Automate Morning Email Triaging with a Structured Summary Table
Turn your messy inbox into a structured action table automatically.
Use Copilot as an email analyst to scan your Outlook inbox and generate a table of unread messages categorized by urgency.
The Scenario
You return from a long weekend or a series of back-to-back meetings and face a mountain of unread emails. You need a quick birds-eye view of what requires your immediate attention.
Before & after
Manually scrolling through a cluttered inbox, reading every subject line, and flagging important items usually takes 20–30 minutes every morning.
Using Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI scans your unread items and builds the table for you in under 2 minutes. This ensures you see high-priority requests immediately without opening every message.
The Prompt
You are my email analyst. Review all unread emails in my outlook inbox and summarize each one in a structured table. Priority should be based on urgency and action items.
Leverage the 'Work IQ' feature of Copilot which allows the AI to securely access your Outlook data to provide structured summaries of your communication.
Source
Microsoft 365 Copilot – Microsoft Adoption"Review all unread emails in my outlook inbox and summarize each on in a structured table."