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Make your Own Agents in Copilot | Complete Tutorial

KevinStratvertMarch 13, 20261:02:38ai_tool_reviews

Summary

This video provides a complete tutorial on how to create custom AI agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot. Educators and students can leverage this skill to develop specialized AI assistants for automating tasks, personalizing learning experiences, streamlining administrative workflows, or enhancing research within the widely used Microsoft 365 ecosystem, thereby integrating AI directly into their productivity.

Description

Copilot Agents are specialized AI assistants that can handle tasks or answer questions within specific, defined parameters. You can use agents in Copilot or make your own agents using the Copilot Agent Builder or Copilot Studio. Agents can even work autonomously or link to applications, facilitating workflows across multiple applications. This video shows how agents work in general, then shows how to put agents to work immediately in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft provides several pre-made agents. There are also third-party agents that make Copilot act as an AI front-end for different apps and services. This video also shows how to easily create your own agent using the Copilot Agent Builder, or how to build more advanced agents using Copilot Studio. What you’ll learn: - What are Agents - Using Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot - Use Agents provided by Microsoft, including the Researcher and Analyst Agents - Analyze and modify spreadsheets using the Agent Mode in Excel - Expand Copilot with 3rd Party Agents - Create your own Agent easily with the Copilot Agent Builder - Build more complex agents using Copilot Studio - Publish agents from Copilot Studio for your teammates and external users Host: Nick Brazzi #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot #aiagents ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Overview of Agents in Microsoft 365 03:20 – Use Built-in Agents 10:34 – The Researcher and Analyst Agents 14:51 – Third Party Agents 19:54 – Excel’s Agent mode 25:12 – Copilot Agent Builder – Make Simple Agents 34:22 – Copilot Studio Licensing and Credits 37:19 - Build an Agent in Copilot Studio 46:14 – Define Conversation Topics in Copilot Studio 52:04 – Publish an Agent for Teammates 56:34 – Publish an Agent for External Partners 📩 NEWSLETTER Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://newsletter.kevinstratvert.com 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME Official website: http://www.kevinstratvert.com LinkedIn: / kevinstratvert Discord: https://bit.