⚙️ Operations

Triage and summarize your inbox in Outlook

⚙️ OperationsMicrosoft 365 CopilotBeginner★ Popular

Task · Email triage
Time saved · 20-30 min per day (estimate, not measured)

Steps

1. Open the file, email or meeting in the Microsoft 365 app
2. Open the Copilot pane
3. Enter the prompt
4. Check output against the source content

Prompt / template

Summarize this thread and tell me if I need to respond, and by when.

Source · https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/summarize-an-email-thread-with-copilot-in-outlook-a79873f2-396b-46dc-b852-7fe5947ab640
Last checked · 2026-10-16

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