When you open Copilot in One Note, you’ll see a menu or a set of options for prompts.
These are usually grouped into four main categories:
- Create
- Understand
- Edit
- Ask

Learn more about to use these functions with useful examples, use cases and sample prompts.
Create: Helps you generate new content from scratch. Use when you want to produce something new rather than work with what’s already written.
Examples:
- Drafting a meeting agenda.
- Writing a project plan.
- Creating a to-do list from a set of notes.
Understand: Helps you analyze or summarize existing notes. Think of it as asking Copilot to make sense of your notes.
Examples:
- Summarize the key points of a long meeting note.
- Extract action items.
- Highlight the main themes from brainstorming notes.
Edit: Helps you improve or refine existing content. Use when you want Copilot to polish what you already have.
Examples:
- Correct grammar or spelling.
- Rewrite a paragraph for clarity.
- Reformat notes into a structured outline.
Ask: Lets you interact conversationally with Copilot. Use this category when you want answers or suggestions rather than content creation.
Examples:
- “What are the missing steps in this project plan?”
- “Can you explain this technical term in simpler words?”
- “Which points from my notes are most urgent?”
Use Cases with Examples
| Use Case | Prompt Example |
| Summarize meeting notes | “Summarize the notes into a bullet list of action items.” |
| Generate a task list | “Create a to-do list for the upcoming product launch based on my notes in this section.” |
| Rewriting content | “Rewrite this paragraph to sound more professional and make it more concise” |
| Brainstorm ideas | “Give me five ideas for a team-building retreat using our notes from last year’s off-site.” |
| Work with ink/handwritten notes | Select handwritten content → “Summarize these handwritten notes into typed summary.” |
| Project Planning | “Draft a communication plan for this project.” |
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