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How to Use Copilot to Automate Meeting Notes in Microsoft Teams!
Scott Brant. A clean, end-to-end walkthrough of what the article describes: enable transcription, ask Copilot questions live, get an audio recap and a Word minutes document afterwards, and pull action items out into a follow-up workflow. Scott Brant is a Microsoft 365 educator who does this every week, and the demo is on a real meeting rather than a contrived one.
AI Expert note
Teams menus move around, so treat the exact clicks as perishable; the transcribe, recap and action-item loop it demonstrates is the durable part.
What you should get from this
Design a meeting workflow that captures transcripts, summaries and action items without losing human review.
Watch or know first
Access to Microsoft Teams with Copilot — without it, watch for the workflow shape rather than the buttons.
Last reviewed: May 18, 2026
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