Draft an email message with Copilot in Outlook
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, Outlook on the web, and Outlook.com. If you have classic Outlook, Get new Outlook. If you're unable to access, check with your IT admin.
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In Outlook, select Home > New Mail > Mail.
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To start a new message, select the Copilot icon
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Select Draft with Copilot from the drop-down menu.
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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."
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Select Generate options
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When finished, select Generate. Copilot will draft a message for you.
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Review the message. If it’s not quite what you want, choose Regenerate draft and Copilot will create a new version.
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To start over, change your prompt and select Generate again.
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Once satisfied with the result, select Keep.
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Edit the draft as needed, and then select Send.
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.
Note: Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Outlook is only available in the latest version of Outlook for Mac. Legacy Outlook isn't supported. See The new Outlook for Mac.
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In Outlook, select New Message.
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To start a new message, select the Copilot icon
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Select Draft with Copilot from the drop-down menu.
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In the Copilot box, type your prompt. For example, "Thanks for your help. I look forward to seeing you next week!"
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When finished, select Generate. Copilot will draft a message for you.
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Review the message. If it’s not quite what you want, choose Regenerate draft and Copilot will create a new version.
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To change the tone and length of the output:
-Select Neutral to see a list of options.
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To start over, change your prompt and select Generate again.
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Once satisfied, select Insert.
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Edit the draft as needed, and then select Send.
Note: The images provided below serve as examples for iOS, but the instructions are applicable to both iOS and Android devices.
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On your iOS or Android device, select New Mail.
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To start a new message, select the Copilot icon
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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 can meet the deadline."
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To choose your desired tone, select Neutral to see a list of options.
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To change the length, select Medium.
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When finished, select Generate. Copilot will draft a message for you.
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Review the message. If it’s not quite what you want, choose Regenerate draft and Copilot will create a new version.
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Once satisfied, select Keep.
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Edit the draft as needed, and then select Send.
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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