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SUMMARY:Copilot Basics: Which Copilot Do I Have\, and What Can It See? (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Live one-hour webinar. Find which Copilot you have\, what it can see\, and what the paid license adds. No paid license needed.\n\n\nYour company turned Copilot on. Nobody told you which one you have or what it can read. \nThe instructor shows the three labels Microsoft uses\, how to tell which one you have\, and what each one can do. The same request is run without the paid license and with it\, side by side. The session covers where to open Copilot Chat\, how to confirm the work account is protected\, what Copilot can read\, and what not to put into it. \nWhat you will see \n\nThe same request run without the paid license and with it\nWhat the paid license adds: Copilot Chat grounded in your mailbox\, meetings\, chats and files\, and Copilot inside Word\, Excel and PowerPoint\nWhere Copilot Chat lives: the browser\, the app and Outlook\n\nWhat you will try \n\nFind your own Copilot label\nConfirm you are signed in with your work account and find the protection shield\nRun a first prompt for your own job\n\nCopilot license: Copilot Basic. The free Copilot Chat that comes with a Microsoft 365 work account is enough. \nWho it is for: Anyone with a Microsoft 365 work account\, and the managers who get asked these questions. \nWhat you need \n\nCopilot Chat on a Microsoft 365 work or school account. No paid Copilot license needed. A personal Microsoft account does not work.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. Copilot Chat (Basic) or M365 Copilot (Basic) is enough for this session.\nA Microsoft 365 work account.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: A one-page summary of the three labels. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live webinar\, demonstration with short try-it exercises. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-basics-which-copilot-do-i-have-and-what-can-it-see-webinar-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T100000
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SUMMARY:Copilot in Word and PowerPoint: Write a Document\, Then Turn It into Slides
DESCRIPTION:Live one-hour webinar. Watch Copilot draft a project charter in Word and turn it into a deck. Follow along if you have Copilot.\n\n\nThe report is due\, the page is blank\, and then someone asks for slides. \nYou follow the instructor and build a project charter in Word from one detailed prompt\, tighten it\, add a risks table\, and pull out the action items. You add an executive summary\, then turn the charter into a six-slide presentation. \nHow this webinar works: Anyone can watch. If you have the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license\, follow along in your own account. The instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nWhat you will do \n\nDraft a full document in Word from one detailed prompt\nRewrite a section and turn text into a table\nPull the action items and owners out of the document\nAdd an executive summary\nCreate a presentation from the finished document\n\nYou leave with: A project charter and a six-slide deck\, if you follow along. \nCopilot license: Anyone can watch. Copilot Premium (the paid license) to follow along hands-on. \nWho it is for: Anyone who writes reports\, plans or proposals and then has to present them. \nWhat you need \n\nNo license is needed to watch. Following along needs the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license\, Word\, PowerPoint and OneDrive.\nComfortable with Word and PowerPoint. No Copilot experience needed.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: The prompts from the session\, posted in the chat. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live webinar\, optional hands-on. Anyone can watch. Attendees with the paid Copilot license can follow along in their own account; the instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-word-and-powerpoint-write-a-document-then-turn-it-into-slides/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T130000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201910Z
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SUMMARY:Copilot Chat: Write Prompts That Get Usable Answers (Live\, Hands-On)
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 60 minutes. Build prompts that get answers you can use\, save them\, and reuse them. Paid Copilot license required.\n\n\nYou asked Copilot a question and got an answer you could not use. \nYou build one prompt up in four steps with the GCSE structure (Goal\, Context\, Source\, Expectations) and see what each step adds to the answer. You refine the answer with follow-up prompts instead of starting over\, have Copilot help write a prompt and test it in a new chat\, save a prompt to Copilot Prompt Lab\, and adapt a recurring briefing prompt to your own work. \nWhat you will do \n\nBuild a prompt with a goal\, context\, a source and expectations\nRefine an answer with follow-up prompts in the same chat\nHave Copilot help write a prompt\, then test it in a new chat\nSave a prompt to Copilot Prompt Lab and reuse it\nAdapt a recurring briefing prompt to your own work\n\nYou leave with: Two saved prompts: a customer follow-up template and a recurring briefing prompt for your own work. \nCopilot license: Copilot Premium (the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license). \nWho it is for: Licensed Copilot users who are new to it or get generic answers from it. \nWhat you need \n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license: the paid add-on\, or Microsoft 365 E7\, which includes it. The Copilot label under the user’s name reads M365 Copilot (Premium). One sample file is sent before class and saved to OneDrive.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. It must end in (Premium).\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license assigned. No Copilot experience needed.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Lab exercise handout and a prompt pattern quick reference. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-chat-write-prompts-that-get-usable-answers-live-hands-on-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261204T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261204T090000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201911Z
CREATED:20261014T192312Z
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SUMMARY:Copilot Chat Without the Paid License: Turn a Long Document into a Brief
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 60 minutes. Summarize\, compare and check two documents\, then export a brief to Word. No paid Copilot license needed.\n\n\nSomeone sent you 40 pages and asked what you think by 3:00. \nYou upload a long document and get a summary\, the key dates and the action items. You upload a second document and compare the two in a table. You check the figures against the source\, move the result to a Copilot Page\, and export it to Word. \nWhat you will do \n\nSummarize a long document and pull out dates and action items\nCompare two documents in a table and make a recommendation\nCheck numbers and facts against the source\nMove the result to a Page and export it to Word\n\nYou leave with: A one-page brief in Word\, checked against the source. \nCopilot license: Copilot Basic. The free Copilot Chat that comes with a Microsoft 365 work account is enough. \nWho it is for: Staff who do not have the paid Copilot license and read long documents\, policies or proposals. \nWhat you need \n\nCopilot Chat on a Microsoft 365 work or school account. No paid Copilot license needed. A personal Microsoft account does not work. File upload is included\, and Microsoft can limit it at busy times. Saving the brief needs OneDrive or SharePoint storage.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. Copilot Chat (Basic) or M365 Copilot (Basic) is enough for this session.\nSigned in to Copilot Chat with a work account. Sample files downloaded from the link sent before class.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Sample files and the prompts used in the session. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account with sample files. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-chat-without-the-paid-license-turn-a-long-document-into-a-brief/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201912Z
CREATED:20261014T043759Z
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SUMMARY:Copilot in Excel and Copilot Chat: Write a Clear Prompt\, Check the Numbers
DESCRIPTION:Live one-hour webinar. See a vague prompt and a clear one side by side\, then Copilot in Excel\, with every number checked.\n\n\nWould you put your name on a number Copilot gave you? \nThe session starts in Copilot Chat: a one-line prompt\, the same request written with the GCSE structure (Goal\, Context\, Source\, Expectations)\, and then a prompt grounded in a specific file. Then in Excel\, the instructor asks Copilot questions about the data\, has it highlight and chart the data\, and checks the result. \nHow this webinar works: Anyone can watch. If you have the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license\, follow along in your own account. The instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nWhat you will see \n\nA one-line prompt and a structured prompt answering the same request\nA prompt grounded in a specific file\nCopilot highlighting and charting data in Excel\nHow to verify a formula or figure before using it\n\nWhat you will try \n\nRewrite a prompt with the GCSE structure and compare the answers\nAsk Copilot to describe a table in your own workbook\n\nCopilot license: Anyone can watch. Copilot Premium (the paid license) to follow along hands-on. \nWho it is for: Analysts\, managers and anyone who gets asked what the numbers say. \nWhat you need \n\nNo license is needed to watch. The two try-it exercises need the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license\, Excel\, and a workbook saved in OneDrive.\nComfortable with Excel tables. No Copilot experience needed.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: The exercise prompts\, posted in the chat. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live webinar\, optional hands-on. Anyone can watch. Attendees with the paid Copilot license can follow along in their own account; the instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-excel-and-copilot-chat-write-a-clear-prompt-check-the-numbers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T093000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201912Z
CREATED:20261014T192314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T201912Z
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SUMMARY:Copilot in Word: Draft a Report\, Rewrite It and Compare Two Reports
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 60 minutes. Draft a status report from a source file\, rewrite it\, and compare two reports. Paid Copilot license required.\n\n\nYou have the source material and a report due. Starting from a blank page is the slow way. \nYou draft a project status report in Word from a source file. You rewrite a paragraph\, turn a list into a table\, and ask Copilot questions about the document. Then you compare two quarterly status reports in Copilot Chat\, check what Copilot says changed\, and export the comparison to Word. \nWhat you will do \n\nDraft a document in Word from a source file\nRewrite a paragraph and turn a list into a table\nAsk Copilot questions about the document and check the answers\nCompare two reports and check what changed\nExport the comparison to a Word document\n\nYou leave with: A drafted status report and a comparison of two reports. \nCopilot license: Copilot Premium (the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license). \nWho it is for: Anyone who writes reports\, status updates\, summaries or proposals. \nWhat you need \n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license: the paid add-on\, or Microsoft 365 E7\, which includes it. The Copilot label under the user’s name reads M365 Copilot (Premium). Word desktop. Sample files are sent before class and saved to OneDrive.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. It must end in (Premium).\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license assigned. Comfortable with Word.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Lab exercise handout and the sample files. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-word-draft-a-report-rewrite-it-and-compare-two-reports/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261215T153000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201914Z
CREATED:20261014T043801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T201914Z
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SUMMARY:Copilot in Outlook and Teams: Long Email Threads and Meeting Follow-Up
DESCRIPTION:Live one-hour webinar. Get through a long email thread\, then see Copilot during and after a Teams meeting. Anyone can watch.\n\n\nYou were out for two days. The inbox and the meetings did not wait. \nThe first half covers email: summarize a long thread\, draft a reply\, get coaching on tone\, and schedule a meeting from the thread. The second half covers meetings: Copilot during a meeting\, the recap and follow-up tasks afterward\, and catching up on a chat or channel. The meeting parts are shown from a meeting the instructor recorded beforehand. \nHow this webinar works: Anyone can watch. If you have the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license\, follow along in your own account. The instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nWhat you will see \n\nA reply drafted and improved with coaching\nA meeting scheduled from an email thread\nHow Copilot is used during a Teams meeting\nThe recap and follow-up tasks after a transcribed meeting\nThe meeting setting that decides whether a recap exists\nA Teams chat summarized and a message rewritten\n\nWhat you will try \n\nSummarize a long thread in your own inbox\n\nCopilot license: Anyone can watch. Follow along with the Outlook parts wherever the Copilot button shows in your Outlook. The Teams parts are demonstrated only. \nWho it is for: Anyone whose day runs on email and meetings. \nWhat you need \n\nNo license is needed to watch. The Outlook try-it works wherever the Copilot button shows in Outlook. The Teams parts are demonstrated only.\nUses Outlook and Teams daily. No Copilot experience needed.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: The exercise prompts\, posted in the chat. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live webinar\, optional hands-on. Anyone can watch. Attendees with the paid Copilot license can follow along in their own account; the instructor says at the start which steps need it. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-outlook-and-teams-long-email-threads-and-meeting-follow-up/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261217T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261217T123000
DTSTAMP:20261014T201914Z
CREATED:20261014T192316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T201914Z
UID:10000139-1797505200-1797510600@sharepointmentoring.com
SUMMARY:Copilot in PowerPoint: Build a Presentation from a Document (Hands-On)
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 90 minutes. Turn a Word document into a deck\, refine it slide by slide\, and use your brand template. Paid license required.\n\n\nThe report is done. Now they want slides by tomorrow. \nYou generate a draft deck from a Word document\, then build a fuller executive deck from a project brief. You refine it one slide at a time\, add speaker notes\, and ask Copilot to critique the deck. Then you generate the same deck inside a branded template\, compare it with the plain version\, and test what Copilot will and will not style. \nWhat you will do \n\nGenerate a draft deck from a Word document\nAdd and refine slides with prompts\nAdd speaker notes and get a critique of the deck\nGenerate the deck inside a branded template\nTest what Copilot will and will not style\, and fix the rest by hand\n\nYou leave with: An executive deck in a branded template. \nCopilot license: Copilot Premium (the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license). \nWho it is for: Anyone who turns documents and briefs into presentations. \nWhat you need \n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license: the paid add-on\, or Microsoft 365 E7\, which includes it. The Copilot label under the user’s name reads M365 Copilot (Premium). PowerPoint desktop. Sample files are sent before class and saved to OneDrive.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. It must end in (Premium).\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license assigned. Comfortable with PowerPoint.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Lab exercise handout\, the sample files and a brand template. \nLength: 90 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-powerpoint-build-a-presentation-from-a-document-hands-on/
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