Microsoft 365 Can Do That? 5 Clever Ways to Save Time

If your business uses Microsoft 365, you’re probably already using Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel every day.

But Microsoft 365 has a lot more to offer than email and meetings.

Here are a few features that could make your everyday work easier, and save you some time along the way.

Get a meeting summary without taking notes

Missed a Teams meeting? Or spent the meeting trying to listen while frantically writing everything down?

Copilot in Teams can help summarise meetings, highlight key decisions and identify action items, so you can focus on the conversation rather than your notepad.

Make your emails sound better

We all have those emails that are written in our head but don’t quite come out right.

Copilot in Outlook can help draft an email, shorten a long message or rewrite something to sound more professional, friendly or concise.

It’s particularly useful when you know what you want to say but aren’t quite sure how to say it.

Ask Excel instead of working out the formula

You don’t need to be an Excel expert to get more from your spreadsheets.

Copilot in Excel can help analyse data, identify trends, summarise information and suggest formulas using plain language.

Instead of figuring out how to build the formula yourself, you can start by asking what you want to know.

Turn a document into a presentation

Already have a detailed Word document, proposal or report?

Copilot in PowerPoint can help turn existing content into a presentation, giving you a starting point rather than a blank slide.

You’ll still want to review and refine the presentation, but it can take a lot of the initial work off your plate.

Automate the boring stuff

If you find yourself doing the same task over and over again, there’s a good chance it can be automated.

Power Automate can connect Microsoft 365 applications and automate repetitive processes, from moving information between systems to sending notifications and managing approvals.

Even simple automations can remove a surprising amount of admin.

There’s probably more you could be getting from Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is continually evolving, with new features and AI capabilities being added all the time.

The question isn’t necessarily “What new technology should we buy?”

It might simply be “Are we getting everything we can from the technology we already have?”

Want to get more from the Microsoft 365 tools you already have? TechPath can help you identify opportunities to improve productivity, collaboration and security across your business. Contact us today.