Aristo
Recipes · a small win for every corner of Copilot
31 recipes across 9 Copilot surfaces — 3 that Aristo does with you, 28 twenty-second tries.
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Outlook 3
Draft my latest email — in my voice Aristo does it with you
I'll write a warm reply to your newest email in your own voice — you tweak it and send. One thing off your plate.
Catch me up on a long thread Aristo does it with you
A 10-second summary of your latest thread, plus the one thing that actually needs you.
Inbox-zero in 10 minutes A twenty-second try
Let Copilot do the sorting and the first drafts — you just tweak and send. The dread lifts.
"Triage my inbox: group what needs a reply, draft warm replies to the top 5, and tell me what I can safely ignore." — in Outlook → Copilot
Teams 4
Prep my next meeting Aristo does it with you
Walk in ready: the point, what you could say, one quick thing to do first.
Ask the HR/IT agent your question A twenty-second try
Skip the ticket and the wait — ask the agent and get answered now.
"How much time off do I have left, and how do I request more?" — in Teams → the Employee Self-Service agent
Turn my last meeting into action items + a follow-up email A twenty-second try
The meeting ends and the follow-up is already written — nothing falls through the cracks.
"From my last meeting recap, pull the decisions and action items with owners, and draft a friendly follow-up email to the attendees." — in the Teams meeting’s Copilot
Ask Scout to keep an eye on something A twenty-second try
An always-on teammate that watches the things you can't, and taps you only when it matters.
"Watch for any update on [topic/customer/deal] and ping me the moment something important changes." — in Teams → Microsoft Scout (Frontier/preview)
Copilot Chat 11
See everything you missed — by asking A twenty-second try
Stop scrolling. Ask once, get just what needs you — Copilot Chat is free and already there.
"What did I miss across my email and Teams since yesterday? Only the things that actually need me." — in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (work)
Ask Researcher to brief you — with sources A twenty-second try
A deep, cited briefing in minutes — like a sharp analyst who never sleeps.
"Research [your topic] and give me a short briefing with sources and one clear recommendation." — in Copilot Chat → the Researcher agent
Hand Analyst your data A twenty-second try
Data-science-grade analysis without writing a line of code.
"Here is some data — find the patterns, run the numbers, and show me what matters." — in Copilot Chat → the Analyst agent
Find it by asking, not folder-hunting A twenty-second try
Describe what you need in plain words — Copilot finds it across all your apps.
"Find the latest version of [that deck/doc] and tell me who last changed it." — in Copilot Chat / Search
Turn an answer into a living Page A twenty-second try
Capture a good Copilot answer somewhere it grows, instead of losing it in chat.
"Turn this into a Page I can share and keep editing with my team." — in Copilot Chat → Pages
Teach Copilot how you like to work A twenty-second try
A minute of teaching now makes every future answer feel like yours.
"Remember that I prefer short, warm replies and I sign off as "Sam"." — in Copilot Chat
Catch me up after time off A twenty-second try
Come back from leave to a 30-second briefing, not a wall of unread — the gentlest re-entry there is.
"I've been out since Monday. Summarize what I missed across email, Teams and my files — and just the 3 things that actually need me now." — in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Draft my weekly update from what I actually did A twenty-second try
Never stare at a blank status box again — Copilot remembers your week so you don't have to.
"Look at my sent email, meetings and edited docs this week, and draft a short, warm weekly status update in my voice." — in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Build a project tracker from this email thread A twenty-second try
Messy thread in, clear shared plan out — alignment without the meeting.
"Turn this email thread into a simple task list with owners and due dates I can share with the team." — in Copilot Chat (paste the thread)
Prep me for this person A twenty-second try
Walk into every conversation already remembering — warm, prepared, present.
"Before my 1:1 with [name], remind me of our recent emails and meetings, what we agreed, and any open items between us." — in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
New here? Ask "how do we do X?" A twenty-second try
Every new joiner gets a patient buddy from day one — belonging, not bewilderment.
"I am new — how do we do [expense reports / deployments / time off] here? Point me to the right doc or person." — in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Excel 1
Turn a messy sheet into a clear chart A twenty-second try
No formulas, no fiddling — let Copilot find the story in your numbers.
"Turn this table into the clearest chart, and tell me the top 3 things it shows." — in Excel → Copilot
PowerPoint 2
Build a deck from my notes A twenty-second try
Hand it your rough notes; get a real first draft you can polish in minutes.
"Build an ~8-slide, exec-ready deck from these notes, on our template." — in PowerPoint → Copilot
Make a long deck a 5-slide exec summary A twenty-second try
Respect everyone's time — the 40-slide deck becomes the 5 slides that matter.
"Condense this deck into a crisp 5-slide executive summary — the story, the numbers, the ask." — in PowerPoint → Copilot
Word 2
Draft a doc from a few bullets A twenty-second try
Go from a blank page to a solid draft without the dread.
"Draft a one-page proposal from these bullet points, then tighten it and make it warm." — in Word → Copilot (agent mode)
Tighten this document A twenty-second try
Keep the meaning and make the words clearer.
"Rewrite this document to be warmer and shorter. Preserve its meaning, facts and commitments; show the revised text for my review." — in Word → Copilot
Copilot 6
Delegate a whole job to Cowork A twenty-second try
The new way to work: hand off a big multi-step job and get the finished result, not a draft.
"Take this whole task end-to-end: [describe it]. Work on it and report back when it is done." — in Copilot → Cowork (a heavy task)
Show Copilot the problem — don't describe it A twenty-second try
Stuck on an error or a confusing screen? Just show it and ask.
"[Share the screenshot of the error/screen] — what is going wrong here and how do I fix it?" — in Copilot → Vision (share your screen/a shot)
Red-team my proposal A twenty-second try
Find the holes before your toughest reviewer does — a sparring partner that's always on your side.
"Argue against this proposal. Where is it weak, what will a skeptic ask, and how would you strengthen it?" — in Copilot (paste your draft)
Build my OOO handoff doc A twenty-second try
Hand the big job to Cowork and actually unplug — your team is covered, your mind is free.
"Take this end-to-end: from my open projects, emails and tasks, build a clear handoff doc so my team can cover while I am out." — in Copilot → Cowork (before you log off)
Localize this for your regional team A twenty-second try
Reach every colleague in the language that feels like home — connection across the whole org.
"Translate and localize this for our team in [region] — keep the warmth and the meaning, not just the words." — in Copilot (paste the message/doc)
Do it once on camera, and never do it again A twenty-second try
The job you have explained four times becomes a skill your whole org can run — and you only had to do it once, in front of a recorder, at your own desk.
"Record yourself doing the job once, end to end, the way you actually do it — then bring the SKILL.md back here and Aristo will score it, shelve it under your name, and hand it to everyone who needs it." — in the Skill Recorder, then bring the SKILL.md back to Aristo
Copilot Notebooks 1
Pull your sources into one Notebook A twenty-second try
Gather the scattered pieces of a project into one grounded place Copilot reasons over.
"Create a Notebook from these documents and this meeting, and give me the through-line." — in Copilot Notebooks
Aristo 1
Show it once, right here, and never do it again A twenty-second try
No install, no GitHub seat, no file to carry back — the task you do every Monday becomes a skill before you have finished explaining it.
"Open the recorder in Aristo, narrate the job while you do it once, and approve the steps it reads back — Aristo writes the skill, scores it on the same 10-mark rubric, and shelves it under your name." — in Aristo → Record a skill once