PAPERmaking! g FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY ® Volume 12, Number 1, 2026
Microsoft Word Copilot in Word can help you write drafts, summarise documents and create drafts to use for PowerPoint decks or emails. Importantly, Microsoft Word’s Copilot can only work with information that you provide – it won’t give you a great response if you want it to look through the internet to source information. In just one scenario, you might want to write a document detailing the benefits of Microsoft Teams for remote work. Using the GCSE method, a prompt might look like the following: Write a document about the benefits of Microsoft Teams for remote work to persuade potential customers to adopt Teams as part of a sales pitch. Use the Microsoft Teams website: https://www.microsoft.com/en- gb/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software. Include an introduction, three main points, and a conclusion. Use simple language and formal tone. PowerPoint Copilot in PowerPoint can really transform how you create slideshows. It can create slides to add in to existing slide decks, or create a new presentation based on your prompt or a file. A really useful tip is to ask Copilot in Word to create a layout for your presentation, then use that document as your source for Copilot in PowerPoint. In this case, you might want to create a slideshow about the latest market trends based on a report you have. Your prompt might sound like this: Create a presentation about the latest market trends that will inform and educate the audience for a webinar. Use /Market Trends Report slide outline.docx as the source. Use the ten slides in the outline, and include images and bullet points. Microsoft Outlook Copilot in Outlook can help you catch up with your inbox, summarising long e-mail threads or pulling out action points. It can also guide you in writing emails using its Coaching and Drafting features. If you want to write an email inviting a client to a meeting, you can provide the “Draft with Copilot” feature with the following prompt: Write an email inviting client X to a meeting on 25th June at 3pm, providing an agenda based on file /Follow- up with client X.doc. Include the meeting details, a request for confirmation and sign off. Note that using Draft with Copilot, you can then enhance this prompt before you generate the email using toggles for the tone and length of your email. Microsoft Teams Copilot for Teams allows you to summarise chats, search for files and recap meetings or calls. This is the place for your more general requests that might not make sense in the app-specific Word, PowerPoint or Outlook copilots. You can ask Copilot in Teams “What should be on my radar from last week?” – it’s a real superpower of Copilot to be able to answer a question like this. Everything is kept confidential – Copilot will only look through chats you have access to, and meetings that you were part of, though you do need to ensure recording and transcription is enabled to make use of the Recap feature. If you want to quickly get up to speed on a big meeting, you can ask Copilot to summarise it in the Recap tab of the meeting: Summarise the meeting, capturing the main points and action items for the project update. Provide a summary in bullet points and include the purpose of the meeting, attendees, shared links and points of discussion.
Article 11 – Microsoft Copilot
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