Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat beginners course

Introduction

What is Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat?

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is the most accessible entry point to AI in the Microsoft ecosystem. It helps you summarize, translate, generate ideas, give feedback, and find information across both the public web and your own company files.

Why should you learn Copilot Chat?

When you master Copilot Chat, you work faster, write better texts, and make decisions on a better foundation. It is the simplest path to concrete value from AI in your daily work, and it is the foundation for the rest of the Microsoft 365 Copilot suite.

About the course

Details and modules

• Lessons

  The course carefully covers Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, featuring:

  • Introduction to AI: Learn core concepts in artificial intelligence, how modern AI models work, and where Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat fits into the broader AI landscape.
  • Learn Copilot 365 Chat: Get started in the browser-based Copilot 365 Chat, sign in, run your first prompts for Q&A, translation, scenario analysis, summaries, and feedback, and learn how to reuse prompts, work with online sources, and schedule automated Copilot runs.
  • Advanced Copilot 365 Chat: Work with real-world scenarios such as meeting transcripts, regulations like GDPR, and website data. Use Copilot Chat for project planning, documentation, and visualizations, and learn about enterprise data protection, personalization, and privacy settings.
  • Copilot on your smartphone: Install the Copilot mobile app, log in, and use prompts, image generation, vision, and real-time conversations so Copilot can assist you anywhere.
  • The Perfect Copilot Prompt: Master a practical six-part framework with task, context, format, tone, role, and examples to design prompts that consistently produce high-quality, on-target results.
  • Excel and code generation: Use Copilot 365 Chat to help with formulas, calculated columns, lookups, conditional formatting, pivot tables, charts, VBA macros, and Office Scripts with live data from APIs.
  • Vision: Explore how Copilot analyzes images for business tasks such as facility management, handwritten notes, receipts, math problems, and even turning a sketch into working website code.
  • Create fantastic images: Generate and edit images with Copilot's image engine, from photorealistic scenes and ads to colorful illustrations, style transfers, and professional headshots.
  • Copilot 365 Agents: Learn how to create specialized Copilot agents using templates and from scratch, connect them to knowledge sources, configure instructions, and share them across your organization.

  Changes: New features are continuously added to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. When appropriate, we incorporate these into the course to ensure coverage of the newest functionalities. Thus, the above topics may change accordingly.

• Learning outcomes

  By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of AI: Explain key AI concepts, terminology, and common business use cases.
  • Work confidently in Copilot 365 Chat: Sign in, navigate the interface, and use chats for questions, summaries, translations, and idea generation.
  • Craft effective prompts: Apply a clear prompt framework to get precise, reusable results tailored to different tasks and audiences.
  • Automate work in Excel and code: Use Copilot 365 Chat to create formulas, analyze data, build charts, and generate VBA or Office Scripts for automation.
  • Use advanced Copilot capabilities in practice: Apply Vision, image generation, the mobile app, and Copilot 365 agents in realistic scenarios while respecting security and privacy settings.
• Target audience

  This course is ideal for professionals in any field looking to improve their productivity with AI. It is perfect for those in administration, project management, education, marketing, finance, and IT wanting to learn how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat effectively.

• Prerequisites

  No prior experience with AI or chatbots is required. Participants should have a basic understanding of computer operations and a willingness to embrace new technologies.

• Duration and location

  The training lasts a full day (7 hours) on a date and at a location we agree on together. The course can be held on-site or online, whichever suits you best.

  Online, we draw on our extensive experience from the YouTube channel and deliver an engaging, interactive learning environment.

  On-site, we are happy to travel where needed. Transport and accommodation are added by individual agreement.

• Equipment and licenses

  The training is carried out on the participants' own computers via your Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

• Format

  The course combines live teaching with flexible e-learning content. That combination suits different learning styles and schedules.

  Expect a practical and interactive learning environment both live and in the e-learning. You work with concrete examples, take part in problem-solving, and get guidance from our instructors.

• E-learning

  Participants get access to our always-updated practical e-learning on the I Love Automation platform, which can be used before, during, and after the training.

• Number of participants

  For the most engaging and practical experience, we recommend up to about 15 participants per course. That ensures everyone has room to engage, ask questions, and get the support they need from the instructor.

• Continue your learning online

  The learning does not stop when the course ends. You can strengthen your development with our continuously updated online courses and active communities, designed to turn new knowledge into concrete work.

• Terms and conditions

  Our services follow clear business terms built on mutual trust and simple transactions. Note that all services require prepayment and are non-refundable. Read our terms and conditions for details.

• Price and booking

  The price is fixed regardless of the number of participants, which makes the course ideal for teams that want comprehensive training at a good price.

  For questions, details, or booking, contact Stine at info@andersjensen.org. We reply within 24 hours and are happy to arrange a meeting or a short call about your needs.

Instructor

Anders Jensen

Instructor in automation and AI

Anders has made it his mission to show how automation works in the real world, without long PowerPoint presentations and without drowning in theory. With millions of views on YouTube, he is one of the world's most watched creators of automation and AI tutorials.

He has won the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award three years in a row, most recently within both Microsoft 365 Copilot and Power Automate, a recognition that reflects his hands-on expertise and his ability to turn complex technologies into real business value.

The teaching style is always practical. Anders explains theory while building solutions live, so both beginners and experienced professionals can take concrete lessons with them.

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