We are entering a new era of AI usage that will transform the way we work through new technological experiences in our daily lives. Currently, the integration of chat interfaces and large language models allows us to ask questions and request assistance from AI, and the answers it provides are now very intelligent. Copilot is an AI technology that responds stably, helps you create new things, or helps you work much faster. Microsoft believes that Copilot is a cool assistant that will help you with everything and is ready to introduce Copilot into your daily life.
After the launch, many people still have a lot of questions about the use of Copilot. So, we have compiled 8 questions and answers here for you.
1. What is Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot is an advanced AI assistant designed to seamlessly blend information from the real world, your organization’s data, and your ongoing computer activities. It integrates smoothly with all Microsoft 365 apps, completing tasks more efficiently, all while maintaining security, privacy, and user-friendly functionality. You can follow from this video. Click!
2. How do I use Microsoft Copilot and what can it do?
Microsoft Copilot works with all Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. It can help you with tasks such as writing, analyzing data, creating spreadsheets, making PowerPoint slides, summarizing emails, writing emails and more. It can also help you summarize key points in documents and meetings in real-time that each person attended, including who had what opinions and what needs to be done next.
The key point of using Copilot is that it is a powerful assistant that will make users work more effectively and creatively in all Microsoft 365 apps. You can follow from this video. Click!
3. How much does Copilot cost and how do I get started? Can I cancel my subscription?
Copilot is now generally available for small businesses. You must have Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium or E3 / E5 level. Customers can purchase between 1 and 299 users. The starting price is around $30/user/month, but billed annually. Even one user can start using it immediately. In case you have used it and want to cancel, you will not be able to get a refund.
You can contact Aware to get a special price for a yearly prepayment. If you don’t have Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium yet, we have a special package that includes both Copilot and Microsoft 365!
If you want to try it out before you decide to use it, you can go to this link to try it out with Copilot: https://copilot.microsoft.com/ or You can also download the Copilot mobile app from the App Store or Google Play Store to try it out. However, the mobile app only supports basic Q&A and content generation, and does not integrate with other Microsoft 365 Office suites.
4. How is Copilot different from a spell checker?
Some people may think that Copilot only helps with spell checking, but Copilot does much more than that: it focuses on improving writing style, finding appropriate synonyms, making sentences clearer, and even suggesting ideas to make writing more interesting. For example, if we write “I like to read books”, Copilot might suggest writing it more elaborately, such as “I am so passionate about reading books that I almost forget to eat.”
Spell checkers and Copilot are useful tools for checking your writing. Just choose the one that suits your purpose. If you only need to check for spelling mistakes, then a spell checker is enough. But if you want to improve your writing in general, in terms of style, content, and creativity, then Copilot is the better choice.
5. Can Copilot be used with all Microsoft 365 apps?
Copilot is not limited to working on Word, but also works with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, as well as many other Microsoft 365 apps such as OneNote, OneDrive, Stream, Loop, and more to help you improve your productivity in many ways.
6. Can we customize Copilot?
Many people like to customize for more specific uses. In this case, users can choose and adjust the level of assistance and set the writing style. This will make Copilot more tailored to the needs of each user.
7. Is my data safe with Copilot?
Copilot is part of the Microsoft 365 product, which means that all data is protected by advanced security measures. However, the most important thing that everyone needs to be aware of is that no system is completely secure, as it depends on the user’s own activities and discretion. For example, does the user use a strong password and enable two-factor authentication?
8. What is the future of Copilot?
The integration of Copilot with Windows was originally intended to reduce the burden of thinking for users, by providing quick access to the content of the work through the use of Copilot, as well as providing a comprehensive AI experience that encompasses all aspects of the user’s life. This includes shopping, retrieving flight information, searching for locations, or confirming shipping from emails quickly, and much more. After its official launch, Copilot is considered to be a cutting-edge AI that is changing the way users work, learn, and use general office applications.
Copilot is currently playing a major role, and it is constantly being updated significantly. Therefore, we believe that the future of business will be in line with the evolution of AI.
Contact Aware today to see how Copilot for Microsoft 365 can increase your business’s productivity.
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