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How Copilot for Microsoft 365 works: A deep dive

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Go behind the scenes to understand the architecture and dataflows behind Copilot for Microsoft 365. Get familiar with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques, app commanding, and options to securely connect Copilot to external data.

 

This session is part of the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Tech Accelerator. Add it to your calendar, RSVP for event reminders, and post your questions and comments below! This session will also be recorded and available on demand shortly after conclusion of the live event.

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Updated Dec 27, 2024

45 Comments

  • amandarcombs's avatar
    amandarcombs
    Copper Contributor
    If you ask CoPilot to create a PowerPoint, can you control the template it uses for branding consistency?
    • MS_DannyDias's avatar
      MS_DannyDias
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      You can create a power point from a file using a pre-defined theme/template, and Copilot will ask you if you want to create a draft based on that template or not.
    • Bipin-prakash's avatar
      Bipin-prakash
      Brass Contributor
      I believe, you might need to create a new presentation with the branding in a slide and then have copilot simply populate the content. It might not also extend to additional slides that might be created. So, you might have to iterate at the end where you need to apply the background or other custom graphics across multiple slides.
  • Bipin-prakash's avatar
    Bipin-prakash
    Brass Contributor
    I have not had much luck with Copilot for M365 being able to traverse different emails to look for specific info. Eg: What was the invoice total for my last order from Dell.com. I had to iterate a couple of times and finally was able to get Copilot to pull up the email and had to ascertain the response myself. Can you speak of initiatives to make the grounding process better?
    • Mary_David_Pasch's avatar
      Mary_David_Pasch
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      Thanks for this feedback. We're constantly working on improving the prompting and search relevance to find the right content and amount of content to summarize. Submitting feedback with the thumbs down will help us debug the issues and improve. Copilot tries to find the most relevant content based on what you ask, so iterating on your prompts is a great way to get what you are looking for. The session on prompting will be useful: https://aka.ms/Accelerate/CopilotSkills
  • JackDuMez's avatar
    JackDuMez
    Iron Contributor
    Copilot Lab for Prompts: What is the link for the Copilot Lab with prompt examples that was mentioned?
    • reachrj's avatar
      reachrj
      MCT

      View Prompts in your Copilot chat window and then Go to Copilot lab in the popup

    • JackDuMez's avatar
      JackDuMez
      Iron Contributor
      Is this it? https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/prompts
      • Bipin-prakash's avatar
        Bipin-prakash
        Brass Contributor
        Yes. Allows you to filter prompts by product type, save them and then use them later.
  • JZMartinez's avatar
    JZMartinez
    Copper Contributor
    If you have a single (non-geo located) tenant, is the residency based on the tenants home, or the location of the user?
  • Sarah_Gilbert's avatar
    Sarah_Gilbert
    Silver Contributor

    Welcome to How Copilot for Microsoft 365 works: A deep dive! Have a question? Post here in the Comments so we can help. Let’s make this an active Q&A! 

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    Sarah_Gilbert
    Silver Contributor

    How Copilot for Microsoft 365 works: A deep dive starts soon. Have a question? Post it here in the Comments. To simplify Q&A, please post one question per comment. 

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Feb 29, 20247:00 AM - 7:30 AM PST