Microsoft Copilot Essentials by Microsoft Press

Introduction

• Microsoft Copilot Essentials Professional Certificate: Introduction

1. Copilot Foundations

• Learning objectives
• What Copilot is (and isn’t)
• How LLMs support modern work
• Data privacy, boundaries, and safe usage
• Prompt structures that consistently work

2. Copilot for Communication: Outlook and Teams

• Learning objectives
• Email triage, rewriting, summarization
• Meeting prep, meeting recaps, and action items
• Teams chat summarization and message drafting
• Practical “Monday morning” workflows

3. Copilot for Writing and Creativity: Word and PowerPoint

• Learning objectives
• Draft documents with context
• Refine tone, structure, clarity
• Turn briefs into presentations
• Visual generation fundamentals

4. Copilot for Analysis: Excel and Edge

• Learning objectives
• Text-to-analysis prompts in Excel
• Natural language queries
• Exploratory analysis workflows
• Use Copilot in Edge for research and synthesis

5. Scenario Labs

• Learning objectives
• Student scenario: Research and writing workflow
• Career changer scenario: Portfolio and skills development
• Corporate employee scenario: Project update and report creation
• Early career scenario: Planning, summarizing, and interview preparation

6. Responsible Use, Next Steps, and Exam Readiness

• Learning objectives
• When not to use Copilot
• AI hallucination guardrails
• Ethical and organizational considerations
• Key patterns for the final exam

Summary

• Microsoft Copilot Essentials Professional Certificate: Summary