AI & Copilot

Get started with Copilot in Windows and Microsoft 365, plus basic Power Automate flows.

8 guides in this category.

How-To Guides

How to Turn Off Microsoft Copilot (If It’s Getting in the Way) - Hide or disable the Microsoft Copilot sidebar and pop-ups in Word, Excel, and Windows 11 if you find them distracting.
How to Use Copilot to Summarize Emails, Documents, and Meetings - Save time by using Microsoft Copilot to summarize long email threads, Word documents, PDFs, and Teams meetings.
How to Use Microsoft 365 Copilot Basics - Draft in Word, analyze data in Excel, build a deck, and clear a long email thread with Microsoft 365 Copilot — and check which Copilot you have.
How to Use Microsoft Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams - Ready-to-use Copilot prompts for Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams — organized by app with real-world examples you can copy and adapt.
How to Use Power Automate Basics in Microsoft 365 - Power Automate builds simple workflows, called flows, that handle repetitive jobs for you - saving attachments, sending alerts, and logging data.
How to Write Effective AI Prompts for Office Work - Stop getting generic answers from AI. Learn the simple 4-part framework to write prompts that get exactly what you need.

Fix Copilot Not Finding or Reading Your Files - Get Copilot reading your files again by moving them to OneDrive, turning on AutoSave, and checking sharing before you call IT.

Understanding Copilot Agents in Microsoft 365 - What a Copilot agent is in Microsoft 365, where you meet one at work, what it can see, and why your company may not have any yet.