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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.
How I manage tasks automatically in Microsoft Planner using Power Automate?
Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action
Calls SharePoint's REST API directly.
SharePoint: Hour Function
Returns the hour component (0-23) of a date or time value.
Power Automate: SharePoint Get Items Action
Returns SharePoint list items with OData filters, pagination, and folder scoping.
How to publish news in modern SharePoint sites from an RSS feed using Power Automate?
Microsoft Planner: No Templates? No worries.
SharePoint: WEEKDAY Function
Returns the day-of-week number from a date. Three return-type options.
Power Automate: Create new folder Action
Creates a SharePoint folder. Auto-creates missing parent levels.
How to create nested folders in SharePoint and Copy templates automatically using Power Automate?
Microsoft Teams: Outlook to Teams and back
