1. Start here: Microsoft 365 Copilot beginner’s guide
Mike’s 2025 introduction to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Chat. Start with the chat examples; interface and access may have changed.
Watch tutorial ↗BEGINNER TRAINING / COPILOT CHAT
Copilot Chat
Keep it simple.
For people using Copilot Chat at work: learn one task, practise it and find help without needing a Copilot Premium licence.
Four useful habits
- Check whether you are using a personal account or your organisation’s Microsoft 365 account.
- Explain your goal, provide context and specify the output you want.
- Do not assume chat has access to your work files. Supply permitted material or use an available file feature.
- Follow your organisation’s data policy and check the facts in the result. Features vary between accounts.
COPILOT CHAT AT WORK / START HERE
Have Copilot Chat at work? Start with this.
- Open Copilot with your approved work account. The Copilot Chat experience and available tools depend on your Microsoft 365 subscription and organisation settings.
- Pick one small task: rewrite a message, summarise notes or explain a document you are allowed to provide.
- Give the goal, background, source material and answer format. Chat-only users should supply the relevant material rather than assuming Copilot can search all workplace files.
- Improve the first answer with a follow-up: “make it shorter”, “show an example” or “use only the facts I supplied”. Check the result before sharing it.
If a tool in a video is missing, check the official licence guide below. Missing access is a question for IT; the training prompt can help with how to use tools you already have.
Ask your AI to help with your problem
Describe what you are trying to do. Copy the prompt and paste it into your AI chat.
Copying or opening an AI does not submit anything. Remove private information before pasting into a public AI.
Learn the basics · watch, pause, try
Begin with the first tutorial, then try one task using sample information. Mike Tholfsen is our preferred YouTube teacher. Videos are selected from published descriptions; they have not been fully reviewed by JP226.
2. Use Copilot Chat inside Microsoft Teams
Learn the Copilot Chat app in Teams. This is separate from paid meeting recap features; follow the parts available to your work account.
Watch tutorial ↗3. Create and edit visual content
Published 4 May 2026. Mike demonstrates the image model and visual editing. Useful background for diagrams and image copies; this is not a native CAD editing tutorial.
Watch tutorial ↗4. A quick official introduction
Microsoft’s short overview of Copilot Chat for business users. A useful first stop before trying a work task.
Watch tutorial ↗DRAWINGS & DIAGRAMS / A PRACTICAL START
Review a drawing or update a visual copy
The May 2026 image tutorial above is the closest verified video found for this task. It covers visual creation and editing; a dedicated recent tutorial for updating native CAD drawings in work Copilot Chat has not been verified.
- Keep the original source file. Supply a legible image or screenshot that your organisation allows you to use.
- Ask Copilot to describe what it can read before requesting changes. Check labels, symbols and connections yourself.
- List each change and what must stay unchanged. Ask for a change table first.
- For an uploaded image, Microsoft’s Create → Edit an image help describes text, shapes and markup tools. For a generated image, Microsoft’s Chat guide describes the image editing pane. Availability depends on your account and settings.
- Check every changed label and connection against the source. Image edits produce a visual copy; exact CAD or Visio edits, dimensions and controlled drawing revisions still need the source application and your normal review process.
Copy a drawing review and update prompt
Replace the bracketed details, then copy into your approved work chat.
Stuck? Try this before asking for help.
Use the training prompt above to describe the task, device and what happened. Copilot can ask questions and guide you one step at a time.
Copy a prompt for chat-only work accounts
Replace the bracketed details, then copy into your approved work chat.
What should I include in a request to IT?
Your task, app or browser, account type, the exact error, what you tried and an approved screenshot. Remove sensitive information. Ask whether the missing feature is enabled for your account.
KEEP UP / MIKE THOLFSEN
What’s new in Copilot · the past three months
Selected update videos for 7 July–7 October 2026, newest first. These cover the wider Copilot family. A feature shown in a video may require a paid Copilot licence, a rollout or approval by your organisation.
6 New Microsoft Copilot Features You’ll Want to Try
A tour across the Copilot app and Microsoft 365. Some app and agent demonstrations require additional access.
Watch tutorial ↗7 New Microsoft Copilot Features to Save You Time (Fall 2026)
Updates across Copilot, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint. Includes features beyond basic work chat.
Watch tutorial ↗8 New Features in Microsoft 365 Copilot You Need to Try
Chat, Notebooks, Pages and prompt-library updates. App agents and Cowork availability depend on your account.
Watch tutorial ↗Top 10 New Microsoft Copilot Features in Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
A wider Microsoft 365 update. Many demonstrations require Copilot Premium; useful for understanding the differences.
Watch tutorial ↗Selection checked 7 October 2026. This is a dated selection, refreshed with site updates.
Mike’s latest videos ↗Official training and support
What works without a paid Copilot licence ↗Create: features by account type ↗Microsoft Learn: get started with Copilot Chat ↗Microsoft Copilot video tutorials ↗Quick tips for better prompts ↗
Use the provider’s current help for feature availability and setup instructions.