Copilot Chat (web version - free): enjoy Microsoft's AI without a subscription
Discover how to harness the power of Microsoft Copilot in its free, subscription-free web version, accessible via a browser.
This training course will guide you through mastering essential features for your daily productivity: chatting with AI, summarizing documents, viewing web pages, clarifying complex information, writing professional texts (emails, notes, proposals, etc.), analyzing data, and generating ideas according to your needs. You will learn how to activate Copilot in Microsoft Edge or via the Copilot website (www.office.com), compose effective prompts, and take advantage of its text, voice, and image capabilities, within the limits of the free version of the Microsoft tool.
Through practical exercises, you will see how to integrate Copilot Chat into your daily tasks to save time, improve the quality of your deliverables, and boost your creativity. Accessible to everyone, this free version is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with Microsoft's AI and develop your skills... at no additional cost.
Is it for you ?
Professionals looking to improve their productivity with AI, Technology enthusiasts, including those with no technical background, looking to explore generative AI, anyone looking to use AI to be more productive.
Prerequisite
Have a Microsoft account and access to Copilot Chat via Microsoft Edge or any other compatible browser (accessible at www.office.com).
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Maximize your productivity with freely available tools
- ✓ Structure effective queries in Copilot to obtain useful results
- ✓ Identify the most productive uses according to their work reality, quickly transposable
Training content
1 Introduction to Generative AI
What is generative AI, why is it popular, its advantages and limitations in a professional setting.
2 Introduction to Microsoft Copilot M365
Overview of how Copilot M365 works. Clarification of the different versions available (Copilot web, Copilot M365, Copilot Pro, Copilot Edge, etc.) and comparison with ChatGPT.
3 Copilot Chat in M365
Exploration of the Copilot Chat interface.
Introduction to prompt engineering.
Presentation of Loop components as a working document.
4 Using documents as references
How to integrate text, image, Excel, and PDF files as references when writing to generate more relevant content.
5 Customizing Copilot Chat
Presentation of Copilot customization options using instructions and memory. See what you can configure today.
6 Copilot in M365 applications
Overview of uses in:
- Outlook (writing, summarizing, responding)
- Word (structuring, rewriting, summarizing)
- PowerPoint (generation, formatting)
- Excel (analysis, exploration, extraction)
Identify where Copilot can speed up your work.
7 Image generation in Copilot
Learn how to formulate queries in Copilot to create images that meet your business needs.
Keep in Mind
This training course is based on the free version of MS Copilot Web.
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in a virtual classroom. Dates and locations are specified when you select your session below. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ.
