Inbox Triage — Reply to Flagged Emails
Surface the emails that need a reply today and draft responses — then send after your review, not before.
The prompt
Scan my Outlook inbox for emails received in the last 48 hours that are waiting for a reply from me. Identify the ones where: - Someone asked me a direct question - Someone is waiting on a decision or approval from me - A deadline or deliverable is mentioned that requires my response For each one, draft a concise reply. Keep replies under 100 words unless the email requires a detailed response. Show me each draft alongside the original email before sending anything. I will approve, edit, or reject each reply individually. Do not send any email without my explicit approval for that specific email.
How to use it
- 1Select Copy the prompt above.
- 2Paste it into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- 3Replace anything in brackets with your own detail, then send it.
Copilot gathers and drafts. You verify and decide. Check every figure, name and date against the system it came from before you act on it.
Written for
Manager, Executive, Account Manager, Anyone with high email volume
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From the source collection in awesome-microsoft-copilot-prompts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.