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How to use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Intro to Copilot Chat

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a tool that uses generative AI to assist with various tasks. When you log in using your UWL account, you are provided with enterprise-level data protection, indicated by a green shield along the top of the user interface next to the New Chat button.

You interact with it using conversational language, and it is powered by ChatGPT (current version: GPT-4o). For example, you can ask questions similar to that on the web or ask it to create you a picture by providing it descriptions.

Key Features (generated by Copilot):

  1. Information Retrieval: Quickly find information by searching the web for accurate and up-to-date answers.
  2. Productivity Assistance: Helps with drafting emails, creating to-do lists, and setting reminders to keep you organized.
  3. Conversational Support: Engages in meaningful conversations, offering support and insights on various topics.
  4. Adaptability: Tailors responses to your preferences and needs, making interactions feel personalized.
  5. Friendly and Approachable: Maintains a positive and respectful tone, making it easy and enjoyable to interact with

Modes:

  1. Web Mode: Available to all users by default, providing information primarily from the web.
  2. Work Mode: Available to users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license, interacting with your Microsoft 365 environment

Data Protection:

  • Using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat through UWL offers added data protection. It is highly recommended to avoid including any personal and/or sensitive data (e.g., PII, PHI, PCI, FERPA protected data) to ensure privacy and protection.

How to use Copilot Chat

Go to Microsoft's Copilot page here

Sign In window

Choose Account 

Choose Account

Work

Choose Work

Continue

Stay signed in

Verify there is a Green Shield and when you click on it, it says Enterprise data protection. This protection ensures the data you enter is not used to train Copilot.

IMPORTANT: Do not to enter any PII (Personally Identifiable Information) such as SSN, Name, Birthdate, etc...

Verify Green Shield

 

See Also

Learn Copilot overview

Copilot support chat

Enterprise data protection information

Checkout this Intro Video to copilot



Keywords:
Copilot, ChatGPT, Chat GPT, Chat, co pilot 
Doc ID:
147615
Owned by:
Travis S. in UW-La Crosse
Created:
2025-01-21
Updated:
2026-01-21
Sites:
UW-La Crosse