Prompt
Summarize This Email Thread
Get main points from long email threads in 3 bullets

- Sample type
- Prompt
- Products
- Microsoft 365 Copilot, Outlook
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- Updated
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How to use this sample
Summary
Get the main points from long email threads in seconds.
Prompt
Summarize this email thread. Include:
- Main topic
- Key decisions
- What I need to do next

Description
Long email threads are hard to follow. This prompt gives you the important stuff in 3 bullet points.
Use it in Outlook when you have a long email chain and need to quickly understand what's going on.
Contributors
Version history
| Version | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | January 29, 2026 | Initial release |
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