To get the most out of using Copilot when studying, we recommend using Microsoft Edge.

Its excellent Copilot integration can unlock a whole new way of interacting with your study materials.

A popular one is acronyms.

Creating a mnemonic using Copilot.

Another popular mnemonic rig is rhymes, which use rhyming words to help you remember information.

When creating rhymes, Copilot can have trouble with complex topics.

But for simple use cases, like the example above, it should have no problem.

Creating a rhyme using Copilot.

Understanding Complex Topics

Some topics are just exceptionally difficult to understand without a little extra help.

You might ask yourself why that concept can’t be explained as if you were five years old.

Luckily, Copilot can do that to help you grasp the topic.

Asking Copilot to explain a concept like it’s explaining it to a five-year-old.

An example prompt would be:Explain [concept/topic] to me like I am five years old.

Below Copilots answer, you will get some suggested prompts to dive deeper into the topic.

hit the one that interests you or enter prompts to ask for more clarification to learn more.

Generating a document summary with Copilot in Microsoft Edge.

An example prompt would be:Summarize the following text: [paste text from study materials].

it’s possible for you to download Edge from theMicrosoft Storeif you don’t already have it.

If you do, ensure you’re using the latest version.

Choosing a source for Copilot to use when generating content in Microsoft Edge.

Next, fire up the document or website with the study materials.

If it’s a website, navigate to it using the address bar.

If it’s a PDF document, drag and drop it into Edge.

A summary of a document created by Copilot.

You canconvert the Word document to a PDFto get around this problem.

Next, poke the “Copilot” button in the top right corner of the screen.

Alternatively, you could enter:Generate page/document summaryin the Copilot text box.

Generating a summary for a video in Microsoft Edge using Copilot.

This can happen with huge and deeply structured documents, such as eBooks.

Luckily, it’s possible for you to specify exactly what you want Copilot to summarize.

Then bang out something like:Summarize [section of the source].

A Copilot-generated summary of a video in Copilot on Edge.

This can be a chapter in a book or a subheading on a website.

If you want a quick summary of the content, Copilot can generate it for you.

You will need to fire up the YouTube video in Microsoft Edge for this to work.

A multiple choice quiz generated in Copilot.

To generate the summary, grab the “Copilot” button in the top right corner.

Then click “Generate Video Highlights” in the Copilot panel on the right.

Alternatively, you’re able to also key in:Generate video highlightsthe results will be the same.

Prompting Copilot to generate a quiz based on a source.

Copilot will scan the video’s transcript and provide a summary based on the insights it extracted.

It can be a simple prompt like:Give me the answers to the above quiz.

And if you want more or fewer questions, tell Copilot the exact number of questions you want.

Ensure you’ve set the source correctly in the “Using” dropdown before submitting that prompt.

Copilot has come a long way in helping people with their everyday tasks.

Experiment to find other ways in which Copilot can help you study.