Catch up on work quickly using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
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Last updated: February 2026 ​​​​​​​
Microsoft 365 Copilot can help you get summaries and catch up on things quickly. Copilot Chat can pull together quick summaries of projects, meetings, email messages, chats, and more. Use it to find out what's due, get the latest updates on a project, or find recent communications from a colleague or manager quickly.Â
You can also interact with Microsoft 365 Copilot using a powerful set of voice capabilities. To learn how to use voice capabilities in Copilot, see Get started with voice features in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Note: For Copilot to access your work data you need a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license. Learn more about using Copilot Chat with or without a Copilot add-on license.
Ask Copilot Chat to help catch up on work
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Go to Copilot Chat and sign in to your Microsoft 365 work or school account.
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Ask Copilot Chat for a summary of things like a file, the latest messages from a colleague, missed meetings, or unread emails.
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Type / to pull up the references menu and select work sources for Copilot Chat to reference. Learn more about prompt references at Refer to specific files and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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Try these prompts to catch up on your work
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You're working on a project and you're looking for a key date someone shared in a document you vaguely remember. Try a prompt like this:
Last week, someone shared a document that defined the key deliverable dates for Project X. What were those dates? -
You need to make sure you haven't missed any important information from Sam, your project manager. Try a prompt like this:
Summarize messages from Sam over the past two weeks. Call out any important details, like deliverables, due dates, and action items for me. -
You need key updates on a particular work project (Product Z). Try a prompt like this:
List the developments on Product Z that would be relevant to an executive who owns the product launch, based on collaboration over the past five business days.​​​​​​​ -
You're back from vacation and need a recap of some meetings you missed. Try a prompt like this:
 Recap /Customer Success Team Sync.If the meeting you're recapping has recorded visuals, Copilot also creates a 20-40 second video recap of the meeting, highlighting moments from the recording.
More ways to work with Copilot Chat
Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Add content to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat prompts
Create content using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat​​​​​​​