Using Temporary Chat in Microsoft Copilot

I ran across something interesting today when I was using Copilot. I found a feature called Temporary chat. Here’s what it looks like and why you might want to use it…

Managing the length of your Researcher agent output

When you use the Researcher agent in Microsoft Copilot, it can generate a huge amount of information. But that might be overkill for what you want. Now you get the opportunity to give some guidance on how long the report should be. Here’s how that works…

Scheduling your prompts in Microsoft Copilot

It’s not uncommon to have prompts that you run reach morning (or at other parts of your day) to gather information that you will need for various events. Instead of triggering each of those prompts manually, you can schedule those prompts to run at a set time every day (with a few caveats). Here’s what that looks like…

Copilot now supports GPT-5.2

In the world of AI, things move fast and furious. Following close on the heels of GPT-5.1 becoming the default in Copilot, you now have the ability to let Copilot use the latest and greatest Large Language Model (LLM)… GPT-5.2. Here’s how you can use that…

Scheduling a meeting from an email thread in Copilot

One thing I really dislike doing is trying to turn a lengthy email thread into a meeting. You have to find all the people who were involved in the thread, try to find a time that works for *most* of the people, try to somehow come up with a summary and agent… But with Copilot, you can let it do most of the heavy lifting for you, turning email threads into cohesive meetings with little effort. Here’s how that works…

GPT-5 is now the default model for Microsoft Copilot

For the last few months, when you are in Copilot Chat you’ve been asked if you want to try the GPT-5 model for your Copilot interactions. When you clicked the button, Copilot would look at your question and decide whether a quick response or a reasoning response would be best. Now you have the ability to expressly determine which type of interaction you want. Here’s what that looks like…

Using email to ground a Copilot chat

If you’re using Copilot Chat, you’re probably familiar with providing one or more files for grounding your prompt. You may not know that you can also ground your chat in emails. This means you can take an informational email and use it in your Copilot chat session for asking questions. Here’s how that looks…

Getting Audio Recaps from Microsoft Teams meetings

With everyone’s busy schedules, it’s not unusual to have to miss meetings where you are double- (or TRIPLE-) booked. Then you need to try to find time to listen to the recording, sometimes at double-speed to save time. Now if you have Copilot, you can use the Audio Recap feature to get a concise synopsis of the meeting in a fraction of the time. This is how it looks and works…

Using Copilot to create a meeting invite from an email thread

It’s not unusual to have a long email thread that is looking like a meeting needs to occur. But trying to find all the people, summarize the agenda, and find the best possible time can be a real chore. However, using the Schedule with Copilot feature in New Outlook/Outlook on the web can most of that work for you. Here’s how that works…