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Copilot in Outlook: reply drafts and Coaching

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Copilot in Outlook: reply drafts and Coaching

How Draft with Copilot and Coaching by Copilot behave in Outlook: what a reply contains, tone and length controls, mailbox and client requirements.

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Draft with Copilot

Reads the thread and drafts a full reply from an instruction like decline politely and suggest next week. Tone, length, and free-text refinement all adjustable.

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Where drafts go wrong

It answers the thread, not the politics behind it. It can commit you to a date or price, and it doesn't check facts unless the source is in the thread.

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Coaching by Copilot

Write the reply yourself, then get feedback on tone, reader sentiment, and clarity. Your text stays untouched unless you apply a suggestion.

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When to use Coaching

Run it on anything going to a customer, an executive, or someone you're annoyed at. Skip it on the quick acknowledgements.

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Requirements

Microsoft 365 Copilot licence, an Exchange Online mailbox, and current-channel Outlook builds. Works against the primary mailbox only for now.

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The two habits that matter

Read the draft as if the recipient sent it to you, and default the length to short. Both features save real hours once that's routine.

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