Copilot 365 Digest

Copilot Chat turns text prompts into polished visuals for knowledge workers through templates and chat-based refinement.

• Use ready templates: The...

Users often ignore AI Copilots because they lack an obvious job, deliver weak first results, or force workflow detours.

• Define clear jobs: Show...

Copilot Summary and Copilot Narrative can now read visuals hidden behind bookmarks, unlocking more flexible report views for knowledge workers.

Mention @GitHub in a Teams channel, thread, or DM to launch a collaborative cloud agent session. Anyone in the conversation can ask questions, add...

Business teams create agents in Copilot Studio and AgentForce, often connecting them to enterprise data without security review.

Enterprises...

Microsoft is removing the planned =COPILOT function from Excel on September 14, 2026, eliminating direct cell-based AI prompts for formulas. Users...

Jack Rowbotham’s Copilot Studio course shows knowledge workers how to become Agent Bosses—building, delegating, and managing agents with clear...

IT admins get new controls this week:

• OneDrive sync exclusions: Org-level rules keep folders like PowerShell or node modules local-only on Windows...

• IT helpdesk agents from the template automate password resets and MFA fully via Power Automate, plus ticket triage and creation in ServiceNow or...

Copilot Studio's Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) capability lets makers integrate Azure AI Foundry models into agents for specialized tasks without...

Moving beyond initial Copilot experimentation requires treating agents as digital coworkers with enterprise-grade trust models.

• NTT DATA stresses...

Copilot in Excel shines with Tables and plain-English prompts for formulas, analysis, and charts.

• Formulas: "Write a formula that flags orders over...

• Copilot Studio now lets agents run 50+ Python packages for tasks like PDF editing and data visuals beyond standard connectors.
• Create reusable...

Microsoft is retiring the expressive Mico avatar from Copilot Voice less than a year after launch, shifting it to Learn Live as an educational tutor...

Copilot Notebooks turn notebook content into visuals that reveal patterns and communicate insights faster.

• Open or create a notebook in the M365...

Microsoft's redesigned Copilot app lets users sign in with personal and work accounts simultaneously while maintaining strict separation.

• Account...

Excel users who relied on the =COPILOT function for natural-language formulas face a direct change: the feature ends September 14, 2026. Microsoft is...

Connecting Jira via MCP in Copilot Studio unlocks targeted productivity gains, but identity and access controls require careful design.

• Core use...

Microsoft Scout requires three layers of access: Frontier preview program participation, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and a GitHub Copilot...

Copilot now automates recurring checks and reports on a set schedule, freeing knowledge workers from manual routine work.

• Describe once, run...