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Copilot Studio: Build an agent flow that can read and write to Excel
Learn how to build an agent flow for Copilot Studio that logs details to Excel, looks up a related record in another table, notifies a person in Teams, and returns a value from Excel to the agent.
Copilot Studio: Using Choice variable in agent flows
Choice variables in your agent topics keep data structured by offering predefined options for users. But using them directly in agent flows causes errors. Learn why this happens and how to fix it.
Microsoft AI: What’s new and upcoming
Microsoft is continuing to expand Copilot and AI agents across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. I've recapped some of my top announcements from the last few months (September-November 2025), which were showcased at Power Platform Conference and Microsoft Ignite. These updates make automation, app building and collaboration more accessible than ever. Many of these features are … Continue reading Microsoft AI: What’s new and upcoming
Copilot Chat Agent: User Story Generator
Build an agent that assists with generating user stories. It will review the information provided and generate a list of user stories in the format of: As a [type of user], I want [an action or feature], so that [a benefit or value].
Copilot Chat Agent: Presentation Creator
Build an agent that assists with creating text for slide show presentations by summarising text into brief bullet points, creating coherent speaker notes, generating quiz questions, suggest audience questions, practical business examples, and analogies based on the provided text.
2025 Release Wave 2: What’s planned for Copilot Studio and Power Automate
Microsoft’s 2025 Release Wave 2 includes updates that make Copilot Studio and Power Automate more capable, flexible, and easier to use. Check out what new features will be coming.
Tips for writing agent instructions
Writing clear instructions is key to helping your Copilot chat agents respond accurately. Here are some tips for drafting and improving your agent instructions.
Copilot Chat Agent: Language Cleaner
Build an agent that makes text sound less AI-generated. It helps clean and refine any written content by removing hype-driven or overly formal language, enforcing local spelling, and ensuring a clear, practical, and human tone. It is ideal for polishing blog posts, emails, LinkedIn updates, documentation, and other AI-generated or draft content to make it sound more natural and on-brand.
Build a no-code agent in Copilot Chat
With the Copilot Studio agent builder in Copilot Chat, you can build agents without writing a single line of code. This is ideal for non-technical users who want to build helpful agents based on their domain knowledge. Here's how to get started.
