START HERE5 min
Tutorials show buttons I don't have
Copilot Chat (Basic), Microsoft 365 Copilot (Basic), or Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium)? Check the label under your name before following a tutorial. Microsoft's label guide.
Any accountRead ↗
Is anyone else stuck with Copilot at work?
Stuck with Copilot?
Let's get you unstuck.
Practical ways to do your actual job with the Microsoft tools you’re allowed to use. Pick the task you need done, copy the prompt, and check the result.
For project leads, operations teams, and the unofficial office AI person.
THIS WEEK’S SMALL WINStart here
PROJECT WORKRough notes in.
Rough notes in.
A clear update out.
- Supply approved, numbered notes.
- Draft the update from those notes.
- Check every claim against its source.
No automatic access to your work files assumed.
↗ Start with the task◉ Know your license✓ Review the output◇ Keep work in approved tools
The workflow library
What do you need to get done?
Nine starting points. Each includes a copyable prompt, a fallback, and a check for a useful result.
9 workflows
PROJECT WORK10 min
My status update takes all Friday morning
Create a concise status report, action table, and email draft from a small set of approved notes.
Work chat • pasted notesRead ↗
PROJECT WORK8 min
Copilot invents tasks nobody agreed to
List who agreed to what, without claiming a transcript or recording exists.
Work chat • pasted notesRead ↗
COMMUNICATION5 min
Copilot's emails sound like a robot
Turn factual bullet points into a clear draft, with a check for invented promises and inflated language.
Work chat • pasted notesRead ↗
START HERE8 min
I saw it in Claude, but work only allows Copilot
Translate the task and inputs, then check which tools your work account can use.
Any accountRead ↗
AGENTS15 min
I built an agent and can't share it
Scope a small helper and find out who can use it before you build.
Agent access • verifyRead ↗
START HERE3 min
What can my Copilot label actually do?
A dated table of features by label, with Microsoft sources.
Any accountRead ↗
FOR ADMINS10 min
My team got Copilot and nobody knows the rules
Ten questions to settle before you roll out, with a copyable list for your admin.
Managers • ITRead ↗
FOR ADMINS15 min
Copilot showed someone a file they shouldn't see
Find overshared SharePoint sites before you turn on access to work data.
AdminsRead ↗
No matching workflow yet. Try a broader task or choose all workflows.
One Copilot idea a week
One idea a week that makes your job easier, makes you smarter, and gets your Copilot doing more for you. Something genuinely cool, not a hack. Built for people in sales, marketing and ops.
A familiar situation
“I saw someone do this in Claude. Can I do it at work?”
Bring the task, then map the steps to the Copilot features your organization allows.
Translate the workflow ↗- Separate text drafting from file access and integrations.
- Flag features your administrator needs to confirm.
- Use fictional examples when asking a personal AI for help.
- Keep company information inside approved workplace systems.
For team leads
A kit for your weekly project update
We’re building a kit for the weekly project update: practice files, templates, a checklist and a recorded walkthrough. Sign up for the weekly email to hear when it’s ready.
See the kit outline ↗For sponsors
Sponsor a guide that fits what you sell
Sponsor a guide or the weekly email. Every placement is labeled, and money can’t buy a better review.
Read the sponsorship brief ↗