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Copilot guides for everyday tasks

To use Copilot for a real task, pick a guide below. The free site is copilot.microsoft.com. The button inside Word, Excel, or PowerPoint only shows when the account includes it.

Next step: open one guide and do Step 1. This page lists 24 guides.

Work

Turn meeting notes into action items

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A list you can send

Work

Write a difficult work email without the stress

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

Clear, calm and still sounds like you

Work

Get the right Excel or Google Sheets formula by describing what you want

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot (free)

A formula you can test

Life

Make a monthly budget from the numbers you already have

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A plan from your real numbers

Work

Summarize a long report without missing the point

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A brief you can send, with the numbers checked

Work

Build a PowerPoint outline before you design a single slide

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

The story first, slides second

Life

Compare two products before you buy either one

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot or Meta AI (free)

A choice based on your must-haves

Life

Write a polite complaint letter that asks for one clear thing

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

Calm, specific, and sendable

Work

Write a weekly status update your manager will actually read

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A status people can scan

Life

ChatGPT for beginners, the first ten things to try

Tool: ChatGPT (free). Gemini, Claude, or Copilot work the same way

Ten small tasks, one tool

Work

Update your resume with AI without inventing a career

Tool: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (free)

Bullets you can say out loud in an interview

School

Use AI for school the right way

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A green, yellow, and red list

Life

Redesign a room with AI using a photo and a real budget

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot (free), if your account can take a photo

A plan you can shop from

Work

Write a cover letter that sounds like you

Tool: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (free)

A short letter in your words

Life

Design your yard with a photo, your zone, and the sun

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot (free), if your account can take a photo

A planting plan you can verify

Work

Run a job search with a weekly plan, not a tab pile

Tool: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (free)

A plan you can repeat next week

Life

Run a monthly budget check-in with numbers you type

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

One check-in you can repeat

Work

Use AI at work as a beginner, safely

Tool: The assistant your employer allows, or ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Copilot (free)

Five safe starter tasks

Life

Make a four-week workout plan you can actually repeat

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A plan that fits your week

Work

Reply to work emails faster without sending a robot

Tool: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (free)

A reply you would actually send

Life

Plan cheap-flight options and a road trip, then check the prices

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

Options you verify before you pay

Work

Use Copilot in Excel on a clean table

Tool: Copilot in Excel, if your Microsoft 365 account shows it

A formula you tested on a known row

Work

Use Copilot in Word and PowerPoint when the button is there

Tool: Copilot in Word and PowerPoint, if your account shows it

A draft you reviewed, not a finished file

Life

Write a letter with AI that asks for one real thing

Tool: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot (free)

A short letter you can send

Common questions

How many guides are on this page?

24 guides use Copilot. The number comes from the guides on this site.

Do I need to pay?

No, when the guide says the tool is free. Limits can change. If your job or school requires one tool, use that tool.

Will these do my homework?

No. School guides teach. You still do the work you turn in. Follow your teacher's rules.

What do I do first?

Open one guide. Do Step 1. Check the result before you use it.