Tag: #MicrosoftCopilot

From Formulas to Conversations: How Excel’s Agent Mode Will Redefine Data Analytics

It used to be great to find others that ‘spoke Excel’ – understood the intricacies of the various lookup formulas or when to use index…match. I have spent some time working with Excel Labs Agent Mode and the ‘old’ Excel world is about to change dramatically.

Excel Agent Mode has arrived as part of Microsoft’s Frontier preview program, and after testing it myself to create survey data for my training courses, I can see this isn’t just another incremental update (spreadsheet link included in Further Reading section below). It might make those ribbon menus obsolete.

Not All Copilot Studio Agents Are Equal: How to Get the Best SharePoint Answers

Imagine giving two employees the same task, but one has all the right tools and the other doesn’t. You’d get very different results. I experienced the same with Microsoft’s Copilot Studio agents – and learned that how you build your AI assistant makes a huge difference in what answers you get from SharePoint.

Why embedded AI features may already be in your tools and how to manage the risk

You didn’t sign up for an AI platform but suddenly, your HR tool summarises resumes. Your file-sharing service suggests email replies and your CRM is auto-generating forecasts.

Welcome to the new world of silent AI rollouts, where vendors quietly add GenAI features to your software stack, often without clear notice, control, or consent. It’s not just a tech issue it’s a business, legal, and risk management issue.

Revolutionise Your Presentations: How Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint Saves You Hours

We’ve all been there, staring at a blank PowerPoint, knowing the information is in a document somewhere, and dreading the hours it’ll take to transform it into a compelling presentation. This is where Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint can help save you hours of time. (At the moment it’s my most heavily used feature in the M365 Copilot suite.)