MS-4018: Draft, analyze, and present with Microsoft Copilot

Build Drafting, Analysis, and Presentation Skills with Microsoft 365 Copilot

This practical training course gives you the core skills needed to use Microsoft 365 Copilot to draft, analyse, and present effectively. You will learn how to create presentations, draft and improve documents, support meetings, analyse and visualise data, streamline email workflows, and use AI-powered chat.

Whether you want to deepen your Microsoft 365 skills or use AI assistance more effectively, this course builds practical foundations so you can streamline workflows, improve collaboration, and make more informed decisions.

MS-4018: Draft, Analyse and Present with Microsoft 365 Copilot is ideal for people who:

• Use Microsoft 365 applications in everyday work
• Have foundational experience with Microsoft 365
• Need to draft, analyse, or present information
• Want to improve collaboration and workflow efficiency
• Want to apply Microsoft 365 Copilot across multiple applications

To attend MS-4018: Draft, Analyse and Present with Microsoft 365 Copilot, you should:

• Have basic functional experience with Microsoft 365 Applications
• Have access to the appropriate Microsoft 365 Copilot Premium license (this is additional to a standard Microsoft 365 Work or School license which also includes basic copilot functionality).

After completing MS-4018: Draft, Analyse and Present with Microsoft 365 Copilot, you will be able to:

• Explain the working principles presented for Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Describe Microsoft responsible AI practices covered in the course
• Create presentations and draft documents with Copilot
• Use Copilot in Teams, Excel, and Outlook workflows
• Distinguish between work-grounded and web-grounded Copilot Chat

Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot

• Outline the working principles behind Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Identify how Copilot supports Microsoft 365 applications
• Review Microsoft responsible AI practices presented in the course

Building Presentations with AI

• Use Copilot in PowerPoint
• Create engaging presentation content
• Apply prompt scenarios to presentation work

Drafting Documents with AI

• Draft content with Copilot in Word
• Improve documents using prompts
• Review AI-assisted document output

Making Meetings More Productive

• Use Copilot in Teams
• Support team interaction and task management
• Access meeting information more efficiently

Uncovering Data Insights

• Use Copilot in Excel
• Analyse and visualise data
• Support data analysis and reporting

Improving Email Workflows

• Use Copilot in Outlook
• Streamline communication and coordination tasks
• Apply AI assistance to everyday email workflows

AI-Powered Chat

• Use AI-powered chat for productivity and creativity
• Compare work-grounded and web-grounded Copilot Chat
• Apply chat prompts to practical scenarios