User Guide: How to Use Copilot in Teams Chat and Channels
Most organizations will get their first
Copilot ‘wins’ in chat and channels because the experience is lightweight:
users can catch up, extract decisions, and draft responses without changing how
they collaborate. The strongest enablement programs teach users how to ask for
structure (summaries, action items, decisions) and how to verify sources before
sharing output.
Quick-start prompts (copy/paste)
·
Catch me up on this chat. Focus
on decisions and open questions.
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Summarize the last 24 hours of
this channel thread. Include owners and due dates if mentioned.
·
Draft a reply that acknowledges
the request, proposes next steps, and keeps a professional tone.
·
What are the action items and
who owns each? If ownership is unclear, flag it.
·
Turn this discussion into a
short status update I can post to the channel.
How to get better results
·
Give a timeframe (last 2 hours,
since yesterday, in this thread).
·
Specify the output format
(bullets, table, short paragraph).
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Ask for uncertainty to be
highlighted (unknown owner, missing date).
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Verify: cross-check cited
messages and do not share sensitive output outside approved locations.
Admin configuration checklist (so users have the feature)
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Confirm Microsoft 365 Copilot
licenses for the intended users.
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Confirm Teams app availability
and permission policies allow the Copilot app experiences in your tenant.
·
Publish end-user guidance: when
to use Copilot, what not to paste, and how to validate outputs.
References
·
AI in Teams overview (Copilot
in chats and channels): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/copilot-ai-agents-overview
·
Use Copilot in Teams chat and
channels (end user): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-chat-and-channels-cccccca2-9dc8-49a9-ab76-b1a8ee21486c
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