Before I close my laptop on Friday, I run three prompts in Copilot Chat. One shows me what I got done. One finds the Teams messages I left hanging. One tells me what to prepare for next week's meetings, with the files linked. Monday me is very grateful.
Summarize what I finished this week from my email, Teams chats and meetings. Use bullet points, wins first. For each item, say what got done, who it was for, and link the email, chat or file it came from. Leave out anything that's still in progress and list those separately at the end.
Find every Teams message from this week where someone asked me a question or tagged me and I haven't replied. List the person, what they asked, the date, and a link to the message. Put the oldest at the top.
Copilot finds these by searching your Teams chats for questions and @mentions. Microsoft doesn't promise it catches every one, so skim the list against Teams the first time you run it.
Look at my calendar for next week. For each meeting, tell me what I need to prepare, based on the invite, related emails and chats, and any files shared about it. Link the files I'll need. List the meetings in date order and point out any meeting that has no agenda.
Yes, if you have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. In Copilot Chat, ask it to summarize what you finished this week from your email, Teams chats and meetings, wins first. Copilot cites the emails, chats and files it used, so you can click through and check each item before you send it on.
No. Without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, Copilot Chat only works with files you upload to the chat. With the license, it can reason over your meetings, emails, chats, files and calendar. Your work account still needs a qualifying Microsoft 365 business or enterprise subscription. Ask your IT team which one you have.
Yes. With a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, Copilot can read your calendar, emails, chats and files. Ask it to look at next week's calendar, say what you need to prepare for each meeting, and link the files you'll need. Each answer comes with sources you can open in a side pane.
Hover over a prompt you've already sent and select Schedule this prompt. Choose when it runs and how many times, turn on the email notification if you want one, and select Save. It needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and works in Copilot Chat, Teams and Outlook. You can have up to 10 scheduled prompts.
All three checks rolled into a single prompt you schedule once, a prompt that turns your wins into a short status email, and a Monday morning prompt that picks up where Friday left off.
It's the end of my work week. Using my email, Teams chats, meetings and calendar, give me three sections. 1. Done this week: bullet points, wins first, each with a link to the email, chat or file. 2. Waiting on me: every Teams message from this week where someone asked me a question or tagged me and I haven't replied. Person, question, date, link. Oldest first. 3. Next week: each meeting in date order, what I need to prepare, and links to the files I'll need. Point out any meeting with no agenda. Keep the whole answer short enough to read in five minutes.
Take the list of what I finished this week and write a status update to [my manager's name]. Under 120 words. Open with the two results that matter most to them, then list the rest in one line each. Add one line on what I'm focused on next week. Plain and direct, no buzzwords.
Look at email and Teams messages I received since Friday at 4 p.m. List anything that needs an answer or action from me today, with the person and a link. Then show me today's meetings and what I need to prepare for each one.
Schedule the wrap-up for Fridays at 4 p.m. and the catch-up for Mondays at 8 a.m. Your results show up in bold in the Chats list on the left of the Copilot window. To run one early, change the time or turn it off, go to Settings and more, then Scheduled prompts.
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