Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant woven directly into the apps you already use every day, and this is where I unpack how to actually get value out of it. The promise is appealing, an assistant that can draft, summarize, analyze, and answer questions using your own documents and data, but the reality takes some learning. My aim here is to close that gap with practical, grounded guidance. You will find write-ups on using Copilot inside the core Microsoft 365 apps, from drafting and rewriting in Word to crunching numbers in Excel, taming your inbox in Outlook, and pulling threads together in Teams. I focus on the prompts, habits, and settings that separate a gimmick from a tool you rely on. Because this is a hub, it also branches into the SharePoint sub-area, where Copilot gets interesting, since so much organizational knowledge lives in SharePoint sites and libraries.
SharePoint: ISERROR Function
Returns true when a formula evaluates to an error.
Microsoft Teams: Skype is going, going, gone
SharePoint: Different View for the same data
SharePoint: CONCATENATE Function
Joins strings, numbers, and dates into a single value. Up to 30 items.
SharePoint: Create a list based on folders
SharePoint: Properly translate your list column names
Power Automate: Save multi-choice Microsoft Forms
SharePoint: REPT Function
Repeats a string N times. Result capped at 2000 characters.
SharePoint: Now Function
Returns the current date and time as a serial number.
SharePoint: Today Function
Returns today's date as a serial number.