Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompt Cheat Sheet

About This Resource

Most disappointing Copilot results come from untrained users typing vague, one-line prompts. This print-ready handout gives staff a single Goal-Context-Source-Format prompt formula, then applies it with concrete example prompts for every core Microsoft 365 app — Outlook triage and drafting, Word first drafts and summaries, Excel analysis, Teams recaps and actions, and PowerPoint outlines — plus do and don’t guidance for confidential data and unverified output.

What's Included

• The Goal-Context-Source-Format prompt formula with a worked example
• App-specific prompt patterns for Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
• 20+ ready-to-adapt example prompts covering common daily tasks
• Do / don’t guidance table on confidentiality and verifying output
• A blank notes section for staff to record their own go-to prompts

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