Chat with Copilot in Outlook

Ask questions about this email

• Summar​​​​​​​ize this email - Need to get to the essence of the email quickly? Select an email and type Summarize this email into the Copilot chat pane to get a bulleted summary.

• Is there a call to action? - Wondering if the document contains a meaningful call to action? Ask Copilot, and it'll attempt to tell you.

Take action in Outlook

• Create an email draft to [People] about [Prompt] – Want to start a quick email or reply to a selected email? Instruct Copilot to start the draft, and optionally provide recipients, subject, and content. You can select people by typing “/” in chat. Want Copilot to help write your email? Instead of writing the entire content, provide a prompt and Copilot will start an email and automatically enter Draft with Copilot to generate an email.

• Set up an automatic reply for [Date/Time] – Heading out on vacation or have an appointment where you won’t be available? Ask Copilot to set up automatic replies and optionally provide the dates and times you want to enable this for. An interactive card will appear in chat allowing you to modify, confirm, or jump to settings for more in-depth control.

• Create a rule to [Action] for [Condition] – Looking to organize your emails? Ask Copilot to create an inbox rule. Tell it what you want to happen to those emails (move to folders, flag for follow up, etc…) and tell it which emails those actions should apply to (emails from [Person], etc…). Copilot will always ask you for confirmation before creating the rule and give you a link to manage your rules.
  
  For more information about managing rules see Use rules to manage your email.

As with Copilot throughout Microsoft 365, you can ask questions that are grounded in enterprise data and web content. To see even more suggestions of what you can ask, select the View prompts button in the chat input box.

Use chat for scheduling in Outlook

Chat Assisted Scheduling in Outlook allows users to schedule meetings and block time directly through Copilot chat. This feature simplifies the process of finding available times, setting up appointments, and organizing meetings to make your workday smoother and more efficient.

Example scenarios to get you started

• Focus blocks: Simply type a prompt like “Block time to focus for an hour tomorrow” in the chat. Copilot will suggest a time and provide options to save, edit, or view it on your calendar.
  
  

• Appointments: Schedule various types of appointments, such as haircuts, doctor’s visits, car maintenance, or other personal errands, by providing a specific time or asking Copilot to suggest a time. For example, "Schedule a dentist appointment for tomorrow at 3pm" or “Find a time slot for an hour-long appointment on Wednesday.”
  
  

• 1 on 1 & 1 on 2 meetings: Start by entering the meeting participant details in the chat or using the forward slash (/) to search for a specific person using the Context IQ feature. Specify the time range, and Copilot will find available times for the meeting. You can also include the meeting duration and title. For example, “Schedule time to meet with Patricia next week about the quarterly report.”
  
  

• More than 2 attendee meetings: For larger meetings, Copilot​​​​​​​ will guide you to complete the scheduling in the event form, prepopulating the details and suggested time slots that work best for you.
  
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