By app
Word
Drafting, summarizing and rewriting, checked against the source document
9 tipsExcel
Analysis, formulas and charts, requested in a form you can re-check
8 tipsPowerPoint
Building slides from documents, summarizing and restructuring decks
9 tipsOutlook
Thread summaries, reply drafts and scheduling
9 tipsTeams
Meeting and chat recaps, decisions and action items
7 tipsOneNote
Note summaries, to-do extraction and drafting
7 tipsLoop
What remains of Copilot in Loop, and when to use Pages or Notebooks
10 tipsSharePoint / OneDrive
Summarize, compare and question stored files without opening them
10 tipsCopilot Chat
Basics of chat in the Microsoft Copilot app and when to use what
8 tipsNotebooks / Pages
Gather references, keep asking, and keep the results on a page
Cross-cutting topics
Choosing Between Opus and GPT
Model choice inside Copilot, and how to choose outside it
16 tipsBuilding AI Agents with Agent Builder
Built inside Microsoft Copilot, from basics to two levels of deep dive
14 tipsOperating AI Agents
Approval, inventory, billing, auditing and retirement
6 tipsWorking with OneDrive
Using OneDrive as the home for your working files
10 tipsGrounding Copilot in Your Stored Content
OneDrive and SharePoint content, permissions and sensitivity labels
22 tipsConcept Search and Insight across OneDrive Documents
Beyond word matching: find by meaning, locate the passage, check understanding, ask what it means and why
Recently added or updated
- September 19, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · AddedGrok-4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning) is flagged as not recommended for production
- September 19, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · AddedAdding an external model needs two separate admin settings
- September 19, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · AddedCopilot Studio model release tags determine what you can rely on
- September 19, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · Revised"Anthropic models with Data Retention" store data for up to 30 days
- September 19, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · RevisedSteps to enable Anthropic models in the Microsoft 365 admin center
- September 18, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · AddedSwitch an agent's primary AI model from its Overview page
- September 18, 2026Choosing Between Opus and GPT · AddedChoose by purpose: understanding the Deep / Auto / General model tags
- September 18, 2026Operating AI Agents · AddedAdmins control preview, experimental, and external model access per environment
- September 16, 2026PowerPoint · AddedSave a repeated workflow as a personal Skill for reuse
- September 16, 2026PowerPoint · RevisedTurn on stricter brand adherence for highly regulated decks
Microsoft Copilot Advanced — apps × Python
Know-how that uses code, APIs and automation is in the advanced edition: combining Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint with Python, an end-to-end manual from idea to operation, choosing where code runs, and handling sign-in and permissions (16 pages, 98 tips). Screen operations stay in this practical edition; code goes in the advanced one.
Open the Microsoft Copilot Advanced index →
How this section is made
Sources are Microsoft Support (support.microsoft.com), Microsoft Learn (learn.microsoft.com), the Microsoft 365 Blog, the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and the Copilot Studio blog, plus official Anthropic and OpenAI documentation for models. Search-engine result pages are not used.
New information is collected automatically every day and turned into candidate tips. A machine check confirms that the supporting passage exists in the source, that numbers appear in the source, that there is no exaggeration or claim of regulatory compliance, and that the tip is not a duplicate. Only candidates that pass are published. Once a week, published tips are re-checked against a fresh copy of the source; if the passage is gone, the tip is switched to "Needs check".
This section is not official product documentation.