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Copilot, app by app

Most workplaces run on Microsoft 365, which makes Copilot the AI most people will actually touch at work. Everything below is free to learn from — organized per app, favoring playlists that are kept current.

What the licenses actually get you

The consumer Copilot chatbot is free. For personal Office apps, the old Copilot Pro was retired — its successor is Microsoft 365 Premium (~$20/mo, bundles the Office apps + advanced Copilot). At work, Microsoft 365 Copilot is a paid add-on (~$21–30/user/mo) on top of a business plan — if the Copilot button in your Office apps does nothing, that license is why.

Learning shelves

Microsoft 365 Copilot — start here no code 5

What Copilot is, what your license actually includes, and how to prompt it well — before diving into any single app.

Kevin Stratvert — Microsoft Copilot playlist free — The best single general playlist: free vs paid Copilot, individuals vs organizations, agents — clear and kept current.
Microsoft 365 (official) — M365 Copilot playlist free — Microsoft's rolling collection of demos and how-tos across every app — 100+ videos, continuously updated.
Teacher's Tech — Microsoft 365 Copilot playlist free — Gentler beginner walkthroughs across the suite, if the pace above feels fast.
Microsoft Learn — Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot free — The official beginner path: how Copilot works across apps and how to prompt it effectively.
Microsoft Learn — Copilot use cases by role (MS-4004) free — Role-based exercises — exec, sales, finance, IT, HR — showing what Copilot changes in each job.
Copilot in Excel no code 3

The app where Copilot pays for itself first: formula generation, data analysis, and the new COPILOT function.

Chris Menard — Copilot in Excel playlist free — Feature-by-feature tutorials from a Microsoft trainer — 30+ videos including Agent Mode, updated as features ship.
David Fortin — Copilot in Excel 2026 free — A current series built specifically around the 2025–2026 feature set, aimed at busy professionals.
Microsoft Learn — Work smarter in Excel with Copilot free — Official module: generating formulas, summarizing data, and creating visualizations.
Copilot in Word no code 3

Drafting, rewriting, summarizing, and referencing documents.

Chris Menard — Copilot in Word playlist free — Drafting, rewriting, and document summarization — same trainer, same practical style, kept current.
DayTech — Mastering Copilot in Word free — A structured beginner course covering Word Copilot end to end.
Microsoft Learn — Draft impactful documents using AI free — Official module on drafting, editing, and enhancing Word documents with Copilot.
Copilot in PowerPoint no code 2

Generating decks, rewriting slides, and turning Word documents into presentations.

Chris Menard — Copilot in PowerPoint playlist free — Deck generation, slide rewriting, and building presentations from documents.
Microsoft Learn — Build effective presentations with AI free — Official module for the full presentation lifecycle, including the Idea Coach agent and speaker notes.
Copilot in Outlook & Teams no code 3

Email triage and drafting; meeting recaps, action items, and chat summaries.

Chris Menard — Copilot in Outlook playlist free — Email summarization, drafting, and coaching in Outlook.
Microsoft Teams (official) — AI Simplified in Teams free — The official series on Copilot in Teams: meeting recaps, chat summaries, and agents.
Microsoft Learn — Manage meetings and collaboration with Copilot free — Official module on recaps, action items, and follow-ups across Teams and Outlook.
Copilot Studio — build your own agents intermediate 4

The step beyond using Copilot: building custom agents for your organization. No code, but real configuration — topics, knowledge sources, publishing.

Microsoft Learn — Create agents in Copilot Studio free — The official hands-on path: topics, entities, generative AI, and publishing — aligns to the Applied Skills credential.
Reza Dorrani — Copilot Studio playlist free — Deep, practical agent-building tutorials — the community standard for going beyond the basics.
Microsoft Learn (YouTube) — PL-7008 course playlist free — The compact official video companion to the agent-building course.
Copilot Studio documentation free — The official docs hub, for when the videos run out.

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