Although the major news this month was an AI scam, we are also hearing a lot about AI and the benefits it is going to have for businesses.
Here at EPX Technical Services, we believe that anything that makes life just that little easier has to be a good thing - provided it comes with safeguards and reliability.
Microsoft has always been front and centre when it comes to innovation - M365 was, after all, one of the very first all-in-one cloud tools when it was launched as Office 365 just over a decade ago.
Getting smart for the future
The brand today boasts a powerful suite of cloud-based productivity tools and its business tools are now at the cutting edge of the AI movement, adding some impressive innovations to its stable which sit inside tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and more.
If you know how to use them, these smart features can enhance your experience and significantly boost your productivity. However, Cybercriminals across the globe continue to exploit vulnerabilities and access sensitive information. Your IT department should have prevention at the forefront of IT policies to ensure that breaches like this are not a possibility.
Let’s take a look at how Microsoft 365's new AI innovations can help you.
Microsoft Copilot - a real jewel in the crown
Microsoft Copilot has been heralded as a real game-changer. It’s designed to be your virtual collaborator, helping you to generate code, write documents, and even craft emails more efficiently - an AI-powered tool that is built on the foundations of OpenAI's ChatGPT technology.
This enables it to understand context, anticipate your needs and generate content in a remarkably human-like manner. Some of the Microsoft tools incorporated in Copilot include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Edge, Windows, Bing and Dynamics.
Reaping the benefits of Microsoft Copilot
- Speed up document creation - In the realm of document creation, Copilot shines as a versatile writing companion. It helps when drafting a report, a presentation, or an email. It provides intelligent suggestions, helping you articulate your thoughts more effectively. It speeds up the writing process and ensures your content is clear, concise, and tailored to your audience.
A future of intelligent productivity
Microsoft’s new AI innovations pave the way for a more efficient work environment by incorporating these capabilities into your daily workflow, as well as setting the work pace for the future.
- Enhance your Teams meeting experience - One of the key strengths of Copilot is its ability to enhance collaboration across teams. It can create coherent and context-aware responses such as a summary of meeting notes and an action item list. Another helpful feature is the ability to catch up on what you’ve missed. If you have arrived late to a Teams meeting, simply ask Copilot to summarise any key points you may have missed.
- Create PowerPoints with ease - More people can become PowerPoint Masters with Copilot. The AI-infused features in PPT can create a slide deck for you based on text prompts, tapping into Microsoft’s stock images to fill your slides. Copilot will also suggest text to use based on your presentation topic, and can reorganise your slides for a better presentation.
- Smart business insights in Excel - Another AI innovation in Microsoft 365 is Excel Ideas. It can help you analyse and visualise your data with ease. Excel Ideas can automatically detect patterns and trends in your data. It will suggest charts, tables, and summaries that best suit your needs. You can also use Excel Ideas to ask natural language questions about your data. Such as, "What is the average sales by region?" or "Which product has the highest profit margin?" You’ll get instant answers in the form of charts or formulas.
- Save time in Outlook with AI help - We all get those long emails from time to time. The Copilot feature in Outlook can help by summarising the key points of an email saving yourself reading time. You can also use Copilot in Outlook to help write emails. It will provide a first draft and suggest responses to emails in your inbox.
Supporting your business
For more about how these innovations can help you and your business, contact our team at EPX today - we would be delighted to help.JTNDZGl2JTIwaWQlM0QlMjJzbGlkZUJ1dHRvbiUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyc2lkZS1idXR0b24lMjIlM0VHZXQlMjBJbiUyMFRvdWNoJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF
