How to Draft an Email with Copilot

Use Copilot in Microsoft Outlook to help you compose your emails.

Step 1 - Open a new message in Outlook and select the Copilot icon in the text area of your email.

Step 2 - A Copilot box will appear, where you can enter your prompt or select a suggested prompt from the list provided.

You can learn more about writing prompts for Copilot here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/learn-about-copilot-prompts-f6c3b467-f07c-4db1-ae54-ffac96184dd5

Our example below clearly informs Copilot of the email's goal and context.

Once your prompt is complete, click the blue arrow button.

Step 3 - Copilot will draft the email and show you a preview of the message.

If you are happy with the message, you can keep it, or you can ask Copilot to rewrite it, make it shorter or longer, etc.

To learn more about Copilot in Microsoft 365, book one of our live courses.