Getting Started with Microsoft Copilot

Interested in AI, but don't know where to start? You can use your Stonehill account to safely and securely access Microsoft CoPilot.

Copilot is an AI-powered tool part of Microsoft 365 that can help with productivity tasks like drafting emails, summarizing documents, and even creating rich content and media such as code, rich text, images and more. 

Accessing Copilot

Copilot can primarily be accessed either via a desktop or web app.

Access Copilot from the desktop app

  1. Click on the pinned Copilot icon in your taskbar.
  2. When prompted to choose the Copilot experience you're looking for, select your individual Stonehill account [1] listed in the Work box [2]. 
    Screenshot of the Copilot launcher with the Work option selected.
  3. A web page will open, displaying your Copilot in Microsoft 365 online. 

Access Copilot from the Web

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to myhill.stonehill.edu
  2. Click on the App Launcher [1] in the top left corner of the window, and then select Copilot [2] from the menu.
     Screenshot of the )ffice 365 App Launcher
    1. If Copilot does not display in this menu, click on the More apps icon [3] 
       
  3. If you had the Copilot icon [2], you will be brought to the Copilot app. 
  4. If you clicked the More apps icon [3], you will be brought to the Microsoft 365 Home Page. Locate and click on the Copilot icon in the left-hand column [4] to launch Copilot, or click on the Copilot icon along the top of the screen [5].
    Screenshot of the Microsoft 365 main page with the Copilot app icons highlighted.
     

Copilot Features

Copilot grants you access to Microsoft’s standard generative AI license. With Microsoft Copilot, we get:

  • Real-Time Results
    Copilot uses advanced AI grounding to provide up-to-date information
  • Access on Multiple Devices and Platforms
    Use Copilot on the web, in the mobile app, and in Windows and Microsoft Edge
  • Image Creation with AI 
    Transform your imagination into AI-generated images 

Using Copilot

  1. Use Copilot hat by selecting a built-in prompt [1], choosing additional frompts from the View prompts button [2], or entering your own query into the prompt textbox [3] and clicking the Send button [4].
    Screenshot of the Microsoft Copilot interface.
     
  2. Copilot will respond with an AI-generated answer.
  3. Click the Copy button [5] to copy just the AI response, click the Share prompt and copy with response button [6] to copy a hyperlinked version of the prompt and the response for sharing, or click the New Chat button [7] to begin a new chat session with Copilot. 
    Screenshot of the Copilot AI generated response window.
     
  4. To continue the "conversation," type another query into the Text Prompt box [8], or choose from your Recent chats [9] to continue a previous AI chat session.

Data and Privacy

When you're signed into Microsoft Copilot with your Stonehill College account, Copilot does not use your data to train AI models. Enterprise data protection ensures your prompts and responses in Copilot are encrypted when using it with your Stonehill College account. For more details on data protection, please visit Copilot's Privacy and Protections.

To verify that you're using Copilot with data protection, go to Copilot and look for the green "protected" checkmark icon at the top of the window. Hover over the icon to confirm that Enterprise data protection applies to the chat. 

 

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