Learn About 4 Extension Actions for M365 Copilot in Copilot Studio

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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

Connector actions are used within Microsoft Dataverse to connect to other data sources. When created, the connector includes specific actions that can be used with the connector. It is possible to use Microsoft Certified connectors or custom connectors created within an organization or tenant

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁

These are AI prompt templates created to customize the generation of text content in relation to user input. These templates can be used for various scenarios like summarization, action items, sentiment or entity extraction, translating text and much more. In addition, you can add your own Dataverse data to augment knowledge sources and get business specific answers.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹

A conversational action built in Microsoft Copilot Studio enables you to extend your copilot’s behavior. You can create new abilities that aren’t natively in Microsoft Copilot, like calling a specific API, applying sophisticated business logic, or accessing data sources that require configuration outside of Microsoft Copilot’s access. These are configured similarly to a regular copilot topic built in the Copilot Studio canvas.

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 (𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲)

Microsoft Power Automate cloud flows can be called from a Copilot to perform actions, retrieve information, and automate processes across other apps and data sources using connectors.

M365 Copilot Extension