Planner Agent supports three core task-management scenarios:
Conduct Q&AÂ Â
You can ask questions about:
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Your private tasks
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Tasks assigned to you
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Flagged emails
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Shared basic plans and tasks
Planner Agent answers questions related to your work and displays results in interactive task cards   , allowing you to review and update tasks without leaving Copilot.Â
Example prompts:Â
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"Show me my tasks due this week and help me prioritize what needs my attention first."
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"What is the list of shared plans that need my attention right now?"
Edit tasks Â
You can edit existing tasks—whether they are private tasks or part of shared basic plans.Â
You can:Â
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Ask Planner Agent to update task properties using natural language.
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Edit tasks directly in the interactive task card by selecting fields and saving changes.
Example prompt:Â
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"Help me adjust the deadline of my Marketing task to this Friday and change its priority to Important."Â
Note: Editing tasks in Planner Agent is currently limited to the following fields: Name, Progress, Due date, Start date, Priority, Plan name. ​​​​​​​
Create tasks Â
You can create new tasks directly in Copilot chat using Planner Agent in private tasks or shared basic plans. Â
To create a task:Â
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Provide the agent with the task name.
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Optionally, specify whether the task should be a private task or part of a shared plan, and include details like due date, priority, or notes.
If you prefer, you can ask Planner Agent to draft and preview tasks    before they are created.Â
Example prompt:Â
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"Review my emails from today and draft private tasks for the most urgent follow-ups. "​​​​​​​