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Notebooks gain work context
Emails and Teams meetings can be added as sources, bringing more project context into one place.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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The work-focused Copilot experience in Microsoft 365, including Copilot Chat and apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. This guide does not cover the consumer Microsoft Copilot app.
Work focus: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat only. Personal Microsoft Copilot features are intentionally excluded.
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Coaching in Outlook chat
Copilot can give and apply more granular writing feedback while an email is being drafted.
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Find email attachments
Copilot Chat can list attachments from sent or received messages.
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NewOfficial source checked01Use emails and meetings in Copilot Notebooks
Copilot Notebooks can use relevant Outlook emails and Teams meetings as reference material, alongside files. This gives the notebook more of the conversations, decisions and meeting context behind a piece of work.
What it could do
Create a project notebook using the key brief, recent client emails and the latest meeting, then ask for a decision summary or a first-draft presentation.
Get started
- Open a Copilot Notebook in Microsoft 365
- Choose Add content or Add reference, then select the relevant emails or Teams meeting
- Ask for an output and check that the sources, permissions and conclusions are right
Try this
“Using these project sources, summarise the decisions, open questions and next actions. Show which source supports each important point and flag any gaps.”
Availability: Available in Copilot Notebooks across Microsoft 365. You will only be able to use content you have permission to access.
ImprovedOfficial source checked02Outlook coaching in chat
Copilot can provide coaching feedback as you draft, edit and format an email, with the option to apply selected suggestions directly to the message.
What it could do
Draft a sensitive customer follow-up, ask for coaching on clarity and tone, then apply only the suggestions you accept.
Get started
- Start a new email in Outlook
- Choose Get Coaching
- Review suggestions in the Copilot chat pane and apply them selectively
Availability: Microsoft 365 Copilot across supported Outlook platforms
NewOfficial source checked03Find email attachments in Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot can list file attachments from email messages you have sent or received.
What it could do
Find the files exchanged with a supplier during the last month without manually searching through long email threads.
Get started
- Open Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- Ask for attachments from a named sender, period or subject
- Open the list and check the files against the source emails
Try this
“List the attachments from emails received from [name] in the last 30 days. Group them by message date and subject.”
Availability: Android, Windows, iOS, Mac and web
NewOfficial source checked04A shared Copilot library
A centralized Library in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app lets people find and manage Copilot-created images and pages.
What it could do
Retrieve an AI-created image or page from a previous project rather than recreating it from scratch.
Get started
- Open the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
- Go to Library
- Filter by images or summaries and share the approved item in Teams or email
Availability: Android, Windows, iOS, Mac and web
NewOfficial source checked05Watermark controls for AI media
Organizations can use a policy to add visual or audio watermarks to video and audio content generated or altered by AI in Microsoft 365.
What it could do
Apply a clear disclosure to AI-altered internal training video so its origin is transparent to staff.
Get started
- Review the organization’s content and disclosure policy
- Configure the Microsoft 365 Cloud Policy setting
- Test the setting on a non-sensitive example before wider use
Availability: Controlled through Microsoft 365 Cloud Policy service
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