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…

Changes to the Window Jump List for Microsoft Teams desktop

If you’re a Windows user, you are probably aware that you can right-click on an application icon in the Windows Task bar to see shortcuts to various options for that particular application. The Microsoft Teams desktop application has had some changes to the jump list that might save you some time. Here’s what it now 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…