Age of Copilots #20
Welcome to the 20th edition of Age of Copilots newsletter!
This newsletter has a curated list of articles and videos to update developers with latest and upcoming developments in Microsoft Copilots and Microsoft AI delivered weekly to your inbox.
Microsoft announcements and articles
Announcing configurable Copilot summaries in Field Service - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog
Microsoft recently released Summary Configuration for Dynamics 365 Field Service allowing admins to specify the specific columns used by Copilot Field Service, whether in web or mobile!
Microsoft 365 Copilot Extensibility Enhancements
This article talks about several enhancements to support the extensibility of Microsoft 365 Copilot
7 Top Questions Government Leaders Are Asking About AI (microsoft.com)
Articles
Build an Employee Virtual Assistant with Copilot Studio
In this article, Amber Weise walks you through how to build employee virtual assistant with Copilot Studio to cater to organization’s needs.
Videos
In another episode of AI in Action: Building with Copilot Studio Gomelemo walks you through using Adaptive Cards interactively to gather responses from users ,to display relevant information and to incorporate Power FX for dynamic interactions.
In this video, I walk you through how to build a declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot using Copilot Studio
In this video Lisa Crosbie walks you through what Copilot Studio is, where it fits in the Copilot stack, and the core capabilities it has.
Copilot Studio : Add Actions Toolbar to your Copilot Response (youtube.com)
In this video Parag Desai shows how you can add a customized toolbar with different actions for your copilot so that your users can take different actions based on the response from copilot.
In this session, April Dunnam, provided insights into the latest developments, best practices, and the future direction of the Power Platform announced in Power Platform Community Conference.
Events
Build SharePoint Copilot with Microsoft Copilot Studio | LinkedIn
🎤 Smita Nachan & Nanddeep Nachan
📅 Saturday, October 19, 2024 – 6:00 PM (CET)
Create and share Microsoft 365 Copilot agents in SharePoint in a few clicks
🎤 CJ Tan and Karuana Gatimu
📅 Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM (PDT)
Mentorship Program
ProPilots — Zero to Hero Academy (fromzerotoheroes.com)
Unlock the potential of AI with this comprehensive mentorship program designed to elevate your skills and integrate Microsoft Copilots into your daily workflow. Over 8 weeks, you'll learn how to improve work quality and efficiency using AI across Microsoft 365 and beyond.
Microsoft Learn and other Learning Resources
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation provides best practices, implementation, and architecture guidance information from the team that works with enterprise customers.
Copilot Developer Camp (microsoft.github.io)
Microsoft is introducing a new virtual workshop called "Copilot Developer Camp" where you can find hands-on labs to build declarative agents with API plugins! Visit Copilot Developer Camp to get started building copilot agents today.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Pathway.
In this learning pathway Paul Griffith outlines the learning content for exploring Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Create Power Platform solutions with AI and Copilot - Training | Microsoft Learn
It introduces you to creating Power Platform solutions with Copilot to speed up development and add AI functionality to make your solutions more intelligent.
Create a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through creating a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams
Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Copilot Studio - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through how to extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 using Copilot Studio.
Create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio - Online workshop - Training | Microsoft Learn
This walks through how to create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
A collection of videos and demos created by passionate Power Platform advocates who love how Copilots are democratizing our abilities! This 25 day series will focus on value-adds within the Power Platform, and will highlight scenarios and solutions which you can customize further for your own purposes.
This video series walks through building your own copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Build AI Assistants with PowerApps, AI Builder and Copilot Studio Introduction - YouTube
This video series walks you through how to build your own GPT Assistants using PowerApps, AI Builder, Custom Prompts, GPT and Copilot Studio.
Copilot Resources from Microsoft
With so many Copilots announced from Microsoft, it is difficult to keep up with Copilot information. The first two links are living documents that will be updated regularly.
Discover the Copilot Learning Hub – your one-stop source for all things Microsoft Copilot!
Adopt, extend and build Copilot experiences across the Microsoft Cloud | Microsoft Learn
The above article highlights the differences between the adopt, extend, and build options showcasing the breadth of possibilities that Copilot offers.
Adopting Extending and Building Your Own Copilots | BRK401 (youtube.com)
In this Ignite session, you will learn no-code, low-code and pro-code ways that you can use the Microsoft Copilot stack. You will also be exploring the Power Platform Copilots, Dynamics Copilots, Windows Copilot, M365 Copilots and more!
Copilot Studio Cookbook - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)
The Copilot Cookbook Gallery is a curated gallery that shows you how to use Copilot Studio.
New Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide
Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide is designed to help customers, partners, and Microsoft teams review copilot projects and architectures for a smooth and effective implementation journey.
copilotstudioguidebook/README.md at main · sarahcritchley/copilotstudioguidebook (github.com)
Introducing the Copilot Studio Guidebook. This collection of information is designed to be a goal based starting point for professionals who want to learn how to use Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom copilots.
Transform copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio | BRK212H (youtube.com)
This Ignite video shows you can extend Microsoft copilots or build your own, all in one end-to-end Copilot studio