No matter what industry you work in, let’s be honest, much of your work probably consists of writing emails, responding to messages, creating documents and PowerPoints; it’s a never-ending grind. This is why Microsoft Copilot may be your new best friend. From summarizing web pages, drafting emails and reports, creating documents and PowerPoints based on your spreadsheets, these tools can help make you more productive and minimize the time spent on these tedious tasks. Matter of fact, Microsoft just recently announced their launch of a new Copilot tool called “Dragon”, which will exponentially help those working in the medical field. In this article, I’ll explain exactly how to utilize these tools.

If you are like most people, you have most likely used AI tools like ChatGPT to help you in one way or another. The big thing that sets Windows Copilot apart from other AI tools is that it integrates with Microsoft! With that, in addition to using Copilot like an ordinary AI tool you can also give it commands such as “open teams” or “mute volume”.

To access Copilot on Windows 11 all you must do is type the Windows key + C to bring you to the desktop application for it. If you are working within the Edge browser, Copilot is also available by clicking the button with the Copilot logo at the top right on the browser. This will bring up Copilot’s AI assistant. You can ask it to do actions on your browser or ask for things that require an internet search. One neat thing about using Copilot’s assistant in the Edge browser is that if you enable this feature, the assistant can summarize all the information on a webpage you have opened so that you don’t have to sit there reading through a bunch of words to find what you need to. You can even ask Copilot specific questions about the webpage you have opened.

One of the biggest perks of using Microsoft’s Copilot is its ability to integrate with all of your Microsoft 365 apps. Whether that be in Teams, Word, Outlook, Excel, or PowerPoint, Copilot can assist you within all these applications. In your app of choice, go to the “Home” ribbon and simply just click the Copilot button.

For example, if you are using Copilot in Microsoft Word, just click the Copilot button and type in the box what you would like to draft. An example to type in that box would be “Create an outline for an article about how more people need IT support. The article should be 4 pages and written for a non-technical audience.” After you hit generate, Copilot works its magic and drafts you an outline of the article as well as possible suggestions for what to include in this article.

Using Copilot in Microsoft Outlook works similarly, as you can get help with drafting emails. With that, you can also have Copilot check and revise your email for things such as style, grammar, and tone. After analyzing the mail, Copilot will give you suggestions on how you could possibly improve your email.

When using Microsoft Copilot in Teams, it can help you find information, take notes, and summarize conversations. You can use Copilot in both meetings and chats.

Just recently Microsoft has launched Dragon Copilot, which is an AI assistant for medical workflows that combines both Dragon Medical One (DMO) and DAX Copilot technologies. Some benefits of this launch to those who work in the medical field are that Dragon aims to reduce clinical burnout, increase efficiency, improve patient experiences, and drive financial impact.

There are many features to this AI assistant, but I’m just going to highlight the key ones. The first key feature is Dragon’s ability to streamline documentation. It does this by its multilanguage ambient note creations, automated tasks, and natural language diction. Another key feature of Dragon is its access to reliable and credible surface information. Dragon can give staff medical information from trusted sources. An additional key feature is Dragon’s ability to automate tasks such as clinical summaries. One last key feature is that Dragon is built on a secure data estate with healthcare specific safeguards and is aligned with Microsoft’s responsible AI principles.

Dragon will be available in the U.S and Canada in May of 2025, followed by other countries.

Hopefully this article gave you some helpful pointers on how to utilize Microsoft’s Copilot to it’s fullest potential. Microsoft’s services make it a viable tool to have in efficiently running your business among your employees. Copilot is just one of the many beneficial features that comes with a Microsoft business package. If you still don’t have Microsoft 365 for your company, sing up today through us using our link: The New Commerce Experience Benefits | Microsoft 365 CoPilot to achieve operational efficiency and security!