1.Check before letting Copilot change a spreadsheetExcel Copilot defaults to edit mode — the workbook actually changes, and co-authors see it.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Reviewing #Checklist #Spreadsheet2.Rewrite a request in Copilot's four-part structureStarts from the fact that Copilot picks its own sources when you do not name one.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Rewriting #Drafting #Template3.Stop Copilot dropping the middle of a long documentAims questions instead of summarizing, and adds one check whose answer exists only in the middle.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Summarizing #Analyzing #Checklist4.Work out what Copilot can recall from a meetingIf nothing was transcribed there is nothing to recall, and it only covers from when it was switched on.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Summarizing #Analyzing #Question generation5.Prepare a document before Copilot turns it into a deckYou cannot add audience or length in the same prompt — so the document is the instruction.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Reformatting #Analyzing #Slides6.Check whether Copilot can actually reach your sourcesSeparates local files, non-primary mailboxes, and untranscribed meetings before you ask.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Analyzing #Checklist #Question generation7.Gemini for Time ManagementExplain how to use Gemini for planning, scheduling, and organising work, with concrete prompts for each step.Using AI › Microsoft Copilot · #Ideation #Analyzing