A guide to Microsoft Copilot with 500+ ready-to-use Copilot prompts voice tips and the Copilot commands that replace Cortana on Windows Android iPhone and the web.
This is an unofficial guide. It is not made by endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.

Cortana has been retired and Microsoft Copilot has taken its place. This guide explains how to start Copilot what to say to it and how to write prompts that get useful answers with 37 topic pages and simple drawings.

• GET STARTED WITH COPILOT
- What is Microsoft Copilot?
- Copilot on Windows: the Copilot key Alt + Space and "Hey Copilot"
- Copilot on Android and iPhone
- Copilot on the web and in Microsoft Edge
- Accounts and plans explained

• FROM CORTANA TO COPILOT
- What happened to Cortana?
- A table of 27 common Cortana commands and what to ask Copilot instead: information and answers reminders and alarms PC control and email

• TALKING TO COPILOT
- Copilot Voice: voice conversations and hands-free use on Windows
- Copilot Vision: show Copilot what your camera or screen sees
- Write better prompts with a simple prompt formula
- Conversation tips

• 12 COPILOT PROMPT COLLECTIONS
Everyday questions · Writing and email · Summarise and explain · Study and homework · Planning travel meals and fitness · Shopping and comparisons · Create images · Coding and formulas · Fun and creativity · Translation and languages · Math and conversions · Productivity

Each prompt has [brackets] where you add your own details. Example: "What's the weather forecast for [city] this weekend? Should I take an umbrella?"

• COPILOT ON YOUR PC
- What Copilot can and can't do on Windows
- Files and screenshots
- Copilot+ PC features such as Click to Do

• MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT
Prompts and tips for Copilot in Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Teams and OneNote.

• PRIVACY AND HELP
Privacy memory and conversation history · Age limits and safety · Troubleshooting · FAQ

• FEATURES
- 580 example prompts and commands in total
- Filter any prompt list and search every page
- Step-by-step instructions with clear drawings
- Light and dark mode

• WHO IT IS FOR
Former Cortana users Windows 11 users with a new Copilot key students office workers using Microsoft 365 and anyone who wants better answers from Copilot prompts.

Features and limits depend on your country language device and plan; the guide notes these differences.

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial independent guide. It is not made by endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft. Microsoft Copilot Cortana Windows Edge and Microsoft 365 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. This app is not Copilot and does not connect to it. Copilot changes often; check Microsoft's own help pages for the latest details.