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SnooDonkeys5480 t1_j4gh6lu wrote

Microsoft is going to offer AI automation solutions for a lot of desk jobs in the near future. ChatGPT integration into their Office software is just the first step.

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borntobemild- t1_j4hjet9 wrote

They already do. It's called Power Automate and has simplified my work from taking a team of 5 at least an hour each a day, to a press of a button

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PM_ME_A_STEAM_GIFT t1_j4ilt1e wrote

What kind of automation do you use it for?

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DungeonsAndDradis t1_j4jwik3 wrote

Not OP, but I do these things:

  1. A different way to mark emails in Outlook (I move messages, and flag others, depending on subject). This is exactly the same as rules in Outlook.

  2. I send an email every month to my team in India to remind them to submit their time sheets.

  3. I have it send me an email recap of any posts in a specific Teams channel, just in case I miss the post.

  4. I have it send me an email any time someone uploads a file to a shared OneDrive folder.

I've only scratched the surface of what Power Automate can do, and I love it.

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Borrowedshorts t1_j4hnexk wrote

Could take longer than you think. There's not even a good automation solution for linking references in Word, and that seems pretty basic.

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