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There are 5 modules in this course
This course is designed for individuals who are familiar with Microsoft 365 but have no advanced computer skills or prior experience using Copilot and who want to learn how to make the most of Copilot's capabilities. It focuses on advanced content creation techniques using Copilot in PowerPoint and Word. You’ll master the art of creating compelling presentations and documents with AI assistance, boosting your ability to communicate ideas effectively. The course covers presentation development, improvement, and advanced editing and formatting techniques across both applications.
By the end of the course, you'll be able to:
• Develop professional presentations from scratch using Copilot in PowerPoint
• Transform existing documents into structured PowerPoint presentations
• Enhance presentations with multimedia elements, improved layouts, and animations using Copilot
• Perform advanced editing and formatting tasks in both Word and PowerPoint with Copilot's assistance
• Create polished, visually appealing documents and presentations optimized for various audiences
Required course materials: A Copilot license is required to complete this course. If you don’t have a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family license, you can start a free 30-day trial using the link provided in the course.
This module introduces you to the essentials of creating polished PowerPoint presentations using Microsoft Copilot. You’ll explore how Copilot can help you generate, refine, and optimize presentation content while applying best practices for slide design and structure.
What's included
12 videos11 readings6 assignments
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12 videos•Total 59 minutes
Introduction to Copilot in PowerPoint and Word •5 minutes
AI in the workplace•5 minutes
Verify PowerPoint’s license compatibility with Copilot•5 minutes
Orientation in PowerPoint•3 minutes
Distinguishing themes and templates with Copilot•5 minutes
Customizing a company theme with Copilot insights•5 minutes
Creating templates with Copilot•5 minutes
Streamlining PowerPoint creation with Microsoft Copilot•6 minutes
Walkthrough: Slide design•5 minutes
Generating and organizing content•5 minutes
Using Copilot to organize and create content•5 minutes
Walkthrough: Creating a structured presentation•5 minutes
11 readings•Total 105 minutes
Setting up Microsoft 365•10 minutes
Enabling Copilot in PowerPoint•10 minutes
Microsoft 365 Copilot troubleshooting guide•10 minutes
Course syllabus: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•10 minutes
Copilot in PowerPoint: An environment overview•10 minutes
Walkthrough: Creating an appropriate presentation•10 minutes
Improving flow with automatic agenda creation•10 minutes
Additional resources: Fundamentals of presentation development with Copilot•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
Activity: Create a presentation from scratch•30 minutes
Knowledge check: Creating presentations from scratch•15 minutes
Activity: Customizing slide backgrounds with Microsoft Copilot•30 minutes
Knowledge check: Slide design and layout optimization•15 minutes
Knowledge check: Content organization and flow•15 minutes
Module quiz: Fundamentals of presentation development with Copilot•30 minutes
Enhancing presentations with Copilot
Module 2•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll learn how to elevate your presentations by incorporating multimedia elements, generating enriched content, and applying effective animations and transitions using Copilot. You'll also learn how to tailor your presentations for specific audiences and purposes, refining and polishing them for maximum impact. Through hands-on activities, you'll transform text-heavy slides, expand outlines into content-rich presentations, and adapt materials for diverse contexts with the help of Copilot.
What's included
11 videos3 readings6 assignments
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11 videos•Total 54 minutes
Presenting information•5 minutes
Walkthrough: Working with applied steps•5 minutes
Bringing presentation to life•4 minutes
Triggering animations•4 minutes
Combining animation effects•5 minutes
Walkthrough: Applying Copilot for animated storytelling•8 minutes
Presenting content to diverse audiences•4 minutes
Sorting content using the intuition of Copilot•4 minutes
Creating audience specific content•4 minutes
Walkthrough: Dual slide show creation•5 minutes
Module summary: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
Presenting text•10 minutes
Managing text presentation in depth•10 minutes
Additional resources: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
Knowledge check: Enhancing visual elements with Copilot•15 minutes
Activity: Animating a legend•30 minutes
Knowledge check: Content enrichment and animation with Copilot•15 minutes
Module quiz: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•30 minutes
Advanced editing and formatting in Word
Module 3•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll explore how to use Copilot for advanced document editing and formatting. You'll learn to restructure long documents, apply and modify styles and templates, and enhance the overall look and readability of your content. With Copilot’s help, you’ll optimize documents for specific audiences and purposes, like transforming an academic paper into a business report. Through hands-on activities, you’ll gain practical experience in refining your documents for maximum impact.
What's included
10 videos6 readings6 assignments
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10 videos•Total 52 minutes
Refining document structure and formatting with Copilot•6 minutes
Mastering Microsoft Word templates with Copilot•5 minutes
Streamlining content organization with Copilot•6 minutes
Structuring and styling documents with Copilot•5 minutes
Working with Microsoft Editor and Copilot for enhanced document review•6 minutes
Ensuring originality with Copilot •6 minutes
Efficient proofreading and editing with Microsoft Word and Copilot•5 minutes
Create Word document from PowerPoint•5 minutes
Enhancing content creation with Copilot in Word•4 minutes
Module summary: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•4 minutes
6 readings•Total 55 minutes
Mastering document condensation and conversion with Copilot •10 minutes
Smart document review•10 minutes
Refining documents with Microsoft Editor and Copilot: A real-world use case•10 minutes
Handling overlapping information in PowerPoint presentations•10 minutes
Walkthrough: Extract content from slides•10 minutes
Additional resources: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
Knowledge check: Document restructuring and formatting basics •15 minutes
Activity: Refine documents with Microsoft Editor and Copilot•30 minutes
Knowledge check: Advanced formatting and styling techniques•15 minutes
Activity: Extracting and consolidating information using prompts•30 minutes
Knowledge check: Content optimization and document adaptation•15 minutes
Module quiz: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•30 minutes
Integrated document and presentation creation
Module 4•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll learn how to effectively convert a PowerPoint presentation into a well-organized Word document using Copilot. You'll explore how to analyze your slides, extract key content, and structure it into a clear, cohesive document. With hands-on activities, you'll practice transforming your presentation into a detailed report, ensuring consistent formatting and style throughout. This will help you build efficient workflows for creating content across both Word and PowerPoint.
What's included
10 videos3 readings5 assignments
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10 videos•Total 55 minutes
Introducing cohesive document sets•7 minutes
Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting for greater cohesion•6 minutes
Achieving cohesive document sets•6 minutes
Multi-application representation•6 minutes
Achieving multi-format cohesion•5 minutes
Walkthrough: Creating cohesive document sets with Word and PowerPoint•5 minutes
Understanding document types and their applicability•5 minutes
Crafting comprehensive reports with Copilot•4 minutes
Executive summaries and Copilot•5 minutes
Module summary: Integrated document and presentation creation•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
Creating cohesive document sets with Word and PowerPoint•10 minutes
Designing persuasive presentations with Copilot•10 minutes
Additional resources: Integrated document and presentation creation•5 minutes
Module quiz: Integrated document and presentation creation•30 minutes
Final project and assessment: Integrated document and presentation creation
Module 5•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll apply advanced content creation and formatting skills using Copilot in Word and PowerPoint. You'll choose a complex topic, create a detailed report with an executive summary and data visualizations, then transform it into a 10-15 slide presentation. You'll enhance the presentation with multimedia and transitions, and ensure consistency in branding and style. The project will focus on optimizing for different audiences and streamlining workflows, helping you demonstrate proficiency in creating professional communication materials.
What's included
2 videos6 readings2 assignments1 plugin
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2 videos•Total 6 minutes
Course recap: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•3 minutes
Congratulations•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 80 minutes
About the final project•5 minutes
Course project: Advanced content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•40 minutes
About the final assessment•10 minutes
Coursera community•10 minutes
Showcase your skills•10 minutes
Next steps•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 120 minutes
Self-review: Evaluating content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•30 minutes
Course quiz: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•90 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
Exemplar: Content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•30 minutes
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In this next revolution of digital transformation, growth is being driven by technology. Our integrated cloud approach creates an unmatched platform for digital transformation. We address the real-world needs of customers by seamlessly integrating Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, LinkedIn, GitHub, Microsoft Power Platform, and Azure to unlock business value for every organization—from large enterprises to family-run businesses. The backbone and foundation of this is Azure.
This course is part of a professional certification program designed for people who use Microsoft 365 in their daily work or personal tasks and want to boost their productivity with the power of AI tools like Copilot. If you're an office worker, manager, business analyst content creator, or someone looking to improve your document creation, data analysis, and collaboration skills, this course is for you. Whether you're enhancing your career or streamlining your projects, you'll find that with basic Microsoft 365 knowledge, you can optimize your workflows and become more efficient.
What background knowledge is necessary?
Basic proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams is required. It is necessary to have access to Microsoft 365 with Copilot enabled, although no prior experience with Copilot is needed.
What is this program about?
This program, designed by industry experts, helps individuals who regularly use Microsoft 365 applications in their work boost productivity with AI-assisted tools like Copilot. Ideal for office workers, managers, knowledge workers, project managers, business analysts, and content creators, it equips you with the skills to streamline workflows, enhance document creation, and improve collaboration across various industries. Upon completion, you will earn a professional certificate that demonstrates your expertise and boosts your career potential.
What is the main benefit of a Professional Certificate?
Whether you’re looking to start a new career or advance in your current one, Professional Certificates help you become job-ready. Apply your new skills through hands-on projects that showcase your expertise to potential employers, and earn a career credential to open new opportunities.
What jobs can I get with Microsoft 365 Copilot skills?
With Microsoft 365 Copilot skills, you can pursue roles such as administrative assistant, project manager, business analyst, content creator, and other positions that require proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and AI tools.
Will I be able to complete this course online?
This course is completely online. You can access your lessons, readings, and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
We highly recommend taking the courses of each certificate program in the order they are presented. The content in the courses builds on information from earlier courses. The final course contains a practice exam that assesses your knowledge of the content covered in the previous courses. As such, it makes the most sense to take the courses in the order they are presented.
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What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.