AB-730 · Beginner

AB-730 Copilot Fundamentals: Context, Chat, Apps, and Agents

Learn the AB-730 fundamentals of Microsoft Copilot: how context, chat, app surfaces, permissions, and agents shape useful AI responses.

Lesson summary

Learn how Microsoft Copilot uses your instructions, conversation, connected apps, and permitted data to help with everyday work.

Key ideas

  • Copilot answers are shaped by context: prompts, chat history, documents, meetings, app state, and organizational data.
  • Permissions still matter. Copilot should not become a shortcut around access control.
  • Chat is useful for open-ended assistance, while app-integrated Copilot experiences work directly inside the app where the task happens.
  • Agents add workflow focus and can be designed for repeatable business tasks.

Practice focus

For AB-730, pay attention to what information Copilot can use, where the user is working, what permissions apply, and whether an agent or a general chat experience is the better fit.