Copilot At Work: AI Tools for Office

In this course, participants will explore the advanced capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a powerful AI assistant integrated within Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn how to utilize Copilot to enhance document creation, data analysis, and presentation design.

CoPilot for Word

Learn to use Copilot in Word to enhance your productivity, draft and summarize documents, while understanding Copilot’s limitations and the importance of verifying its work and maintaining your own skills.

CoPilot for PowerPoint

Copilot can help with presentation building in powerful ways - from slide design to content creation. Discover how to fully leverage Copilot to streamline your PowerPoint workflow.

CoPilot for Excel

Leverage Copilot to boost your productivity when working with spreadsheets.

1. Introduction to Copilot

• What Copilot is & where it shows up in Office.
• Benefits: saving time, improving quality, reducing repetitive work.

2. Copilot in Word

• Drafting a document from a short prompt.
• Rewriting for tone and clarity.
• Summarizing long documents.

3. Copilot in Excel

• Creating formulas and pivot tables with natural language.
• Spotting trends and generating summaries.
• Visualizing data with suggested charts.

4. Copilot in PowerPoint

• Turning a document into a slide deck.
• Designing slides and adjusting layouts.
• Refining speaker notes.

5. Responsible Use & Best Practices

• Writing effective prompts.
• Reviewing and fact-checking AI output.
• Confidentiality reminders.