35 Best Microsoft Copilot Prompts (2026)

Catch me up on everything from the last [24 hours]. Summarize the most important emails, Teams messages and meetings I was part of, grouped by [project or person]. Flag anything that needs a reply or a decision from me, list it as a short to-do with owners and dates, and keep the whole thing under [200 words].

Using /[file one] and /[file two], write a one-page brief for [audience, e.g. my manager] on [topic]. Pull out the key findings, the decisions still open, and the risks. Use short headings and bullet points, keep it neutral and factual, and end with three recommended next steps.

I have a meeting about [topic] with @[person] on [date]. Using the calendar invite and any related files and recent emails, prepare me: summarize the background, list the likely agenda items, note where we last left things, and suggest [3] smart questions I should ask. Keep it to a tight bulleted list.

Here are my rough notes from [project]: [paste notes]. Turn them into a structured action plan. Group the items into [themes], assign a suggested owner where I've named one, add a priority (high / medium / low), and format it as a table with columns for Task, Owner, Priority and Due. Point out anything that looks missing.

Look across my emails, chats and meetings with @[person] about [topic]. What did we most recently agree or decide, what is still open, and what am I waiting on from them? Give me a short timeline of the key exchanges with dates, then a two-line summary of where things stand today.

Write a formula that returns [what you want, e.g. the total revenue for rows where Region is "West" and Status is "Closed"] using the columns [Region], [Status] and [Revenue] in this table. Show me the formula, explain in one plain sentence what each part does, and tell me which cell to put it in.

Add a new formula column to this table called [Margin %] that calculates [(Revenue - Cost) / Revenue] as a percentage for every row. Format it as a percentage with [one] decimal place, and make sure it fills down for the whole column.

Create a PivotTable from this table that shows [total Revenue] by [Region] down the rows and by [Quarter] across the columns. Sort the regions from highest to lowest total, and add a grand total row and column.

Analyze this table and give me the four or five most useful insights. Highlight any trends over [time], the biggest [drivers of Revenue], and any outliers or values that look wrong. Explain each insight in one sentence in plain language, and suggest one chart that would show the most important pattern.

In this table, highlight every row where [Days Overdue] is greater than [30] in red, and every row where [Status] is "At Risk" in amber. Then give me a short count of how many rows fall into each group so I know the size of the problem.

Using the Analyst agent, analyze this sales table. Work step by step: clean the data, calculate month-over-month growth by [product], identify which [products] are accelerating or declining, and build a simple forecast for the next [quarter]. Show your reasoning and the Python you ran, and summarize the takeaways for a non-technical reader.

Create a [10]-slide presentation on [topic] for [audience]. Include a title slide, an agenda, [3-4] main sections with one key point per slide, a slide with [supporting data or examples], and a closing slide with clear next steps. Keep the text concise and bullet-led, and apply our organization template.

Create a presentation from /[Word document name]. Turn each major heading into a section, summarize the content under each into [3] short bullets per slide, and pull any tables or key figures onto their own slides. Keep it to about [12] slides and use our brand template.

Review this presentation and restructure it so the story flows: [problem, then solution, then results, then ask]. Merge any slides that overlap, cut slides that don't support the main message, shorten wordy bullets, and tell me which slides you changed and why. Keep it under [15] slides.

Write speaker notes for every slide in this deck. For each slide, give me [2-3] sentences I can say out loud that expand on the bullets without just reading them, in a [confident, conversational] tone. Add a natural transition line at the end of each note that leads into the next slide.

Add a new slide after slide [4] titled "[Results]" that summarizes the key numbers from /[Excel file] as [3-4] bullet points, with the single most important figure called out large. Match the style of the rest of the deck and suggest a simple chart for the data.

Draft a [project proposal] for [audience] using /[brief] and /[background notes]. Include sections for Overview, Goals, Approach, Timeline and Budget. Write in a [clear, professional] tone, keep it to about [800] words, and leave a [BRACKETED] placeholder anywhere you need information I haven't provided.

Rewrite the selected paragraph to be [more concise and more formal] for [a senior executive audience]. Keep every fact and figure exactly as written, cut filler and repetition, and aim for about [half] the current length. Show me the rewrite so I can compare.

Summarize this document for [audience] who has [5] minutes. Give me a three-sentence overview at the top, then the key points as bullets grouped by section, then a short list of any decisions or actions it asks for. Keep it under [250] words and flag anything that looks unresolved.

Insert a table into this document that compares [option A], [option B] and [option C] across the criteria [cost, effort, risk and timeline]. Fill each cell with a short, factual assessment based on the content above, and add a final row with your recommended option and a one-line reason.

Turn this bullet outline into full prose for a [report section] aimed at [audience]: [paste outline]. Write [2-3] tight paragraphs per bullet, keep the tone [professional and plain], preserve the order, and don't add any claims that aren't in the outline. Use a heading for each main bullet.

Summarize this email thread. Tell me what it's about, the key points each person raised, what's already been decided, and what's still open. End with a clear list of any actions and who owns them, and highlight anything that specifically needs a response from me.

Draft a reply to this email that [agrees to the request but pushes the deadline to [date]]. Keep it [warm but brief], acknowledge their main point, give a one-line reason for the change, and end with a clear next step. Match the level of formality of the original message.

Take my draft reply and make it [more direct and about half the length], but keep it polite and keep every commitment I made. Remove hedging and repeated apologies, and make the ask in the last line unmistakable. Show me the revised version.

Go through my inbox from the last [3 days] and triage it. Group emails into "Needs a reply from me", "For my awareness", and "Can wait", ordered by urgency. For each in the first group, give a one-line summary and a suggested next action. Ignore newsletters and automated notifications.

Use Coaching by Copilot on my draft. This is going to [a client] about [a delay], so check the tone, clarity and how it might land emotionally. Point out anything that sounds defensive or unclear, and suggest specific rewrites. Don't send it — just give me feedback and options.

Give me an executive summary of this meeting: the main topics, the key decisions, the action items with owners and due dates, and any open questions we didn't resolve. Keep it under [200 words] and put the decisions and actions in clearly labeled lists at the end.

List every action item from this meeting as a table with columns for Task, Owner and Due date. Only include things someone actually committed to, use the name of the person who owns each one, and mark any item where no owner or date was agreed so I can chase it down.

I missed this meeting. Tell me what I missed in [under 150 words]: what was discussed, what was decided, anything that affects [my project or my team], and whether my name or my area came up and in what context. Then list anything I now need to do.

List only the decisions made in this meeting — not the discussion. For each one, give the decision in a single sentence, who made or owns it, and any condition or deadline attached. If something was debated but left unresolved, put it under a separate "Still open" heading.

Draft a follow-up email to the attendees of this meeting. Open with a one-line thank you, then summarize the key decisions, then list the action items with owners and due dates as bullets, and close by asking people to flag anything I got wrong. Keep the tone [friendly and brief].

Using the Researcher agent, build me a briefing on [topic or question]. Pull from my relevant emails, files and past meetings as well as the web, compare what we already know internally with what's happening externally, and give me a structured report with sections, key findings, gaps, and cited sources for every claim.

Using the Analyst agent and /[data file], answer this question: [e.g. which customer segments are driving the drop in renewals?]. Work step by step, write and run whatever Python you need, show your reasoning and any charts, and finish with a plain-language conclusion and two recommended actions.

Take this answer and turn it into a Copilot Page I can share with [my team]. Organize it with clear headings, tighten the wording, add a short intro and a "next steps" section at the end, and leave placeholders for anyone to add their own notes. Keep it clean enough to send as-is.

From /[Excel data] and the recap of [last week's meeting], do the following in order: pull out the top three findings, draft a [5]-slide summary deck outline, and write a short email to @[manager] highlighting the one result they most need to know. Show each output under its own heading so I can review before I use it.