Introducing copilot in Microsoft Power Automate.

Gift Ahmed
2 min readSep 4, 2023

Copilot is a new feature in Power Automate that helps you to design workflows quickly and easily. With its simple drag-and-drop design, even beginners can create workflows with ease. In this article, we will discuss the key features and benefits of copilot, along with real-life examples of it in action.

Key features and benefits

Simplicity: You don’t need any programming knowledge to use Copilot. Just drag and drop the elements you need.

Flexibility: Copilot integrates with other Microsoft tools, such as SharePoint and Excel, for seamless workflows across your organization.

Efficiency: Copilot helps you to design workflows in a fraction of the time it takes to do it manually.

How to create a flow using copilot

Step 1: Create a new flow

Select “Create” in Power Automate and choose the “Flow from blank” option.

Step 2: Add actions and triggers

Choose from a wide range of actions and triggers to build your workflow.

Step 3: Use copilot to suggest actions

As you add actions, copilot will analyze your flow and suggest additional actions to help streamline the process.

Step 4: Test and refine

Test your workflow to ensure it works smoothly, and refine it as needed using copilot to optimize it for your needs.

Real-life examples of copilot in action

Robotic Process Automation: Copilot makes building RPA bots quick and easy.

Financial Reporting: Create workflows to extract data from financial reports and generate charts and graphs.

Medical Research: Use copilot to automate processes in medical research, such as identifying patients for clinical trials.

Tips and tricks

  1. Use copilot to suggest actions

Instead of manually building workflows, use copilot to suggest additional actions.

2. Test your workflows

Test your workflows after each change to ensure they work as intended.

3. Use templates

Power Automate offers many templates that help you to get started quickly with common tasks.

Integration with other Microsoft tools

Power BI: Send notifications with Power BI when certain conditions are met in your workflow.

Excel: Automatically extract data from Excel spreadsheets to generate reports or trigger other actions.

SharePoint: Use copilot to create workflows that work with SharePoint lists and libraries.

Conclusion and next steps

Conclusion

Copilot is an essential tool for anyone who needs to create workflows quickly and easily.

Next steps

Start using copilot today and see how it can help you to be more efficient and productive.

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