{"id":9404,"date":"2025-05-07T08:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/non-classifiee\/5-practical-ways-to-use-microsoft-copilot-every-day\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:01:40","slug":"5-practical-ways-to-use-microsoft-copilot-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/blog\/5-practical-ways-to-use-microsoft-copilot-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"5 practical ways to use Microsoft Copilot every day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve been hearing about Copilot everywhere, but don&#8217;t know where to start?<br\/>Here are 5 practical ways you can use Microsoft Copilot every day to save time.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to these <strong>5 video tutorials selected for you &#8211; simple, effective and directly applicable<\/strong> &#8211; you can easily integrate them into your daily routine.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Summarize Teams emails and discussions<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot can generate a summary of exchanges in Outlook or Teams to quickly extract key points and actions to be taken.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In Outlook<\/strong>: open a conversation, then click on \u201cSummarize by Copilot\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Teams<\/strong>: access a discussion or channel, then ask Copilot for a summary (e.g. \u201cSummarize my recent unread messages from [name]\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot works on a 30-day history, but does not summarize images or files. It can also prepare your meetings by summarizing related exchanges. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ChBdHmMdr0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9383\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png 503w, https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 503px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Generate meeting minutes<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During or after a Teams meeting, Copilot can provide a summary of important decisions and actions.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>During<\/strong>: Open Copilot in the meeting and it will take notes automatically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>After<\/strong>: go to the \u201cSummary\u201d tab of the meeting, select Copilot, then \u201cSummarize meeting\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can adjust granularity or target a specific section of the meeting for greater precision.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IXhRMjUCisA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9389\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3.png 508w, https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3-480x276.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 508px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Optimize e-mail management in Outlook<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot offers drafts based on suggestions or customized instructions. For example: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suggest a call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request more information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responding to a complaint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describing a product or service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot can also automatically insert context-sensitive e-mail templates to speed up your responses.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGsJwzDvHCs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9385\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png 507w, https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-480x276.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 507px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Analyze data in Excel<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot lets you analyze your tables without the need for advanced expertise.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Format your data in table form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201cCopilot\u201d in the ribbon, then choose \u201cAnalyse\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask a question (e.g. \u201cWhat are the average sales by region?\u201d) or select a suggestion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot can generate graphs, pivot tables, formulas and even use Python for advanced analysis.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fyss4pI8ZUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9391\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4.png 506w, https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4-480x267.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 506px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Create PowerPoint presentations from existing documents<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot can generate a presentation from a Word or PDF document:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In PowerPoint, open Copilot and choose \u201cCreate a presentation from [file]\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your document and Copilot will create slides based on the content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can then adjust the visuals, add images or change the theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tip: Copilot works particularly well with well-structured Word documents.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v3ep_X8NN1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9387\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2.png 506w, https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2-480x268.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 506px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover 5 concrete ways to use Microsoft Copilot to save time every day.<br \/>\nThanks to a selection of simple and effective video tutorials, learn how to summarize your e-mails, generate reports, write faster, analyze your data and create presentations&#8230; in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[69,66],"class_list":["post-9404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-services-en","tag-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9405,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9404\/revisions\/9405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofco.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}