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Copilot: rewrite a paragraph without changing a commitment
Save the original paragraph and list its dates, response targets and defined terms. Use a document copy for the first attempt.
Environment and inputs: Copilot user guide · Feature and source access depend on the active account, app and organization settings. Optional file or app steps have a text-excerpt fallback. No fixed model version, price or usage quota is assumed.
What you will make
A practical Copilot guide to rewrite a paragraph without changing a commitment. Use the sample input and prompt, then check the result. Use a fictional Microsoft 365 workplace task as the practice setting. Identify the file or excerpt that supports the requested result.
Prepare the source and scope
Save the original paragraph and list its dates, response targets and defined terms. Use a document copy for the first attempt. Open your available Microsoft Copilot experience and confirm whether it can read the intended work source.
Try this prompt
In Copilot, provide the prepared input, then send the following request. For real work, replace fictional details with approved facts.
Rewrite this service-hours paragraph in plain English. Preserve all times, exceptions and escalation conditions; show a concise change explanation.Review the result
Compare every commitment and exception with the original, including wording outside the selected sentence. Record each correction and its supporting source.
If the answer is wrong or incomplete
A clearer sentence may accidentally broaden a commitment. Retain exact scope even if the final wording is less concise. If the active Copilot surface cannot access the file or app, paste an authorized excerpt into chat. Keep the same review criteria for the text-only workflow.
Practice and completion check
Repeat with one incomplete input. Check the answer against the review criteria, remove unsupported claims and save the prompt with its source version. This workflow has not been verified in a customer deployment.