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Draft an email message with Copilot in Outlook

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Important:  Copilot in Outlook only supports work or school accounts, and Microsoft accounts using outlook.com, hotmail.com, live.com, and msn.com email addresses at this time. Any Microsoft account using an account from a third-party email provider, such as a Gmail, Yahoo, or iCloud, can still use Outlook, but won't have access to the Copilot features in Outlook.

Note: Drafting in Outlook for Microsoft 365 is currently available in new Outlook for Windows, classic Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Outlook.com. If you're unable to access it, check with your IT admin.

  1. In Outlook, select Home > New mail.

  2. To start a new message, select the Copilot icon Copilot Icon from the toolbar.

  3. Select Draft with Copilot from the drop-down menu.

  4. In the Copilot box, type your prompt. For example, "Let the team know we decided to use clay shingles and to go ahead so we meet the deadline."

  5. Select Generate options Generate options icon to choose your desired length and tone.

  6. When you're finished, select Generate. Copilot will draft a message for you.

  7. Review the message. If it's not quite what you want, do one of the following:

    1. To create a new version, choose Regenerate draft.

    2. To start over, change your prompt and select Generate again.

  8. When you're satisfied with the result, select Keep.

  9. Edit the draft as needed, and then select Send.

Tip: By selecting text in an email message, clicking on the Copilot button, and selecting one of the available options, you can use Copilot to modify the selection.

Important: In New Outlook and web versions of Outlook, Draft with Copilot doesn't support messages composed in plain text format. To compose messages in HTML instead of plain text, go to Settings > Mail > Compose and reply. Select HTML from the dropdown.

Important: If you're an admin using the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 to turn off Copilot for your organization, this service will no longer be available after April 30th.

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