Captain CopilotCore skills training

Issue 01 // Six missions // No fax required

Prompt.Create.Save the day.

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

Meet the villain
404 Fax not found.
Try a prompt instead
★Villain alert — Admiral Analogue has been spotted photocopying the same memo 400 times. Threat level: Beige.★Villain alert — Admiral Analogue has been spotted photocopying the same memo 400 times. Threat level: Beige.

Missions

06 files // ~2 hours total // 0 fax machines harmed

  1. M-01 · 15 min

    Mission 1Prompt Like a Pro

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

    15 minPrompt Cadet
  2. M-02 · 20 min

    Mission 2Copilot Chat

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

    20 minChat Champion
  3. M-03 · 20 min

    Mission 3Copilot in Word

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

    20 minWord Wrangler
  4. M-04 · 25 min

    Mission 4Copilot in Excel

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

    25 minFormula Fighter
  5. M-05 · 20 min

    Mission 5Copilot in PowerPoint

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

    20 minDeck Defender
  6. M-06 · 20 min

    Mission 6Copilot in Outlook & Teams

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

    20 minInbox Invincible

Villain Files

Know your hero. Know your admiral.

File 001 · 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.
File 002 · 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 tools. Zero batteries.

Gadget_01

The Four-Part Prompt

Goal + context + source + expectations. Say all four and Copilot stops guessing.

Gadget_02

Reference a file with /

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

Gadget_03

Ask for a table

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

Leaderboard

  1. 01The Manchester Marvels
    1,240
  2. 02Team Leeds
    1,105
  3. 03Desk 4B
    980