Microsoft Copilot is a suite of AI tools that perform various tasks, from answering questions and creating images to helping with productivity in M365 apps like Word, Excel, and Teams. It’s an conversational assistant that helps users boost productivity and streamline workflows by offering contextual assistance, automating routine tasks, and data analysis.
This basic course, aimed at total beginners, provides participants with a foundational understanding of Microsoft Copilot and how it can enhance daily productivity through simple practical applications such as email management, presentation preparation, and meeting minutes.
What will you learn?
By the end of this Microsoft Copilot Basics course, delegates will be able to:
- Use Copilot basics in everyday M365 apps to enhance their productivity
Audience?
Anyone new to Copilot.
Course Contents
What is Microsoft Copilot?
- Introduction to Copilot and how it differs from ChatGPT
- Key benefits: productivity, automation, and AI-powered insights
- How Copilot integrates with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint)
- How AI is transforming work
Practical Applications in Everyday Work (Outlook)
- Copilot for email management
- Writing and summarising emails
- Prioritising and managing inbox overload
- Automating responses and setting email rules
Copilot for Meeting Preparation and Notes (Teams and Outlook)
- How Copilot can help you prepare for Teams meetings
- Generating real-time and post meeting summaries
- Generating follow-up actions continued
Copilot for Document and Report Creation (Word and Excel)
- Report generation from organisational and internet data/information
- Formatting and proofreading assistance
- Data analysis in Excel: charts, summaries, and insights
Copilot for Presentations (PowerPoint)
- Creating slides from Word documents
- Generating speaker notes and content suggestions
- Improving design and layout automatically
Hands-on Exercises
- Summarising an email thread
- Drafting a report from online data and
- Creating a PowerPoint slide from text or a file
Best Practices for Using Copilot Effectively
- How to write effective prompts
- Understanding Copilot’s strengths and limitations
- Ensuring data privacy and security
Course Materials
Enliten IT will provide each delegate with a PDF workbook and other useful reference materials where applicable.
“"I wish this training had been delivered when we initially started using Teams."”
Tracy, NEA, Teams Introduction
Prerequisites
Delegates should be familiar with Microsoft 365.
Additional Information
Enliten IT reserves the right to modify course content and materials as required in the interests of continuous course improvement, at any time, without notification.
The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants.