentations efficiently. The new Narrative Builder feature enables you to start with a branded template or new file, allowing Copilot to outline your presentation, complete with speaker notes and animations, so you’re presentation-ready in no time.
Copilot in Excel
Copilot enhances data analysis by identifying trends and creating professional-looking data visualisations in seconds. It is now fully integrated into Excel, offering advanced assistance for data analysis and formula creation, making data-driven decision-making more accessible.
Copilot in Outlook
Managing emails becomes more efficient with Copilot summarising lengthy email exchanges and providing quick, well-crafted responses, helping you stay on top of your communications.
Copilot in Teams
During meetings, Copilot summarises key discussion points, identifies who said what, and highlights areas of agreement and disagreement. It also suggests action items in real-time, ensuring that every discussion leads to tangible outcomes.
Copilot Pages
Introduced in September 2024, Copilot Pages is a dynamic workspace within Copilot Chat that integrates all your data in one place, making collaboration effortless. You can easily create, edit, and share your work without losing track of responses, enhancing team productivity.
Security and Compliance
Copilot seamlessly integrates into your environment, inheriting and upholding critical policies and processes. It enforces your compliance boundaries, ensuring adherence to regulations, and safeguards your privacy by protecting confidential information.
Getting Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
To explore Copilot’s capabilities, you can watch the introductory video below:
Microsoft 365 Copilot and how we can help
As accredited Microsoft Partners for Modern Work, we have the expertise to introduce and implement this technology into your organisation. Our professional services and IT solutions can assist you with business transformation projects and maximising the benefits of Microsoft solutions for your organisation.
For more detailed information and demo videos, visit the official Microsoft page.
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