By app
Word
Drafting, summarizing and rewriting, checked against the source document
16 tipsExcel
Analysis, formulas and charts, requested in a form you can re-check
12 tipsPowerPoint
Building slides from documents, summarizing and restructuring decks
13 tipsOutlook
Thread summaries, reply drafts and scheduling
12 tipsTeams
Meeting and chat recaps, decisions and action items
8 tipsOneNote
Note summaries, to-do extraction and drafting
7 tipsLoop
What remains of Copilot in Loop, and when to use Pages or Notebooks
21 tipsSharePoint / OneDrive
Summarize, compare and question stored files without opening them
22 tipsCopilot Chat
Basics of chat in the Microsoft Copilot app and when to use what
13 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
17 tipsBuilding AI Agents with Agent Builder
Built inside Microsoft Copilot, from basics to two levels of deep dive
22 tipsOperating AI Agents
Approval, inventory, billing, auditing and retirement
7 tipsWorking with OneDrive
Using OneDrive as the home for your working files
13 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
- November 1, 2026SharePoint / OneDrive · AddedPick ready-made file prompts from Prompt Gallery in OneDrive
- November 1, 2026Grounding Copilot in Your Stored Content · AddedBring life sciences sources into Copilot with the new connectors
- November 1, 2026Copilot Chat · AddedKeep related chats, files and instructions together in Projects
- October 31, 2026Copilot Chat · AddedCreate, update and delete in third-party services from Copilot Chat
- October 31, 2026Operating AI Agents · AddedReview connector write/delete tools in the admin center and disable connectors
- October 28, 2026SharePoint / OneDrive · RevisedAI-assisted FAQ creation moves to the Copilot in SharePoint authoring experience
- October 28, 2026PowerPoint · AddedAttach an existing deck so a new presentation follows its theme and styles
- October 28, 2026Outlook · AddedOpen Copilot settings in classic Outlook for Windows
- October 28, 2026OneNote · AddedCapture audio, photos and typed notes in one session on Android
- October 28, 2026Excel · AddedRecord a recurring task as a reusable skill (skill recorder)
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, 106 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.