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Your Questions Answered: To Do and Copilot Custom Instructions

Your Questions Answered: To Do and Copilot Custom Instructions

by Stephanie Arrendell | Oct 16, 2026 | AI, All, Automation, Copilot, GenAI, M365, New Outlook, Outlook, To Do

Your questions from recent episodes, answered on camera. Flagged emails, To Do hashtags, and wherecustom instructions live in Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT.

Turn a Registration List Into a Networking Handout Attendees Keep

by Stephanie Arrendell | Oct 9, 2026 | AI, All, Automation, Copilot, Excel, M365

Turn a registration list into a networking handout without retyping. Use Excel and Copilot to clean the data and create a valuable resource attendees keep at their desks.

Get Accurate Email Poll Results with Copilot and Microsoft Forms

by Stephanie Arrendell | Oct 2, 2026 | AI, All, Automation, Copilot, M365, Outlook

Sent a lunch poll by email and got answers back in five different formats? Learn to build one poll in Microsoft Forms with Copilot, then let Copilot summarize clean results.
Where Did My Tasks Go?

Where Did My Tasks Go?

by Stephanie Arrendell | Sep 11, 2026 | All, Automation, M365, Outlook, Planner, To Do

Stop chasing tasks across Microsoft 365. See how Outlook flags and Planner assignments flow into To Do, then use My Day and other views to find what needs your attention.
LPS Pt 7: Copilot as Your Thought Partner

LPS Pt 7: Copilot as Your Thought Partner

by Stephanie Arrendell | Dec 12, 2025 | AI, All, Automation, Copilot, GenAI, M365

Stop using AI only for writing. Use Geoff Woods’ CRIT prompting framework with Copilot to tackle real work, automate routine tasks and make more strategic decisions.
LPS Pt 2: Jaw-Dropping Excel Tips to Eliminate Gray Work

LPS Pt 2: Jaw-Dropping Excel Tips to Eliminate Gray Work

by Stephanie Arrendell | Oct 31, 2025 | All, Automation, Excel, M365

Stop doing Excel work the hard way. Use Tables, calculated columns, Slicers and PivotTables to organize, update and analyze data with less manual effort.
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