CoPilot

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant where users can ask questions, request reviews, summaries, product comparisons, and more, and receive comprehensive answers.

Copilot protects UMBs user and business data, so it’s important that all employees always sign into their UMB Microsoft account when using Copilot.   There are presently 2 versions of Copilot at UMB: 

Copilot Chat

Copilot Chat is available to all employees and students at UMB.  It can be accessed through any web browser and when users sign into this version with their UMB credentials, they are in a protected environment.

Features

  • Search for Information - Ask any question and Copilot will search a variety of sources, analyze them and provide a thorough response.
  • Generate Text - Give Copilot a prompt and it will analyze it and generate text based on  your request.
  • Generate Images - Provide a description of what you're looking for and Copilot will generate a set of images. 

How to Access

To learn how to access Copilot Chat, view:

Or go directly to Copilot at https://copilot.microsoft.com/

For more information, access Copilot FAQs.

Copilot for Microsoft 365

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is presently being evaluated by UMB and therefore licensing for this version is presently limited to people who have been granted a license for evaluation purposes.

What Copilot for M365 offers is that it is integrated with Microsoft 365 applications – Word, Excel, Teams Meetings, etc.  While in these applications, Copilot can be easily accessed using the Copilot icon that is in the toolbar of each application. 

Features

  • Integrated with Microsoft Applications - While in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, Copilot can be easily accessed using the Copilot icon that is in the toolbar of each application. 
  • Work efficiently - Use Copilot to help organize and run meetings, and provide summaries and action items for participants.
  • Get summaries - Get summaries of emails, Teams conversations, and meeting transcripts to get you up to speed quickly.
  • Get a head start on documents - Create drafts in Word, PowerPoint and other M365 tools.
  • Manage your inbox - Summarize long email chains and get help composing responses.

To Learn More 

Visit the Copilot Lab

For a quick overview, please view the following video:

CoPilot for Microsoft 365

For more information, access Copilot FAQs.