Microsoft Copilot Essentials by Microsoft Press
3h 22mBeginner2026-02-26
Authors
Microsoft Press
Microsoft
Course details
Do you know how to leverage Copilot across your go-to Microsoft 365 apps, like Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel? This course shows how you can use the integrated Copilot features to streamline communication processes, draft and refine documents, create impactful presentations, conduct data analysis efficiently, and more. Discover AI-driven techniques to help you ground data in Excel, structure compelling narratives in PowerPoint, and manage tasks in Teams and Outlook. Explore how Copilot can help support decision-making processes without replacing human judgment.
This course provides practical tools and examples, plus you can participate in scenario labs that illustrate real-world applications and discuss responsible AI usage to maintain credibility and trust. By the end of this course, you will be ready to use Copilot to both enhance your productivity and grow your professional skills.
This course provides practical tools and examples, plus you can participate in scenario labs that illustrate real-world applications and discuss responsible AI usage to maintain credibility and trust. By the end of this course, you will be ready to use Copilot to both enhance your productivity and grow your professional skills.
Skills covered
Microsoft 365 CopilotCopilotAI for Personal ProductivityAI Productivity and Everyday UseBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Microsoft Copilot Essentials Professional Certificate - Introduction
Copilot Foundations
- Learning objectives
- What Copilot is (and isn t)
- How LLMs support modern work
- Data privacy, boundaries, and safe usage
- Prompt structures that consistently work
Copilot for Communication - Outlook and Teams
- Learning objectives
- Email triage, rewriting, summarization
- Meeting prep, meeting recaps, and action items
- Teams chat summarization and message drafting
- Practical Monday morning workflows
Copilot for Writing and Creativity - Word and PowerPoint
- Learning objectives
- Draft documents with context
- Refine tone, structure, clarity
- Turn briefs into presentations
- Visual generation fundamentals
Copilot for Analysis - Excel and Edge
- Learning objectives
- Text-to-analysis prompts in Excel
- Natural language queries
- Exploratory analysis workflows
- Use Copilot in Edge for research and synthesis
Scenario Labs
- Learning objectives
- Student scenario - Research and writing workflow
- Career changer scenario - Portfolio and skills development
- Corporate employee scenario - Project update and report creation
- Early career scenario - Planning, summarizing, and interview preparation
Responsible Use, Next Steps, and Exam Readiness
- Learning objectives
- When not to use Copilot
- AI hallucination guardrails
- Ethical and organizational considerations
- Key patterns for the final exam
Summary
- Microsoft Copilot Essentials Professional Certificate - Summary