Getting Started with Microsoft Copilot | The Practical 2026 Guide

Microsoft ships several things called Copilot, and confusing them wastes your first week. This guide sorts out which one you have, where the buttons live after the 2026 redesign, and the workflows that pay immediately in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Facts verified against Microsoft's release notes at publication, including the new Python-in-Excel analysis and multi-model routing.

• Which Copilot you have: free chat vs Microsoft 365 Copilot, licensing and privacy settings
• Word and Outlook: a full worked Monday morning, inbox to finished report by 9:40
• Excel: natural-language analysis, formula explanations, Python editing, theme design, with a real 3,000-row example
• PowerPoint decks from documents, Teams meeting recaps, and the new automation layer, used judiciously
• 10-prompt library per the guide plus a 30-day adoption plan with verification passes per app

14 pages, 2026 edition, instant download. Part of the AI Skills Series.

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