Overview
Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance productivity in the workplace. Use Microsoft Copilot to expand your capabilities, save time, and make you more creative and professional. In this course, you’ll learn practical applications of Copilot and its integration into Office applications.
Syllabus
The Technology & Importance of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- What is a Large Language Model (LLM) & how does it work?
- The Importance of AI
- AI Products from Microsoft vs OpenAI (makers of ChatGPT)
Data Privacy
- Large Language Model Training & Data Privacy
- Does Copilot use your Company Data for Training the AI?
Copilot Plans: Free vs Paid
- Copilot vs Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Copilot Plans for Individuals
- Copilot Plans for Organizations
- Microsoft Copilot vs GitHub Copilot
Getting Started with Copilot: Writing Prompts
- Ask Copilot a Question
- Using Work IQ
- Follow Up Messages
- Create a New Chat or Continue the Current Chat?
- What to Do If You Are Not Satisfied with Copilot's Response
- Edit in Pages
Ideas For How You Can Use AI
- What can Copilot do for you?
- Learn the Most Important Aspects About a Topic
- Write Something For You
- Get Summaries of Documents, Articles, etc
- Improve Your Writing
- and many more...
Generating Images
- Generating Images from a Text Prompt
- The Style of Graphics: Illustration vs Photography
- Tips for Generating Realistic Looking Photos
- Tips for Creating Images with Copilot
Things to Watch Out For
- Potential Downsides to Generative AI
- AI is Not Perfect (You must verify)
Copilot’s Integration into Microsoft Office (365) Apps
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Outlook (App or outlook.com)
- Teams (Meetings & Chat)
- OneDrive
Microsoft Excel
- Write formulas for you (inside Excel)
- Insert columns for you
- Apply color and formatting
- Understand/visualize your data by having Copilot create charts, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts
- Analyze your data
Taught by
Dan Rodney, Garfield Stinvil, Mourad Kattan, and Christophe Drayton