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Copilot Agent Cannot Create a Word Document
I have created an agent to help users create their own SOPs. I would like for the final document provided to the user to be a word document, not simply the text response the agent provides in the chat window. Example of what the agent's final output is below. You will notice at the very bottom, the agent states it will create a word file with the SOP for the user. This is based on the instructions I configured for the agent. Despite saying that it will create the word document, the agent does not actually do that. If prompted again to provide a word document, the same thing happens again. This is strange given that when I use regular copilot, I can ask it to turn almost any response it gives me into a word document. So what am I missing?
Can't get Copilot to work in outlook Macos
Hi guys and girls, New here because I'm looking for help on Copilot. I have a MS business standard account with copilot. I have copilot running on word, excel, presentations.... BUT.... in outlook it just will not appear. In the online outlook the copilot icon appears, but then my mail is not working..??? What do I have to do to get copilot to appear in Outlook on a Mac. Anyone else having the same problem?
Copilot In Windows for Windows Settings Not Working nor Image Upload
I've taken a few training courses on this and from December 2023 the Copilot for Windows when you wrote "open Excel" as an example would reply with "Open an App. Sure, would you like me to open Excel app for you" with Yes and No. Now, it doesn't do this at all and just list a long list of things you have to do. No Windows Settings work now. I also can't use the image upload as everything I've tried to upload from my local PC just says "The file couldn't be uploaded. Please try again." I'm logged in with a work profile and do not have the copilot license but all of these features are supposed to be included.
Can we enable Copilot in Azure Devops for AI assisted user story and test case generation?
I am currently using Copilot as an enterprise user for github copilot in VSCode and want to have copilot enable in Azure Devops so that it can assist in user story and test case generation. But i am not sure if it's even possible. Please let me know how can i achieve it?M365 Copilot requirements explained!
Why do you need a OneDrive account? What for a MS Entra ID account to use M365 Copilot? If you're wondering about these questions and more, read on. I will briefly explain the technical requirements for M365 Copilot. What is M365 Copilot? Skip this if you're already familiar with it. M365 Copilot is a conversational AI tool that can help you with your tasks at work. M365 Copilot includes access to: Copilot Chat Seamless integration in M365 Apps like Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, more... Creation and usage of Copilot Agents A key feature of M365 Copilot is Enterprise Data Protection or EDP. EDP does not limit M365 Copilot users. Instead it is a relief to use the advantages of AI at work knowing, that your organizational data is protected and secured by the terms of the Data Protection Addendum and the Product Terms. EDP ensures, for example, that your data isn't used to train foundation models or that your data remains within the boundaries of the EU, supporting regulatory and compliance requirements such as GDPR. M365 Copilot Prerequisites I enjoy having conversations about various topics with different people. Here and there, I get asked about M365 Copilot. And here and there, I confirm how organizations want to bake the cake without first gathering all the ingredients. A: Let's deploy Copilot. B: Sure! Have you already adopted OneDrive? A: No, we are still using our file server. Why? An optimal usage of M365 is a prerequisite for enabling M365 Copilot. Happy M365 users = happy M365 Copilot users. It is harmonized with the technical prerequisites. Even if technically, your users have a OneDrive account available. It counts as checked if they are using OneDrive regularly for saving and sharing their work files. An eligible base license Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on license, therefore to assign the add-on, there needs to be a base license first. Eligible base licenses include: - M365 Apps for enterprise or M365 Apps for business - M365 Business Basic, Business Standard or Business Premium - M365 E3, E5, F1, or F3 - M365 A1, A3, or A5 for faculty - Office 365 A1, A3, or A5 for faculty or higher education students aged 18+ And more. MS Entra ID account Formerly Azure Active Directory, MS Entra ID is the cloud-based identity and access management service. Users must have MS Entra ID account. Why? As the motor for identity and access control and management in M365, Microsoft Entra ID plays a key role in Enterprise Data Protection. In other words, without MS Entra ID account, there's no chance within M365 architecture to ensure Enterprise Data Protection. OneDrive account Have you tried to see what happens if you use M365 Copilot without a OneDrive account? I haven't myself, if you've tried, share your experience with me, send me a message. 👇 Some features in M365 Copilot require users to have a OneDrive account, like uploading a file from your device to enrich a prompt. Uploading a file to a Copilot Chat prompt will send a copy to that location OneDrive/my files/Microsoft Copilot Chat Files on your OneDrive for Business account. Microsoft 365 Apps Cloud-based Microsoft 365 Apps are required. Make sure there's no device-based licensing for M365 Apps for enterprise, since Copilot isn't available in such a case. M365 Copilot also integrates in the web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. To ensure a good user experience, make sure thrid-party cookies are enabled. Update Channel To ensure your users receive the latest M365 Copilot features, make sure you set up as M365 Apps update channel either the Current or Monthly Enterprise Channel. Outlook Have you tried to use M365 Copilot in Outlook Classic? M365 Copilot works in both, the new and classic versions. In the Outlook classic version, it loses the interactivity features, which I personally love. Teams If your users are licensed with M365 Copilot, then let them try the M365 Copilot integration in MS Teams. Copilot in Teams can help people summarize Teams messages as well as take notes during meetings. Make sure to configure transcription and captions for Teams meeting and Teams meeting recording.Copilot Chat vsus. Microsoft 365 Copilot What's the difference?
While their names sound similar at first glance - Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat - they differ in several aspects. And more importantly, one can't be without another. What is Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat? First since first. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is also called Copilot Chat. Copilot Chat generates answers based on web content, while Microsoft 365 Copilot is also grounded on users' data, like emails, meetings, files, and more. Since January 15, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is available for everyone. Everyone in organizations. Also customers with a Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscriptions can enjoy using Copilot Chat securily. The screenshot below shows how Copilot Chat looks like and highlights its main capabilities. Note that EDP - Enterprise Data Protection is available. What is Microsoft 365 Copilot? Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on available for specific Microsoft 365 Subscriptions: Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, and Business Standard & Premium. It includes Copilot Chat in addition to other Copilot features: Microsoft 365 Copilot also includes a chat grounded on users' meetings, emails, chats, and documents. It integrates into Microsoft 365 apps, like Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and more. It brings the capability to create agents and additional Copilot management features such as SharePoint Advanced Management and Copilot Dashboard. The screenshot below shows how the Copilot chat experience for those users who got the Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Note that EDP - Enterprise Data Protection is available here too. Copilot Chat can be pinned in MS Teams and MS Outlook as App. How can I access Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat? Copilot Chat is nowadays accessible via m365copilot.com using your Entra account. In contrast to Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users cannot see, by default, Copilot Chat pinned on the Microsoft 365 homepage. Microsoft 365 Copilot Administrators will have to pin the chat in the admin center so it is easy for Copilot Chat users to access it. What's the difference? There are some aspects, such as licensing requirements, subscription fees, data sources, or access to organization content, that determine the differences between Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot. I have listed it in the screenshot below. 👇 Image showing a 3-column table: Aspect, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Copilot Agent inside SharePoint site is not able to answer questions regarding the custom columns
I have a SharePoint online document library named Test. and it has those 3 custom columns inside a custom content type:- now using a username named Mohannad , i uploaded 2 documents, and for one document i defined a user named "Test User" as the "MC / Project Lead (Use)", as follow:- but when i asked the agent this question, about who is the Project Lead , i did not get the "Test User", instead i get the user Mohanand:- also when i ask the agent about the project team, i got this answer:- so how i can modify this behavior? Second question. when Copilot said that the document is authored by Mohannd, how it get the Author info? based on the created by field inside SharePoint? and can we create a custom column , so the copilot reads the author from it instead of relying on any built-in field?
How to join Frontier early access?
In the Introducing Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot article, it states: Researcher and Analyst will start rolling out to customers with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in April as part of a new “Frontier” program that gives customers early access to new Copilot innovations while they’re still in development. How can a company or individual enroll in the "Frontier" program?
Cost for family on copilot
Feedback on Microsoft Copilot Pricing Dear Microsoft Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share feedback regarding the pricing of Microsoft Copilot. As a Microsoft 365 Family subscriber (99€/year), I find the additional cost of Copilot—ranging from 22€ to 30€ per user per month—challenging to justify. For a family of four, this adds up to a substantial annual cost of 1,056€, which feels disproportionate compared to the base subscription price. I appreciate the value that Copilot brings, but I believe a more accessible pricing model, especially for families or multiple users, would make the service much more appealing. A bundled or tiered pricing approach could encourage broader adoption and enhance the overall value perception of Microsoft 365. Thank you for considering my feedback. I look forward to seeing how Microsoft evolves its offerings to meet the needs of its loyal customers. Best regards, MaikelRe-name Corporate Application
Good morning, Recently, I have been designing a corporate application using Copilot Agents, and I have found that when changing the agent's name in Copilot, it does not update in the application library. I am sharing a screenshot with you. As you can see, the new name appears when selecting the agent. Best regardshow to more effectively access the contents of multiple files
Hi, I'm very new to the usage of copilot agents, so there may not be a technical answer as I might be missing a concept. I have a sharepoint site with 100+ small documents and I have created a simple agent with the top level folder of those documents for a source. I would like copilot to give me some analysis across all of the documents. To be specific, we have 100+ "Root Cause Analysis" documents and I want to look for themes across those documents. However Copilot only seems to look at maybe 5 of those documents and not the whole set. Am I misunderstanding the capabilities? Should I be approaching this differently? Some community guidens is appreciated. RegardsHow do I create a company agent based on 30 Sharepoint files?
I have been extremely disappointed with Copilot after a year plus of struggles. I want to create a company chat bot based on core documents. One for HR, one for company methods, etc. It seems CoPilot Studio is the only way -- it is arcane, complex, confusing -- i have "something" working but not at all effective. If someone has a streamlined approach to using CoPilot Studio, I am all about it, but I struggled for hours to get a mediocre bot. The value of O365 is the collection of thousands of documents. CoPilot seemingly has no access to them. Microsoft is adding small plus up features to excel and ppt, but the power of AI is to process large quantities of data and help a human make sense. This should be microsofts competitive differentiator, but it is totally absent. Am i missing something?
Accessibility of copilot agents which is created under "Copilot for Microsoft 365"
Hi This is regarding a query related to the accessibility of Copilot agents created under 'Copilot for Microsoft 365' for users who don't have a Copilot license. I created an agent using Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Copilot Studio. I shared the agent with a few users through the MS Teams channel (as it's the only available channel for implementation) for testing. However, it's not accessible to everyone because they don't have a Copilot license. I'm curious to know if we create the agent under "Copilot for Microsoft 365," will it be possible to publish the agent to everyone and make it accessible to all, even in the absence of a copilot license for all the end users?Copilot for Word
Hi There, I've been playing around with Copilot for Microsoft 365 for quite sometime and I just have a quick question in regards to Copilot for Microsoft 365. Lets say I'm using Copilot for word and I ask Copilot to create a document for me and I review it and I click on regenerate because I'm not happy about the result that it created. So, my question is how many times can I ask Copilot to create new document for me? Is there a limit for that? For instance, I can click on it for 5 times and it will give me a different content everytime and beyond that it will return back to content which it created for me the first time. So, please let me know the limit here.Why are Copilot's responses in Teams better in the middle of the meeting than at the end?
When Copilot for Teams suggests a meeting summary usually 10 minutes before the end of the meeting with the standard prompt "Generate meeting notes," the response is structured with bolded subtitles, very detailed, and linked to the transcription. Repeating the same prompt 10 minutes later returns a much lower-quality summary, without subtitles, very short. Furthermore, the summary specifies at the header "based on the transcript," which the first prompt did not indicate. Why does this happen? How can this be corrected as it makes Copilot inefficient?Boost Productivity with Copilot: Set Up Actions for Daily Automation
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