What Microsoft Copilot Can Do in Office 365

Over the past couple of years, artificial intelligence has been brought into the mainstream, and it has rapidly become part of the modern worker’s toolkit. Microsoft’s answer to this shift is Copilot — an AI assistant built directly into their most popular Office 365 applications.

A Closer Look at Microsoft Copilot in Action by App

Here is a list of some key AI features available across those apps and how they can help you work smarter.

Microsoft Word: Smarter Document Creation

Microsoft Word users can leverage the power of Copilot throughout the document generation process. Having trouble getting started? Copilot can provide a prompt. Finding yourself using the same phrases repeatedly? Copilot can suggest alternatives. Copilot can also create summaries of larger documents and turn blocks of difficult-to-read text into something much more palatable, like a list or table. There are also some nice features for improving your resume, including suggestions for relevant keywords for applicant tracking systems. 

Microsoft Excel: Deeper Data Analysis

Excel has long been a popular solution for managing information, and Copilot introduces a variety of features to help you make the most of your data. Users can use prompts to apply popular features such as sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting. Copilot can also analyze data and suggest charts or pivot tables. If you are having trouble finding a function, Copilot can help with a suggestion. Finally, if you want to take your data analysis to the next level, Copilot can generate Python code using a variety of popular libraries. 

Microsoft PowerPoint: Better Presentations Faster

If you like to use PowerPoint to create presentations, there are a number of ways Copilot can help. There are real-time editing options to improve grammar and tone. Microsoft Copilot can generate AI graphics and insert company branding. It can even help craft a presentation from scratch based on prompts or by summarizing existing documents. The Designer function can help your presentation shine by automatically redesigning slides, or suggesting changes that you can implement at the click of a button. 

Microsoft Outlook and Teams: Organized and Focused

Copilot can help you organize your work time in a multitude of ways. If you need a little bit of help drafting an email, it can make suggestions for you. Focused Inbox prioritizes important emails, so you do not miss that important message. Meeting Insights helps you gather important documents for upcoming meetings. If you are running that meeting in Teams, Copilot can create real-time transcripts meeting summaries. It can also suppress background noise, allowing your users to focus on you.  

As AI continues to evolve, Microsoft Copilot is changing the way we work across Office 365. Whether you are transforming presentations in PowerPoint, sharpening your writing in Word, or analyzing data in Excel, Copilot helps you work smarter at every step. The tools in Outlook and Teams can help you collaborate more effectively and focus on what matters. Copilot can help bring your skills into the 21st century!