Captain CopilotCore skills training

Prompt. Create. Save the day!

Six short missions to master core Copilot skills — before Admiral Analogue drags the office back to the fax era.

Goal, context, source, expectations — go!

Fax it to me. Twice.

Captain Copilot striking a heroic pose in front of a yellow starburst Admiral Analogue scowling and clutching a stack of paper
Meet the villain
Villain Alert
Admiral Analogue has been spotted photocopying the same memo 400 times. Threat level: Beige.Admiral Analogue has been spotted photocopying the same memo 400 times. Threat level: Beige.

Six missions

Tune in, level up, earn the badge. Twenty minutes a go.

Mission 1

Prompt Like a Pro

Goal, context, source, expectations — the four-part prompt that gets results first time.

15 minPrompt Cadet
Mission 2

Copilot Chat

Work data vs the web, follow-up questions, and when to ask “show me your sources”.

20 minChat Champion
Mission 3

Copilot in Word

Draft, rewrite, summarise — and rescue a 40-page report from the Admiral’s Fog of Paperwork.

20 minWord Wrangler
Mission 4

Copilot in Excel

Ask questions of your data, add formula columns, chart it in seconds.

25 minFormula Fighter
Mission 5

Copilot in PowerPoint

Turn a document into a deck; defuse the Admiral’s 97-slide overhead-projector monstrosity.

20 minDeck Defender
Mission 6

Copilot in Outlook & Teams

Summarise threads, draft replies, catch up on meetings you heroically missed.

20 minInbox Invincible

Villain Files

Know your hero. Know your nemesis. Know your prompt.

Captain Copilot
The hero

Captain Copilot

Powers: summarises at the speed of light, drafts with one eyebrow raised, always asks a good follow-up question. Weakness: vague prompts.

Admiral Analogue
The villain

Admiral Analogue

Powers: carbon paper, the 400-page appendix, Reply All. Signature move: the Filing Cabinet Avalanche. Weakness: a well-structured prompt.

Gadget Lab

Three quick gadgets to keep on your utility belt.

The Four-Part Prompt

Goal + context + source + expectations. Every time.

Reference a file with /

Type / and pick the document — Copilot reads that, not the whole intranet.

Ask for a table

“Put that in a table with columns for owner, date and status.” Instant clarity.

Leaderboard

Your rank

Prompt Cadet

2 of 6 missions complete · 340 points

  1. 1The Manchester Marvels1,240
  2. 2Team Leeds1,105
  3. 3Desk 4B980