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Propuesta: Modo Profesional para proyectos largos en Microsoft 365 Copilot
PROPUESTA: MODO PROFESIONAL PARA PROYECTOS LARGOS EN MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT Por Matías Hola, soy Matías. Trabajo integrando la IA en proyectos narrativos, técnicos y organizativos de largo plazo. Copilot no es para mí solo un asistente: es una parte fundamental de mi proceso creativo diario. Lo utilizo para estructurar proyectos complejos, escribir documentación extensa, diseñar sistemas e ideas, organizar tareas y manejar múltiples líneas de trabajo continuas. Por eso necesito que Copilot sea estable, persistente y confiable. PROBLEMA REAL Cuando Copilot se usa más allá de consultas breves, aparecen dificultades que afectan directamente la continuidad: Las conversaciones no quedan asociadas a proyectos. El hilo se fragmenta entre dispositivos. Si la ventana se refresca, se pierde parte del contexto. El progreso puede quedar desfasado entre PC, móvil y navegador. No existe un espacio organizado con materiales, notas o memoria persistente. Para un profesional, esto no es un detalle técnico: es una interrupción real del flujo de trabajo. EJEMPLO CONCRETO Mi día laboral combina PC en casa, móvil en el trabajo y laptop en movimiento. Cuando Copilot no sincroniza exactamente los estados entre dispositivos, termino con conversaciones incompletas, respuestas que no reflejan el trabajo previo, necesidad de reexplicar contexto y pérdida de ritmo creativo. Perder ritmo es perder claridad, productividad e incluso decisiones importantes de un proyecto. POR QUÉ ESTO ES NECESARIO Copilot está evolucionando rapidamente. Cada vez más usuarios integramos la IA no como curiosidad, sino como parte del oleoducto productivo. Como cualquier software profesional (IDE, gestor de tareas, editor, etc), Copilot necesita estabilidad, memoria persistente, continuidad y sincronización perfecta. No es un lujo. Es una necesidad diaria. PROPUESTA: MODO PROFESIONAL Un entorno mejorado pensado para proyectos serios y extensos, basado en tres puntos: Persistencia de proyectos Espacios que integren conversaciones, documentos, notas, memoria por proyecto y contexto permanente. Sincronización total Continuidad idéntica entre PC, portátil, navegador y aplicación móvil. Estabilidad reforzada Evitar refrescos automáticos, proteger mensajes largos, prevenir pérdida de contexto y garantizar que el progreso no se fragmente. CIERRE Copilot tiene el potencial de conversión en una herramienta central para la creatividad, la productividad y la construcción de proyectos modernos. Para lograrlo, necesaria ofrecer un entorno estable y persistente, pensado para quienes crean y trabajadores todos los días con IA. Ningún buscamos reemplazar al humano. Buscamos un espacio donde humano e IA puedan convivir de manea fluida, profesional y continua. Gracias por leer. — MatíasUsing Copilot in Loop Components for Seamless Collaboration
Collaboration has evolved dramatically in the modern digital workplace. Teams need intelligent tools to help them think, create, and build ideas together—no matter where they are. Microsoft Loop introduces a new, dynamic way to collaborate with live components that stay updated across apps like Teams, Outlook, and Word for the web. And with Copilot built into these components, teamwork becomes even faster, smarter, and more productive. This blog explores how teams can leverage Copilot in Loop Components to streamline workflows—and walks you through technical steps to get started today. https://dellenny.com/using-copilot-in-loop-components-for-seamless-collaboration/
Create custom prompt in AI Builder to read scanned hardcopy receipts
I'm created a custom prompt in AI builder using GPT-5 chat model to read a one-page PDF file. This file contains multiple small receipts from neighborhood supermarkets and restaurants. When I tested the prompt and upload the file in AI builder, it cannot accurately read the invoice number of certain receipts. However, when I tested the Microsoft 365 Copilot using the same prompt, same file and same model (GPT-5 chat), it can accurately return me all the information that I need. May I know why AI Builder is unable to return the same accurate result as M365 Copilot, given that all inputs are the same? What adjustments should I make in AI Builder to accurately return all details from my one-page PDF file? Thank you.How do I automatically convert emails to tasks in Outlook using Copilot?
Definitely our mail inboxes get loaded faster than we can respond creating stress and important action items often get lost in the clutter, so get those emails turned into tasks automatically is not a dream and Microsoft Copilot makes this easier than ever. Making use of AI to streamline email management we can secure hours of productivity every week and ensure nothing slips. https://dellenny.com/how-do-i-automatically-convert-emails-to-tasks-in-outlook-using-copilot/Microsoft's Copilot: A Frustrating Flop in AI-Powered Productivity
Microsoft's Copilot was supposed to be the game-changer in productivity, but it's quickly proving to be a massive disappointment. The idea was simple: integrate AI directly into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office tools to make our lives easier. But when it comes to actually performing specific functions, Copilot falls flat. Here’s the problem: when you ask Copilot to alter a document, modify an Excel file, or adjust a PowerPoint presentation, it’s practically useless. Instead of performing the tasks as requested, it often leaves you hanging with vague suggestions or instructions. Users don't want to be told how to perform a task—they want it done. This is what an AI assistant should do: execute commands efficiently, not just offer advice. What makes this even more frustrating is that other AI tools, like ChatGPT, can handle these tasks effortlessly. When you ask ChatGPT to perform a specific function, it does so without hesitation. It’s able to understand the request and deliver exactly what’s needed. But Copilot? It struggles with the basics, and that’s unacceptable, especially from a company like Microsoft. It’s frankly embarrassing that Microsoft can’t get this right. The whole point of integrating AI into these tools was to streamline workflows and boost productivity. But if Copilot can’t even manage simple tasks like formatting a document or adjusting a spreadsheet, then what’s the point? Users don’t need another tool that tells them how to do something—they need one that does it for them. Microsoft, you’ve missed the mark with Copilot. It's not just a minor inconvenience; it's a serious flaw that undermines the value of your Office suite. When other AI tools can easily accomplish what Copilot can't, it's time to reevaluate. Users expect more, and frankly, they deserve more for their investment. What’s been your experience with Copilot? Is anyone else finding it as frustrating as I am? Let’s talk about it.
Microsoft copilot stops while giving a response.
Why is this happening? Is there a solution for this? It just stops while giving response. And it has happened several times. And you can't even give prompt to continue from there. You should restart it. Does anyone have a solution for this? and I have restarted and reinstalled it 1000 times.
Data Extraction and Manipulation
Right. So I have been trying to achieve the following; Extract Key Data from a structured PDF > Push this Key Data into a Word/Excel document I can get parts of this process to work. Copilot seems pretty good at extracting data from PDFs and Excel files etc, it will show me the correct data in the chat. BUT when I ask it to push this into a pre-existing word template it just doesnt work. The best result I had was when Copilot added the Key Data to the end of the Word doc. Not what I wanted but not a million miles off. Its also fine with putting this into a new word document. So it feels like Copilot has all the functionaility required but just wont combine this with using a pre-existing word/excel template. I even tried content control boxes. For some context, this sort of thing (basically copying pasting data from one doc to another) is incredibly time consuming and there is a LOT of this in my industry. Hoping that there is a way to achieve this, even if it means multiple steps etc! 🙃
Restrict Copilot from accessing OneDrive Files.
A recent question I was asked about copilot for Microsoft 365 is: "Can I restrict Copilot from accessing or 'Analysing' certain documents on OneDrive/SharePoint or does it read everything by default?" I was stomped since I never thought of that. However, my first instinct was to think that it's possible through Microsoft Purview. Turns out the reality is much more complicated, and I still don't have a straight answer. I Know I can restrict users from having copilot return data from files they don't have access too: That is NOT what I'm asking. My question simply is, Can I have a file within the "Microsoft 365 boundary"; SharePoint or OneDrive, you name it and not let Copilot or semantic indexing read it or even have access to it? if so, how can it be done?
Copilot Sparkle in Excel missing
Hello everybody, one of my collegues has a problem in Excel Desktop. He is full licensed with Copilot for M365. Everything works fine, but the little icon (known as sparkle) beside a cell in Excel is not showing up. In the browser version, everythings works as expected. In the desktop version he has to use the context menu to reach the Copilot function. This behavior occurs on 2 different installations. Any idea to solve the problem? Thanks for you help. Best regards AndréUsing CoPilot for Shared Calendars
Hi - As an Administrative Assistant, I'm very excited about using CoPilot. At the moment, it's very limited for me because I cannot use it with the shared calendars I manage for others. I am really looking forward to being able to create an agent that will find events of based on categories in shared calendars. Is that something that is in the pipeline? It would greatly expand useability for those of us who spend our days in the calendar. Thank you.Chat icon disappears in the M365 Copilot Chat
Hi, We are an Education tenant and have an issue where the "Chat" icon disappears from the left hand navigation in the M365 Copilot Chat app (or Web) after you click on e.g. "Search". The only way to get the Chat icon back is to restart the app or refresh the web page. This only happens to unlicensed users while users with a paid license don't have this issue. Version we are running is: bizchat.20251030.51.4 Anyone else experiencing this issue? ** Screenshots ** 1. When starting the M365 Copilot Chat app the "Chat" icon is present 2. Clicking the "Search" (or any other icon) then "Chat" disappears and will not come back until you restart the app. Same behavior in Web.
How to make the most of Copilot in Human Resources?
Here is a bit of a different question than I have seen in this forum. What are some best practices and interesting use cases you all have seen with Copilot in HR departments? I want to make sure our team is using it effectively. Any automation scenarios or hr tools that integrate with Copilot?Change Default for Copilot Automatic Room Rebooking Setting in Outlook?
My users with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses have noticed a newer feature that automatically rebooks meetings with an alternate room if the selected room is unavailable. It appears that this setting is on by default and can be turned off on a per case basis when a new meeting event is being scheduled. Is there a way to turn it off by default and allow people to enable it when a new calendar item is being created instead? Here is what it looks like for me in Outlook. I can click on Edit from the new meeting window and turn it off for a single event. I haven't found a way to change that default behavior. Has anyone found a way to adjust this? Thank you! Brian
Change to Microsoft Admin Center for Agents
Is anyone else who is managing agents within their company now seeing that you cannot see the publisher who created the agent on the main page? I also attempted to export a list and thought it would make it easy to get a full list of users who have created agents, but when exported the fields are completely different and there is no column for publisher. Earlier this week I manually took note of all publishers because that field was still showing on the "All Agents" page (which took many hours) but since Monday the UI has completely changed and more agents are showing now so I have to start over. We are trying to start our governance process for agents and a note was meant to go out to leadership of who on their team is creating agents but now I have to start from scratch with no visibility to who is making agents unless I click into each individual agent. Does anyone have a workaround as to how I can pull the list of publishers with their names? I don't understand why this field was taken out of the view because it gives to way to see who is creating agents across our large organization. Any help would be very appreciated.Microsoft Ignite 2025: The Dawn of the AI-Agent Era
Microsoft Ignite 2025 wasn’t just another tech conference — it was a redefinition of the modern workplace. Instead of incremental upgrades and predictable product updates, Microsoft used the event to signal the beginning of a new era: an agent-driven, AI-first workplace where intelligent copilots, governed automation, and deeply connected data systems form the backbone of how organizations operate. From massive transformations in Microsoft 365 to the emergence of fully governed AI agents with their own identities, Ignite 2025 delivered a bold roadmap. In this blog, we unpack the biggest announcements and explore why they matter — not just for IT leaders or developers, but for anyone who uses technology to get work done. https://dellenny.com/microsoft-ignite-2025-the-dawn-of-the-ai-agent-era/Analyzing Sales Data with Simple Natural Language Prompts in Copilot Excel
In today’s fast-paced business world, being able to efficiently analyze sales data is crucial for making informed decisions. Traditionally, this required advanced spreadsheet skills, experience with formulas, or even specialized data analysis tools. But with the introduction of Copilot in Excel, anyone—from beginner to expert—can now analyze data using simple natural language prompts. Instead of writing complex formulas or constructing pivot tables manually, users can simply type a question like, “Show me total revenue by region,” and Copilot does the heavy lifting. This transformation signals a major shift in how organizations and individuals work with spreadsheets. It gives non-technical users the ability to uncover insights that were previously either time-consuming or out of reach. In this blog, we’ll explore how Copilot in Excel works, how to use it for sales analysis, and why this new approach is a game-changer for data-driven decision making. https://dellenny.com/analyzing-sales-data-with-simple-natural-language-prompts-in-copilot-excel/
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