MS-4005 Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Discover ways to craft effective and contextual prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot that create, simplify, transform, and compile content across Microsoft 365 applications. Learn the importance of providing a clear goal, context, source, and expectation in your prompt for the best results. This course covers real world scenarios and examples using Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat.
- Understand Copilot – Explain its purpose, core components, integration with Microsoft 365 apps, and Responsible AI practices.
- Master Prompt Engineering – Identify elements of effective prompts (goal, context, source, expectations) and apply them across Microsoft 365 to optimize productivity.
- Apply Prompts in Scenarios – Use prompts in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Outlook for tasks such as summarization, trend analysis, visualization, and meeting/action tracking.
- Implement Best Practices – Apply Copilot best practices, leverage plugins, and integrate external data using Microsoft Graph connectors.
Learners should be familiar working in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This course is intended for all types of users working with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Learners should be familiar with working in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This course is intended for all types of users working with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
- What is Copilot?
- How it works and its core components
- Microsoft’s commitment to Responsible AI
- Word: Compose and summarize documents
- Outlook: Summarize and draft emails
- PowerPoint: Design engaging presentations
- Excel: Analyze and transform data
- Teams: Boost collaboration and productivity
- Business Chat: Empower workflows
- The art and science of working with AI
- Best practices for effective use
- Building and refining prompts
- Extending Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Summarize & Simplify: Extract insights in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Outlook, and Business Chat
- Create & Draft: Cover letters, marketing plans, slides, agendas, emails, ideas, and reports
- Edit & Transform: Rewrite, format, sort, filter, and refine content across Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
- Word: Recommendations and assistance
- PowerPoint: Design and organization tips
- Excel: Work with and analyze tables
- OneNote: Ask questions about notes
- Teams: Insights into meetings and messages