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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.

SharePoint: ISNUMBER Function

SharePoint: ISNUMBER Function

2 min read · 5 years ago

Returns true when a value is a number type.

SharePoint: Your team’s “face” in the organization

SharePoint: Your team’s “face” in the organization

4 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Forms: How popular is your Form?

Microsoft Forms: How popular is your Form?

4 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Teams: Protect your privacy during a meeting

Microsoft Teams: Protect your privacy during a meeting

5 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Planner: Schedule View

Microsoft Planner: Schedule View

5 min read · 5 years ago

SharePoint: Day Function

SharePoint: Day Function

3 min read · 5 years ago

Returns the day-of-month number from a date.

SharePoint: How to create site columns?

SharePoint: How to create site columns?

2 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Forms: Multi-language forms

Microsoft Forms: Multi-language forms

5 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Teams: Don’t want to use a SharePoint Site or your OneDrive?

Microsoft Teams: Don’t want to use a SharePoint Site or your OneDrive?

5 min read · 5 years ago

SharePoint: ISBLANK Function

SharePoint: ISBLANK Function

4 min read · 5 years ago

Returns true when a column is empty.

SharePoint: Color-code your columns

SharePoint: Color-code your columns

7 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Planner: Add more than 255 characters

Microsoft Planner: Add more than 255 characters

4 min read · 5 years ago

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Manuel T Gomes

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