What can I do with Microsoft 365 Copilot (paid license)?
Overview
Microsoft 365 Copilot (paid license) brings AI directly into your Microsoft 365 apps and content so you can work faster and smarter. It helps you:
Draft and rewrite documents, emails, and presentations inside the apps you already use
Summarize long email threads, meetings, and documents in context
Analyze data, identify trends, and create charts in Excel
Generate outlines, slides, and speaker notes in PowerPoint
Capture meeting notes and action items in Teams
Compare and summarize files stored in OneDrive
Summarize and organize notes in OneNote
Unlike Copilot Chat (free), which requires you to paste or upload content, the paid version uses the data you already have permission to access in UAlbany’s Microsoft 365 environment - right inside Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and more.
What you can do in the apps?
Teams
Summarize chats and meetings that you can access
Capture notes and action items, then draft follow‑ups
Prepare a recap that you can post back to the channel
Prompt ideas
“Create a meeting recap with decisions, actions, and deadlines.”
“Draft a channel post that summarizes this week’s progress and next steps.”
Outlook
Summarize long email threads so you can catch up quickly
Propose replies with the tone you choose
Draft messages that reference related emails you can access
Prompt ideas
“Summarize this thread with next steps and owners.”
“Draft a polite follow‑up that references the action items due Friday.”
Word
Generate a first draft from an outline or a document you can access
Rewrite for clarity, fix tone, and shorten or expand sections
Summarize a long document and extract action items
Prompt ideas
“Draft a two‑page summary of this policy with a bulleted list of changes.”
“Rewrite this section to be shorter and friendlier for a student audience.”
Excel
Suggest formulas and create summaries from your workbook
Analyze data, identify trends, and create charts
Explain what a calculation is doing in plain language
Prompt ideas
“Analyze this sheet and list three notable trends with supporting visuals.”
“Suggest an error‑checking approach for these totals.”
PowerPoint
Create a deck from a document or an outline
Propose slide titles, speaker notes, and design adjustments
Reorganize content to improve flow
Prompt ideas
“Create 8 slides from this report with one sentence per slide and speaker notes.”
“Reorder these slides to tell a clearer story.”
OneNote
Summarize and organize notebooks
Draft plans, outlines, or action lists from your notes
Prompt ideas
“Summarize this notebook section and propose a simple plan.”
“Create a bulleted list of tasks from these meeting notes.”
OneDrive
Retrieve, compare, and summarize files you can access
Pull key points or tasks into a draft note or document
Prompt ideas
“Compare these two files and list the three biggest differences.”
“Summarize this document and highlight any deadlines.”
“Review these 6 files and draft a comprehensive Executive Summary.“