Business course Beginner level

Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office Work: Role-Based Productivity

Turn Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint into real AI assistants: role-based Copilot workflows, prompts, licensing and GDPR compliance.

Lessons
32in 11 modules
Duration
~24 hself-paced
Quiz
449questions
Level
Beginnerno prerequisites
  • In English
  • Updated on
Free preview · lesson 1 · no account needed What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction Two colleagues at the same company both say they "use Copilot". One asks it for a summary of the email thread and the documents he has access to and gets exactly the answer he needs; the other asks the same question and gets a generic answer, because his tool does not even see the company's data. Read the preview

What you will learn

The course’s skills. The same ones appear on your Certificate of Completion, so you can show what you covered.

  • Copilot Fundamentals: What It Is, How It Works with Your Data and License Types
  • The Art of the Prompt in Copilot: Durable Patterns That Work in Every App
  • Copilot in Word: Drafting, Summarizing, Rewriting and Structuring Long Documents
  • Copilot in Excel: Analysis, Natural-Language Formulas, Insights, Pivots and Agent Mode
  • Copilot in Outlook: Inbox Management, Email Thread Summaries and Drafting
  • Copilot in Teams: Meeting Summaries, Action Items and Context Recovery
  • Copilot in PowerPoint: Generating and Restructuring Presentations from Existing Content
  • Role-Based Productivity: Concrete Workflows for Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR and Operations

About the course

A premium course for professionals and teams who use Microsoft 365 and want to turn Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint into real AI assistants, not generic tricks. You learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot works with your data (grounding through Microsoft Graph), what each license type means, durable prompt patterns that work across all the apps, plus concrete role-based workflows (sales, marketing, finance, HR, operations, management). Covers drafting and summarizing in Word, analysis and natural-language formulas in Excel (including Agent Mode, now generally available), inbox management in Outlook, meeting summaries and action items in Teams, presentation generation in PowerPoint, and the serious side too: sensitivity labels, GDPR and DPIA (Art. 35), the EU Data Boundary, the transparency the EU AI Act requires and what data you never enter. Content at the durable-workflow level, not pixel-exact UI. Honestly confirms that Copilot requires a paid license, and that capabilities depend on the license and tenant configuration. Copilot officially supports dozens of languages, with a parity caveat versus UI localization for some of them.

Who it is for

For professionals who want to use AI in their everyday work, without writing code. It belongs to AI Productivity, on the Business track.

What you need

Beginner level: you do not need prior experience with AI; the course starts from the basics. No programming required.

Course curriculum

11 modules · 32 lessons · about 24 hours · 449 quiz questions

Read a free preview of lesson 1: “What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction” No account needed. See how a lesson is written before you pay.

  1. Module 1: Copilot Fundamentals: What It Is, How It Works with Your Data and License Types

    3 lessons · 2 h 35 min · 44 questions
    1. What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction Free preview of the lesson “What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction” 52 min 14 questions
    2. Grounding: How Copilot "Sees" Your Data Through Microsoft Graph 53 min 15 questions
    3. License Types and What They Mean in Practice: What You Can and Cannot Do 50 min 15 questions

  2. Module 2: The Art of the Prompt in Copilot: Durable Patterns That Work in Every App

    3 lessons · 2 h 36 min · 44 questions
    1. The Anatomy of a Good Copilot Prompt: Goal, Context, Source, Format 53 min 14 questions
    2. Reusable Prompt Patterns: Summarize, Rewrite, Compare, Extract, Transform 52 min 15 questions
    3. Iteration, Follow-up, and Output Verification: The Dialogue That Delivers Real Results 51 min 15 questions

  3. Module 3: Copilot in Word: Drafting, Summarizing, Rewriting and Structuring Long Documents

    3 lessons · 2 h 32 min · 43 questions
    1. Drafting from Scratch and from Sources: How to Start a Document with Copilot 52 min 14 questions
    2. Summarizing and Navigating Long Documents: Extract the Essence in Seconds 50 min 15 questions
    3. Rewriting, Tone, and Structure: Adapt Your Document for Any Audience 50 min 14 questions

  4. Module 4: Copilot in Excel: Analysis, Natural-Language Formulas, Insights, Pivots and Agent Mode

    3 lessons · 2 h 36 min · 44 questions
    1. Natural Language Formulas and Understanding Your Data: Excel Without Memorizing Syntax 53 min 15 questions
    2. Insights, Trends, and Pivot Tables: From Table to Conclusion 51 min 14 questions
    3. Agent Mode in Excel: Multi-Step Actions on Your Spreadsheet (with a Licensing Caveat) 52 min 15 questions

  5. Module 5: Copilot in Outlook: Inbox Management, Email Thread Summaries and Drafting

    3 lessons · 2 h 29 min · 43 questions
    1. Summarizing Email Threads and Prioritizing Your Inbox 50 min 14 questions
    2. Drafting and Adjusting Replies: Clear, Fast, On-Tone Emails 50 min 15 questions
    3. Triage, Follow-ups, and Recovering Context from Old Conversations 49 min 14 questions

  6. Module 6: Copilot in Teams: Meeting Summaries, Action Items and Context Recovery

    3 lessons · 2 h 30 min · 44 questions
    1. Meeting Summaries and Intelligent Recap: What Was Discussed, in Brief 51 min 15 questions
    2. Action Items and Decisions: Turn Talk into Clear Tasks 50 min 14 questions
    3. Ask During and After the Meeting: Recover Lost Context 49 min 15 questions

  7. Module 7: Copilot in PowerPoint: Generating and Restructuring Presentations from Existing Content

    3 lessons · 2 h 28 min · 43 questions
    1. Generate a Presentation from Existing Content: From Document to Slides 51 min 14 questions
    2. Restructure, Condense, and Reorganize: Presentations That Flow Logically 49 min 15 questions
    3. Speaker Notes, Slide Summaries, and Delivery Preparation 48 min 14 questions

  8. Module 8: Role-Based Productivity: Concrete Workflows for Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR and Operations

    3 lessons · 2 h 36 min · 45 questions
    1. Sales and Marketing: Account Prep, Proposals, and Promotional Content 53 min 15 questions
    2. Finance and HR: Reports, Operational Analyses, Internal Communication, and Human Resources Documents 52 min 15 questions
    3. Operations and Management: Coordination, Status Updates, and Context-Based Decisions 51 min 15 questions

  9. Module 9: Confidentiality and Compliance: Sensitivity Labels, GDPR/DPIA, EU Data Boundary

    3 lessons · 2 h 32 min · 45 questions
    1. How Copilot Protects (and Does NOT Protect) Your Data: Enterprise Data Protection and Permissions 51 min 15 questions
    2. Sensitivity Labels and the Data You Never Use 51 min 15 questions
    3. GDPR, DPIA (Art. 35), the EU Data Boundary, and EU AI Act Transparency 50 min 15 questions

  10. Module 10: Applied Project: Optimize a Real Workflow from Your Role End-to-End with Copilot

    3 lessons · 2 h 32 min · 44 questions
    1. The Project Brief: Choose and Map a Real Workflow from Your Role 50 min 14 questions
    2. End-to-End Execution: Build the Optimized Flow in the M365 Apps 52 min 15 questions
    3. Verification, Compliance, and Recap: A Trustworthy Deliverable and Next Steps 50 min 15 questions

  11. Module 11: 2026 Appendix: Official Resources, What Changed, Choosing the Model in the EU and Learning Paths

    2 lessons · 46 min · 10 questions
    1. Official Resources, 2026 Updates, and Learning Paths 24 min 5 questions
    2. Model Choice in the EU: Anthropic Models in Copilot and the EU Data Boundary 22 min 5 questions
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What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction

Two colleagues at the same company both say they "use Copilot". One asks it for a summary of the email thread and the documents he has access to and gets exactly the answer he needs; the other asks the same question and gets a generic answer, because his tool does not even see the company's data.

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The first lines of lesson 1 of this course. Read the free preview, no account needed.

  1. You read the lesson at your own pace

    Written lessons, with examples and exercises. Your progress is saved automatically, so you can pick up where you left off.

  2. You ask the AI Professor inside the lesson

    Select a passage and it explains it, gives you an example or tells you why it matters. You can type or talk to it, in English.

  3. You check what you remember

    Every lesson has its own quiz, with explanations for the answers: 449 questions across the course. The professor also summarizes the lesson and prepares review flashcards.

  4. You get the Certificate of Completion

    Once you complete the lessons and reach the minimum quiz score, you issue it from your account, with a unique number, publicly verifiable.

The AI Professor is included in your subscription, per-course access included, with a monthly fair-use limit. It is an AI system, not a human teacher, and its answers may contain errors; details in the Terms. See how the AI Professor works.

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The Certificate of Completion for “Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office Work: Role-Based Productivity”: a private attestation with a unique number and a QR code. A recruiter confirms it is authentic on the public verification page, with no account and no cost.

Example of a Cursuri AI Certificate of Completion with sample data: the serial number and the issue date in the top-right corner, the holder’s name, the course, the tier awarded, the percentage of lessons, the average score, the study time, the course version, the issuer and the verification QR code
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  • Anyone can verify it

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  • You show it where it counts

    Add it to your CV and LinkedIn profile; a recruiter confirms authenticity with one click.

  • It says exactly what it attests

    The course, the tier you earned (Pass, Merit or Distinction), the serial number and the issue date, plus the percentage of lessons completed.

Verify a certificate

A private attestation of course completion. It is NOT a diploma or a state-recognised qualification under Romanian Laws 198/2023, 199/2023 or Government Ordinance 129/2000; employers may take it into account at their own discretion. Certification policy.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office Work: Role-Based Productivity

€ 99 per month, VAT included No commitment: stop the renewal anytime

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32 lessons in 11 modules about 24 hours
  • All the course’s lessons, exercises and quizzes: 449 questions
  • AI Professor in the lessons, included in your subscription
  • Publicly verifiable Certificate of Completion
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Marketing, sales, HR, finance, management, legal. No programming.

€ 299 per month, VAT included Billed monthly: stop the renewal anytime

€12 per month for each of the 25 courses

25 Business courses 25 hours per course on average
  • AI for business, marketing and content, sales and CRM, HR, finance, operations, productivity with Copilot
  • Exercises built on real work scenarios, no code
  • AI Professor in every lesson, quizzes and a certificate for every course
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The whole catalog, both tracks side by side.

€ 499 per month, VAT included Billed monthly: stop the renewal anytime

€10 per month for each of the 50 courses

All 50 courses about 1,257 hours
  • You save €199 a month compared with the two bundles bought separately
  • New courses included as they are released
  • AI Professor in every lesson, quizzes and a certificate for every course
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Frequently asked questions

About the course, the price, the AI Professor and the certificate.

What will I learn in “Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office Work: Role-Based Productivity”?

A premium course for professionals and teams who use Microsoft 365 and want to turn Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint into real AI assistants, not generic tricks. You learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot works with your data (grounding through Microsoft Graph), what each license type means, durable prompt patterns that work across all the apps, plus concrete role-based workflows (sales, marketing, finance, HR, operations, management). Covers drafting and summarizing in Word, analysis and natural-language formulas in Excel (including Agent Mode, now generally available), inbox management in Outlook, meeting summaries and action items in Teams, presentation generation in PowerPoint, and the serious side too: sensitivity labels, GDPR and DPIA (Art. 35), the EU Data Boundary, the transparency the EU AI Act requires and what data you never enter. Content at the durable-workflow level, not pixel-exact UI. Honestly confirms that Copilot requires a paid license, and that capabilities depend on the license and tenant configuration. Copilot officially supports dozens of languages, with a parity caveat versus UI localization for some of them.

The course has 11 modules and 32 lessons, with 449 quiz questions. The full curriculum, module by module, is shown on the course page.

Do I need prior experience for this course?

No. The course is Beginner level and starts from the basics: you do not need prior experience with AI. Business courses require no programming.

How long does the course take?

The estimated duration is about 24 hours, across 32 lessons. You learn at your own pace, and your progress is saved automatically at every lesson, so you can pick up where you left off.

How much does it cost, and which plan do I need?

Access to this course alone costs €99 per month. The course is also included in the Business bundle, €299 per month for all 25 Business courses, and in All Access, €499 per month for the whole international catalog.

Plans are billed monthly, in EUR. Every price is a total, with VAT included at the rate of your country. Compare the plans.

Can I read part of the course before paying?

Yes. You can read a free preview of lesson 1, “What Microsoft 365 Copilot Is and What It Is NOT: An Honest Introduction”, without an account. The preview shows you how the lesson is written; the rest of the lesson and the other lessons open after payment.

How does the AI Professor help me in this course?

The AI Professor is built into every lesson and starts from the lesson you have open: it explains the passages you select, gives you examples, summarizes the lesson, tests you with a quiz and prepares review flashcards. You can type or talk to it, in English.

It is included in your subscription, per-course access included, with a monthly fair-use limit. It is an AI system, not a human teacher, and its answers may contain errors; details in the Terms.

Do I get a certificate when I finish the course?

When you meet the completion thresholds shown on the platform (lessons completed and the minimum quiz score), you can issue your Certificate of Completion for “Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office Work: Role-Based Productivity” from your account, with a unique number, publicly verifiable on the site.

It is a private attestation of course completion, issued by GALIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SRL. It is NOT a diploma or a state-recognised qualification under Romanian Laws 198/2023, 199/2023 or Government Ordinance 129/2000; employers may take it into account at their own discretion. Details in the Certification policy.

Does the subscription renew automatically? How do I stop it?

Yes. Course access and the bundles are subscriptions that renew automatically at the end of each monthly billing period. You can see the next renewal date in your account at any time.

You can stop the renewal at any time, from your account or by email, with no other formality. Access stays active until the end of the period already paid for, and no pro-rata refund is made for a period already started, except in the cases provided by law. Your progress stays saved in your account. Details in the Terms & Conditions, section 5.5.

Can my company buy this course for a team?

Yes. Company plans give a team access to the courses, with a dashboard where you follow each member’s progress and manage seats centrally. See the plans for companies.

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