{"id":3775,"date":"2026-08-24T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symbizsolutions.com\/academy\/?page_id=3775"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:02:48","slug":"microsoft-365-copilot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symbizsolutions.com\/academy\/microsoft-365-copilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Copilot"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3775\" class=\"elementor elementor-3775\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7972d127 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7972d127\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fff45e0\" data-id=\"2fff45e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d905b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d905b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft 365 Copilot: Practical Productivity for Business Users\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e733893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e733893\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae022a4\" data-id=\"ae022a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2896540f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2896540f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48eb1de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48eb1de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This training introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot to beginners and business users who want to understand how AI can support everyday work across Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495f1d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495f1d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Duration:  7 hours<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3ce2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a3ce2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mode: Classroom or Online Session<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ca1ea8 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"66ca1ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1721\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1721\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outline<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1722\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1722\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Who can Join<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1723\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1723\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Outcome<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1724\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1724\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Instructor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1721\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outline<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1721\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1721\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Microsoft 365 Copilot is and how it works with Microsoft 365 apps.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Copilot uses prompts to generate, summarize, analyze, and transform content.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of business use cases: drafting documents, summarizing meetings, reviewing emails, analyzing data, and creating presentations.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 2: Prompting Basics for Business Users<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a simple prompt structure: goal, context, instructions, and format.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve prompts through iteration and follow-up questions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice prompts for everyday tasks such as summarizing, rewriting, brainstorming, and creating action plans.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 3: Copilot in Word and PowerPoint<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draft, rewrite, summarize, and refine business documents in Word.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create outlines, proposals, reports, and standard operating procedures.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generate presentation outlines, speaker notes, and slide content in PowerPoint.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refine tone and messaging for different business audiences.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 4: Copilot in Excel<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask questions about data in natural language.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify trends, outliers, and key insights.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create formulas, summaries, and basic visual explanations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Copilot to support business analysis and decision-making.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 5: Copilot in Outlook and Teams<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarize long email threads and draft professional replies in Outlook.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare for meetings by reviewing relevant context.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarize Teams meetings, identify decisions, and extract action items.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create follow-up messages, status updates, and task lists.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 6: Responsible Use, Security, and Best Practices<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review Copilot outputs before using or sharing them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand that Copilot responses may use web content and work content that the user has permission to access.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid entering unnecessary sensitive or confidential information into prompts.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use clear human judgment for business decisions, compliance, and customer-facing content.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module 7: Hands-on Business Scenario Practice<\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenario 1: Draft a project update email from meeting notes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenario 2: Summarize a business document into executive bullet points.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenario 3: Create a short presentation outline from a proposal.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenario 4: Analyze a sample sales or operations table and identify insights.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1722\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Who can Join<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1722\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1722\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees who are new to Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business users who work with documents, email, meetings, presentations, or data<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team leads and managers who want to improve productivity and collaboration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users with basic experience in Microsoft 365 apps<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1723\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Outcome<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1723\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1723\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain what Microsoft 365 Copilot is and how it supports business productivity.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the difference between Copilot Chat and Copilot experiences inside Microsoft 365 apps.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write effective prompts using clear goals, context, source information, and desired output format.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Copilot in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote for common business tasks.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply responsible AI practices, including reviewing outputs and protecting sensitive information.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1724\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Instructor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1724\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1724\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Ganesh Kannan<span class=\"bold\">(PMP)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has more than 15 years of IT experience in Software testing, test Consulting, Project and Change management. He has worked for Investment Banks like Barclays Capital and IT services firm like Zensar Technologies. He has managed the testing tools and process function for a top tier investment bank and have managed large off-shore testing teams. He possess extensive project management and consulting experience in delivering IT applications and spearheads the classroom Fundamentals of software testing in Singapore.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4001e5\" data-id=\"6d4001e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft 365 Copilot: Practical Productivity for Business Users About the Course This training introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot to beginners and business users who want to understand how AI can support everyday work across Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. 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