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Roadmap, security and documentation changes captured for Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365).

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Insights in Cowork and WorkIQ spend and usage

Insights into AI spend (Copilot credit usage) at a group or team level will be available in Viva Insights as a dashboard and in Advanced insights. The services in scope of this release are Cowork and Work IQ API. The dashboard experience is available to managers with at least 5 direct reports (scoped access), the Insights analysts, and Global administrators and is enabled by default to ensure immediate access to usage-based cost insights. For users to be able to use Cowork or WorkIQ API, your tenant must have usage-based billing setup via Cost Management in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Leader access to tenant-wide data is out of scope for this release. The same insights will be available for Insights Analysts and Global Administrators in Advanced Insights.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills- removal and deletion admin control

A new admin control in the People Skills settings lets administrators permanently remove their organization's People Skills data from the tenant. With this new control, organizations can delete their entire skills library along with all users confirmed, inferred, and imported skills data—giving them full control to offboard from People Skills in support of data governance and compliance needs. Once deletion is initiated, skills will no longer appear on user profile cards or be used across Microsoft 365 skills-based experiences such as Copilot and Viva. The control is admin-only with no automatic changes.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Outlook Emails in Copilot Notebooks

Outlook Emails as References in Copilot Notebooks bring email content into the notebook experience, enabling users to ground Copilot in the conversations, decisions, and context that drive their work. By adding emails as knowledge sources, users can connect context from their emails directly to their projects, enriching notebooks beyond files alone and improving downstream outputs like presentations and briefs. Available in Copilot Notebooks across Microsoft 365.

In developmentOneDriveMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot suggested rename

Copilot Suggested Rename is an AI-powered OneDrive feature that automatically recommends clear, descriptive file names based on a file’s content—helping users organize and find their files more easily with minimal effort. What the feature does: - Analyzes the content of a file to generate context-aware filename suggestions - Presents 3 recommended names directly within the rename dialog - Allows users to pick a suggestion with a single click Where it shows up: - Within the rename dialog for supported files - Within the post-upload toast notification when a single supported file is uploaded Supported file types: - Microsoft Office documents Word (DOCX) PowerPoint (PPTX) Excel (XLSX) - Other document formats PDF Markdown (MD) - Images

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for MCP Agents with Interactive UI Widgets in Government Clouds

Feature description: Model Context Protocol (MCP) based agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will now be able to surface rich, interactive UI widgets directly within chat. This enhancement enables developers to deliver more engaging and structured agent interactions. Users will experience these widgets when interacting with agents that implement them, and admins will continue to manage these agents through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): MCP-Based Agent Enablement for U.S. Government Clouds

We’re introducing support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot . This update enables developers to build Copilot agents using MCP servers and allows users to interact with these agents using familiar experiences. This change supports extensibility and improves agent capabilities for organizations.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Declarative agents with Actions available in GCC High and DoD

Declarative Agents with Actions enable Microsoft 365 Copilot to take real-world actions by invoking APIs, plugins, and enterprise workflows directly within the chat experience. Using custom actions, declarative agents can call external systems, execute operations, and retrieve or update data, moving beyond Q&A to full task completion. These actions are powered through API plugins, MCP tools, and enterprise connectors, allowing seamless integration with line-of-business applications and services. The Copilot platform dynamically reasons over available actions and selects the appropriate tool to fulfill user intent, enabling multi-step workflows such as creating records, submitting requests, or triggering business processes within a single conversational flow

In developmentMicrosoft 365 appMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Get actionable suggestions from Copilot in your Copilot Page

Request feedback from Copilot on your Page by selecting "Suggested edits" in the Copilot Shortcuts menu. Copilot will analyze the content on your page and provide actionable suggestions about what you can change to improve clarity and quality of your written content. You can then apply suggestions directly to the page.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot People Connectors introduces people data ingestions with differentiated access control

Copilot People Connector now supports importing people data with access controls into Microsoft 365. This release enables organizations to bring people data from external systems into Microsoft 365 along with associated access control lists (ACLs), ensuring Copilot respects existing permissions defined in source systems. The imported data can be scoped to specific individuals and groups, allowing Copilot to reason over people data while honoring access restrictions.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Use MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows

Integrate proprietary systems, dynamic knowledge sources, and custom actions into your agentic workflows with MCP support, accelerating extensibility while preserving workflow reliability. This integration improves reuse across agents and workflows, reduces duplication of integrations, and embraces an emerging open and extensible agent ecosystem.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Supercharge your workflows with computer use

Add resilient, AI-powered UI automation directly into your workflows with computer use tools. Makers can build reusable, goal-oriented automations that adapt dynamically to website or app changes, while admins maintain governance through access controls, hosted browser management, and environment-level permissions.

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Agent metrics for custom reporting in Insights analyst workbench

Unlock deeper insights into Copilot agent adoption with flexible, self-serve analytics. Insights global and partition analysts can access and combine granular agent usage metrics with agent and organizational attributes to uncover agent adoption trends, export and customize reporting, and drive more informed decisions, without relying on predefined dashboards.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Invoke agents as workflow steps with the agent node

Add an agent node to your workflow to reason over data, call tools, and return a response, all within a single step. The agent node lets you embed reasoning directly into your workflow. This means fewer manual handoffs, faster processing times, and workflows that can handle nuanced decisions without additional development effort, helping teams automate more of their end-to-end processes and reduce operational overhead.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Dynamic Tool Discovery for Declarative Agents and Federated Copilot Connectors

We're introducing dynamic tool discovery for declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Developers can now add, update, or retire tools on their MCP servers without republishing the agent - so end users get the latest agent capabilities immediately, with no deployment cycle in between. Support for federated Copilot connectors will be a fast follow to declarative agents at a later stage. Dynamic tool discovery is backed by Microsoft's enterprise RAI and security protections, and customers retain full control over agent deployment and availability to users and groups.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in PowerPoint for Government clouds

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Copilot uses your files, meetings, emails, and more to help shape content and iterate quickly, and it connects to your brand kit so you can apply branded templates, insert brand approved images, and check for brand compliance. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): SharePoint list support in Agent Builder

Agent Builder now supports using a SharePoint list as a knowledge source for agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Makers can ground an agent in structured list data so users can ask questions and get responses based on information stored in a selected SharePoint list. For this release, each agent can reference one SharePoint list with up to 20,000 items, alongside other knowledge source types. Support for list attachments and lookup columns is not yet available.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot can analyze content shared on desktop screen and through mobile camera

Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps you make faster, more informed decisions by understanding context from what you share on screen or camera. Copilot can analyze visual inputs from shared desktop screens and provide detailed insights about the content. You can also use vision on mobile during a real-time voice session to share your device camera, front or back, and ask questions about what is in front of you. Copilot analyzes the live camera feed or desktop screen in real time and provides spoken, context-aware answers grounded in work and web data.

In developmentFormsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms - US Government clouds

Copilot in Forms is being enabled for Microsoft Forms in Government Cloud environments, bringing end-to-end AI assistance to forms, from creating a form, to refining and sending to analyzing results. This rollout includes key Copilot features such as: - Draft with Copilot - Distribution and monitoring - Copilot Insights - On-canvas Copilot features such as Rewrite question, Continue writing, Answer explanations, and more.

LaunchedSharePointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

SharePoint: Authoritative Sites

Authoritative Sites feature empowers administrators to designate specific SharePoint sites as official, trusted sources of information. By classifying these sites as authoritative these high-quality, credible content, such as company news, policies, and updates, are prioritized across Copilot Chat and Copilot Search experiences

In developmentPower AutomateSharePointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generate documents using forms in SharePoint with Power Automate

We are introducing a new Power Automate action that enables automated document generation using document generation (DocGen) forms in SharePoint. Generate document from form (Preview) allows customers to create documents from a template by mapping data inputs to predefined template fields. Documents are generated as part of an automated flow and stored in SharePoint. This capability supports scenarios such as creating contracts, invoices, letters, or reports using structured templates and form-driven inputs. The action works by mapping input data to template fields and returns the generated document along with file metadata such as location and status.

Rolling outOneNoteMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Teams Meetings in Copilot Notebooks

Meetings as References in Copilot Notebooks bring Teams meeting content into the notebook experience, enabling users to ground Copilot on the discussions, decisions, and context that drive their work. By adding meetings as knowledge sources, users can connect transcripts, notes, chats, and shared content directly to their projects, enriching notebooks beyond files alone and improving downstream outputs like presentations and briefs. Available in Copilot Notebooks across Microsoft 365.

LaunchedMicrosoft EdgeMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Edge: v. 149 - Unifying Copilot Chat policy controls

The Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy is becoming the standard for configuring Copilot Chat. Extension and sidebar policies will no longer affect the appearance or functionality of Copilot Chat.

In developmentMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: AI-powered notes for in-person meetings with Facilitator in Teams Rooms on Android

In addition to capturing real-time notes and meeting outcomes during scheduled or hybrid meetings, the Facilitator agent assists you with notes, decisions and actions for in-person meetings in Teams Rooms on Android. Simply invite Facilitator with one tap of the room console. Meeting notes appear on the front of room display or touch board, are available via meeting recap when shared, and deleted if no one selected. Rest assured no data remains in the room. Available with Teams Rooms Pro.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot improved long files navigation using document structure, enabling more accurate answers and clearer citations.

We’ve improved how Copilot reads long and complex files by making it more aware of document structure. When you ask a question, Copilot can now navigate to the most relevant parts of your document (for example, specific sections/pages) before answering—helping reduce missed details and improving confidence with clearer citations that are easier to trace back to the source.

In developmentMicrosoft 365 appMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Proactive push notifications for the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app

The Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app will proactively send push notifications for common productivity workflows like 'Your Day at a Glance' and 'Items waiting for you', which send users to the respective Copilot response when opened. This feature taps into your Copilot Memory and will be available for users with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses and can also be accessed once opening the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Export metrics from Agent Dashboard

Users can export de-identified, row-level agent metrics and attributes from the Agent Dashboard. Exported data provides detailed insights into agent usage and user-level agent interactions across the organization, with personal identifiers removed. #copilotcontrolsystem

Rolling outPlannerMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Planner: Planner Agent chat

Introducing built-in Planner Agent chat with natural language Q&A, smart task discovery, and in-plan task management.

Rolling outMicrosoft 365Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Now smarter with visuals: Copilot Chat leverages embedded images for richer, more accurate answers.

Copilot has been enhanced to interpret and ground responses using images embedded in files such as Word documents (.docx), PowerPoint presentations (.pptx), and PDFs. This capability allows Copilot to extract insights from visual elements like charts, diagrams, and screenshots, ensuring that answers are not only text-based but also informed by graphical context. By combining textual and visual understanding, Copilot delivers more comprehensive and contextually accurate responses for complex queries

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: AI-powered notes for in-person meetings with Facilitator in Teams Rooms on Windows

In addition to capturing real-time notes and meeting outcomes during scheduled or hybrid meetings, the Facilitator agent assists you with notes, decisions and actions for in-person meetings in Teams Rooms on Windows. Simply invite Facilitator with one tap of the room console. Meeting notes appear on the front of room display or touch board, are available via meeting recap when shared, and deleted if no one selected. Rest assured no data remains in the room. Available with Teams Rooms Pro.

LaunchedMicrosoft EdgeMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI

Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files — such as scanned contracts in Word, screenshots of tables in Excel, or whiteboard photos in PowerPoint — content that was previously difficult to search and find.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice

You can now choose your preferred image model including OpenAI’s GPT Image, Flux, or Auto for smart, dynamic selection when creating or editing images with Copilot in PowerPoint, or when generating a new presentation or page.

LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice

You can now choose your preferred image model including OpenAI’s GPT Image, Black Forest Lab’s Flux and Microsoft’s MAI-Image and more, for smart, dynamic selection when creating or editing images with Copilot in PowerPoint, or when generating a new presentation or page.

Rolling outSharePointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

SharePoint: Create charts on pages with AI

This feature empowers authors to create rich, interactive charts with AI in SharePoint when editing SharePoint pages. Authors can describe the chart they want to create in plain language within a chat on a SharePoint page.

In developmentMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: AI-generated meeting archive for knowledge retention

Admins can enable a tenant-wide policy that allows Copilot (and Facilitator) to retain key insights from meetings beyond transcript retention periods. This enables Copilot to continue answering questions about past meetings even after transcripts expire. Admins can also configure how long this AI-generated meeting archive is stored.

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: New Overview experience in Agent Dashboard

Customers can now view and understand their agent landscape through the new Overview page that will be included as part of the Agent Dashboard in Microsoft Viva. This experience will provide customers with key at-a-glance insights on adoption in their organizations and visibility into who’s creating agents used in their organization.

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Unlocking Deeper Copilot Insights with Enhanced Power BI Filtering

Enable Global and Insights admins to turn on additional attributes as filters in Power BI reports, including reserved attributes and your organization’s custom attributes. Users who have access to Power BI reports can then use these newly enabled filters to tailor reports to their business needs.

Rolling outMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Sharing recap access

Recording and transcript owners can now grant recording and transcript access to specified people when copying or sharing recap link, and the specified people can access the recap without having to request access.

In developmentMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Facilitator detects and answers questions

Facilitator now automatically detects open questions raised during a Teams meeting and offers to help answer them using web search. When a participant asks a question (e.g., “What is an LLM?”) and no one answers, Facilitator posts a prompt offering to find an answer. Participants can select “Yes” to have the agent retrieve and share the information.

LaunchedOneNoteMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot Notebooks

Copilot Notebooks allows users to generate Excel spreadsheets using the content and references gathered in a notebook. Copilot drafts a structured spreadsheet grounded in the notebook’s context, which can be opened and edited in Excel, helping users move from ideas and source material to a ready‑to‑use spreadsheet with fewer manual steps.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Critique in Researcher

Responses are generated by GPT and Claude working together, with GPT drafting an initial response and Claude reviewing for increased response accuracy, completeness, and citation integrity.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Council

Council in Researcher runs multiple leading AI models from different providers in parallel in one place, so you can quickly compare outputs and see consensus vs. conflict) to make high-stakes decisions with greater confidence—without switching tools.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice

You can now choose your preferred image model including OpenAI’s GPT Image, Flux, or Auto for smart, dynamic selection when creating or editing images with Copilot in PowerPoint, or when generating a new presentation or page.

LaunchedMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: "All"- licensed user page Copilot dashboard

The Copilot Dashboard adoption landing page will be updated to show a unified view of Copilot adoption across the organization. Instead of the default page showing only on Microsoft 365 Copilot (licensed) usage, the page will include all Copilot user adoption, covering both M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat usage that does not require a license. A License filter will allow users to switch between All, M365 Copilot (licensed), and Copilot Chat (unlicensed) views.

In developmentMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Intelligent meeting recap available without saving transcript

Intelligent recap can now be generated without retaining a transcript after the meeting. Meeting organizers can choose this setting from the meeting options before the meeting, or organizers and eligible participants can enable it during the meeting. After the meeting, the AI Summary will be available, but other elements of the recap may not be available (Chapters, Topics, Mentions, Audio recap).

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Federated Copilot Connectors

Microsoft is announcing the General Availability (GA) of federated Copilot connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Federated Copilot connectors enable users to securely connect Copilot to popular third‑party sources and retrieve data in real time using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). These connectors do not store or index customer data in Microsoft services; access occurs in real time using the user’s identity, while administrators retain full governance and control through the Microsoft 365 admin center. With GA, federated Copilot connectors will be supported in Researcher agent, Microsoft 365 Chat, and Agent Mode in Excel, enabling users to bring external data directly into their workflows.

Rolling outMicrosoft 365 appMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updated chat-first design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app

We are introducing a refreshed chat-first design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, bringing a cleaner, more intuitive interface to users. This update includes a modernized design language, streamlined navigation, and other improvements that make it easier and faster for users to start, continue, and manage chats on the mobile app.

LaunchedOneNoteMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

OneNote: Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks (iPhone)

Multimodal capture enables users to transcribe audio, take images, and type notes in a single session. Copilot then creates a structured Copilot Page with insights and user-captured content, saved to a user-selected Copilot Notebook. Designed for capturing offline work moments—including in-person conversations, whiteboard sessions, and personal notes. Other endpoints coming soon.

LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)OneNote

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Mind Maps in Copilot Notebooks

Mind Maps in Copilot Notebooks are interactive visual artifacts that help users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore the Mind Map, view summaries for individual nodes, and use Notebook chat to get more detail about a node. Available across OneNote and Microsoft 365 Copilot App.

LaunchedMicrosoft 365OneNoteMicrosoft 365 app

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create PowerPoint presentations from Copilot Notebooks

Copilot Notebooks enables users to generate PowerPoint presentations directly from the content and references collected in a notebook. Using the notebook’s curated context, Copilot creates a structured, editable slide deck that users can open and refine in PowerPoint, helping turn research, notes, and insights into shareable presentations more quickly.

Rolling outMicrosoft 365OneNoteMicrosoft 365 app

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Word documents from Copilot Notebooks

Copilot Notebooks allows users to generate Word documents using the content and references gathered in a notebook. Copilot drafts a structured document grounded in the notebook’s context, which can be opened and edited in Word, helping users move from ideas and source material to a ready‑to‑use document with fewer manual steps.

In developmentMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent Summaries in Copilot Dashboard

Use intelligent summaries in Copilot Dashboard to quickly surface what’s working and where targeted attention can accelerate Copilot adoption. Intelligent summaries highlight key adoption trends to focus on areas of success. Suggested prompts enable deeper exploration of underlying trends and drivers.

Rolling outMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Spoken language detection is now automatic

Spoken language detection is now fully automatic. Teams will automatically detect each speaker’s spoken language and update it in real time as the conversation evolves. Manual spoken language selection will no longer be available. This applies to both live captions and transcripts when Interpreter is enabled or when multilingual speech recognition is turned on in meeting options, helping deliver more accurate language recognition and a more consistent multilingual meeting experience.

LaunchedMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Video recap in Teams

Intelligent meeting recap will now include video-based recaps. Video recap creates narrated video highlights from recorded meetings, featuring key takeaways and short clips that showcase important moments.

LaunchedMicrosoft 365Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Take Screenshot in Copilot

Give users a fast, built‑in way to capture screenshots and include them in Copilot prompts, helping them communicate visual context more easily and receive more accurate, actionable assistance.

Rolling outMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Delete meeting generated content in recap

Meeting organizers can now easily delete meeting generated content including recording, transcript, AI summary, and notes through the new delete button in recap page. Shared files in the meeting won't be deleted.

LaunchedMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Viva: Insights - New Copilot Metrics Available

We are bringing a set of new Copilot metrics including actions taken in Microsoft 365 Copilot app, Edge and OneNote, and more key use cases across Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint including suggested reply, translate, coach, clean data and more. This will empower customers to more deeply understand the key Copilot adoption cases in Copilot Dashboard and Advanced Analysis in Viva Insights.

LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Share agents to Teams

With this feature, users will be able to share their agent with a Microsoft Teams team. Users can search for and find teams in the agent sharing dialog box. Users can also send a notification to the main channel of that team to make members aware of an agent being shared with them, and as an easy way to install and start using the agent.

In developmentMicrosoft ClipchampMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Videos in the Clipchamp Start Page

Users can use Copilot to create videos directly from the Clipchamp Start page. Turn a simple prompt or existing document into a polished video in minutes. Copilot will automatically draft a script, selects visuals, add narration, and assembles the video for you—no video editing experience required. Review, refine, and export your video quickly, all in one flow.

LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Available to Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).

LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Available to Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).

Rolling outMicrosoft 365Microsoft 365 appMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Branded footer in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app

This update introduces a co-branding experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app that helps organizations present an admin approved visual identifier directly within the Chat screen. Specifically, the experience enables administrators to leverage the organization-supported logo already managed in the Microsoft Admin Center theming settings and display it in the footer of the Chat screen, paired with a fixed label: “Approved by”.

LaunchedMicrosoft 365 admin centerMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Submit agent to Agent Store from Agent Builder

Customers can submit their custom Copilot agents built in Agent Builder to the Agent Store under the "Built by your org" section, after admin review and approval in M365 Admin Center. This governed flow enables admins to review, approve, and publish submitted agents so that they can be discovered and used by others in the Agent Store. This helps organizations share validated agents at scale while maintaining quality and governance.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint

When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles to the new deck, keeping the design consistent. Updated June 5, 2026: This feature is still in development and will begin rolling out mid-June 2026. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint

When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles to the new deck, keeping formatting consistent. Updated June 5, 2026: This feature is still in development and will begin rolling out mid-June 2026. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In developmentPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint

When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles to the new deck, keeping formatting consistent. Updated June 5, 2026: This feature is still in development and will begin rolling out mid-June 2026. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Rolling outMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Consecutive interpretation in Interpreter

Consecutive interpretation enables turn-based interpretation for everyone in the meeting. Interpretation happens after each speaker finishes talking, creating a turn-based flow that supports interactive discussions across two languages.

LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Copilot connects to your brand kit so you can apply branded templates, insert brand‑approved images, and check for brand compliance. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users.

In developmentOneDriveMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

OneDrive: Microsoft 365 Copilot in OneDrive

We're excited to bring M365 Copilot in OneDrive, a new unified Copilot chat experience designed to make working with your files simpler, smarter, and more seamless across Microsoft 365.

LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Copilot connects to your brand kit so you can apply branded templates, insert brand‑approved images, and check for brand compliance. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users.

Rolling outMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Search Helps You Discover People

Now Copilot Search can return matching people for your broader people search queries. Allowing you to discover, disambiguate, and explore known and new people to contact. Discover Whether you're looking for people with a specific skill like "Project leadership" or "Artificial Intelligence" Copilot Search can help you explore potential contacts through the People data source. Disambiguate When there are multiple people matching in exact name, email, or alias Copilot Search will help you disambiguate through a new carousel on the main results page alongside other relevant results.

LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Agent for GCC

Researcher will be available for Microsoft 365 business and enterprise users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license. Researcher is an advanced deep reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot designed to tackle complex, multi-step tasks by acting as a deep research assistant.

LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Unified Plus menu (+)

We're simplifying the Input Box in Copilot Chat by bringing together various user actions under the Plus menu (+). The unified Plus menu (+) will continue to allow users to add content to prompts, while also letting them access tools/agents and manage data sources used to ground Copilot.

LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files in Copilot Chat

Currently, clicking on cited content in Copilot opens files outside of Copilot. With this new feature, content can be opened directly in Copilot Chat to make viewing documents more streamlined alongside chat. This change is not available on the Microsfot 365 Copilot mobile app or when using Copilot in Edge, Copilot in Excel, Copilot in Word, and Copilot PowerPoint.

In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Customize M365 Copilot for your organization with Copilot Tuning

Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning is introducing new templates in Agent Builder, designed for tasks such as drafting complex documents, validating documents against guidelines, and editing to match a distinct writing style. Users with Copilot Tuning enabled can further customize the template-based agents by tuning the context, tools, and underlying models with their organization’s proprietary data, processes, and standards. This empowers your teams with customized agents aligned to how your organization works.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Surveys Agent and Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is now integrated in Microsoft Forms, including enabling the Surveys Agent from within Forms. Surveys Agent provides specialized capabilities to help with your form - from recommending and applying improvements to your form or quiz, to helping draft and send invitations, to analyzing your results. Surveys Agent is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and can be accessed by clicking the "Copilot" icon in Forms.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Image Upload in Copilot Chat for Government Cloud

The image upload feature in Microsoft 365 Copilot allows users to upload images and seek insights from Copilot based on those images. We are bringing this capability to Government Cloud environments, delivering parity with existing Copilot experiences while ensuring the functionality operates within applicable Government Cloud boundaries.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Simplifying Content in the Input Box

When users insert content in a prompt using 'Add Work Content' under the Plus menu, the content will only appear as a pill in the Input Box UI and will not be repeated as part of the user's prompt. This helps to simplify the Input Box and reserve it for prompt creation. Updated April 22, 2026: We are moving this item back to In Development and will be relaunching after further updates. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Quickly edit an image in PowerPoint

Edit your images directly in PowerPoint with Copilot, no need to switch apps or interrupt your flow. Whether you're refining visuals for a pitch deck, enhancing marketing assets, or simply making your slides pop, the image editor makes it fast and seamless. You can make edits like improving the resolution, removing the background, and more.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Business Justification for Copilot License Requests

When requesting a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, users can now provide a business justification explaining why they need Copilot. This context is shown to admins during review, helping them make faster, more informed approval decisions and supporting governance and audit needs.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Available to Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills - Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users

People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Copilot connects to your brand kit so you can apply branded templates, insert brand‑approved images, and check for brand compliance. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Output Formats

The Researcher Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot empowers users to create rich, detailed reports on any topic they choose whether from work or web content. We are introducing new output formats in the Researcher Agent that will allow users to export and consume generated reports in their preferred formats. Users will be able to export their Researcher reports to PowerPoint, PDF, Infographic or an Audio Overview. We are also updating the UX for previously existing output formats- Word and Pages.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Structured Document Generation with Forms

Structured Document Generation with Forms enables organizations to create, manage, and generate standardized documents at scale with built-in governance and compliance in SharePoint. Business process owners can centrally build and maintain form-driven templates -- such as contracts, agreements, proposals, and HR documents -- ensuring content stays accurate and up to date. Users can then generate the right document every time by just filling out the form, without manual formatting, versioning issues, or compliance risk, simplifying high-volume, structured document workflows across the organization.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Excel Agent

Excel Agent helps you turn data into clear charts, summaries, and insights using built‑in formulas and logic. It streamlines data preparation, formulas, and visualization so you can stay focused on the story behind the numbers. Use multi‑turn chat to refine your output or open it in Excel for full editing and collaboration. Ideal for financial forecasts, project plans, and decision‑making tools. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): PowerPoint Agent

PowerPoint Agent helps you build polished presentations with strong storytelling and visual structure. It streamlines research, formatting, and layout so you can stay focused on your message. Use multi‑turn chat to refine content or open the deck in PowerPoint for full editing and collaboration. Ideal for executive presentations, strategic updates, and market overviews. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Word Agent

Word Agent helps you handle research, structure, and formatting so you can stay focused on your ideas. Use multi‑turn chat to refine your draft or open it in Word for full editing and collaboration. It’s designed for long‑form, information‑dense work—like strategic plans, policy documents, and technical papers—making it easier to turn complex material into clear, well‑written content. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Agent mode in Word enables conversational support to create, edit and refine document content from chat

Available for M365 users without a M365 Copilot license. From Chat, you can use natural language to generate and direct edits to new and existing documents, when in an Edit mode. In this mode, Copilot will ask clarifying questions if needed, and after making changes will recap actions take and recommended next steps. Changes to the document are supported with controls in the document canvas to review changes made.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Agent Mode in Excel

Available for Microsoft 365 subscribers without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Agent Mode is releasing to Copilot in Excel for the web, Windows and Mac, enabling users to build and edit workbooks with Copilot using multi-step workflows. When you're updating budgets, creating financial models, or analyzing data, Agent Mode uses Excel's most powerful tools like tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas to help you get the job done.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Deep citations in Copilot

Deep citations let users quickly verify Copilot's results by linking directly to the relevant part of the reference, boosting trust. We're starting with Word and PPT files, then adding Meetings, Web, and PDF references.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in Excel for desktop apps

Agent Mode is releasing to Copilot in Excel on Windows and Mac enabling users to build and edit workbooks with Copilot using multi-step workflows. Eligible licenses can now select which model to use, including both Open AI and Anthropic models.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in Excel for GCC

Agent Mode lets you build and edit workbooks side by side with Copilot. When you're updating budgets, creating financial models, or analyzing data, Agent Mode uses Excel's most powerful tools like tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas to help you get the job done.

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Excel: =COPILOT Function

Use the new =COPILOT function directly in Excel formulas to generate, classify, and summarize text and data.

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Microsoft Teams: Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams

Express voice enrollment makes registering your voice in Teams fast and easy. Your profile enables features like voice isolation, speaker recognition, identification in a meeting room and transcripts, and enhanced meeting recaps and insights from Microsoft 365 Copilot. If you don’t yet have a voice profile, just go to the recognition tab in Teams settings and opt-in to enroll your voice simply by speaking during a meeting.  Admins can enable or disable this feature.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for refining query filters for Confluence Copilot connectors

This feature enhances and standardizes query filtering across both Confluence Cloud and Confluence On-premises connectors. For Confluence Cloud connector, it introduces simplified options to filter pages by page id, creation date/time and last update date/time, helping improve productivity and reduce human errors. For Confluence On-premises connector, it adds support for advanced CQL-based filtering, enabling more complex and flexible filtering scenarios.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): SharePoint list agent

Enables effortless list creation for Copilot users through prompts, with intelligent schema generation and setup. This agent helps teams to quickly transform structured information and Copilot responses to Microsoft Lists.

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Microsoft Edge: v.144 - Copilot icon visibility

Users can now manage the Copilot icon in their toolbar. To hide the icon, right-click the Copilot icon and select “Hide Copilot”. This will open Settings to toggle the icon’s visibility. Admins can control whether the Copilot icon shows in the toolbar using the Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Model Selector in Microsoft 365 Copilot

The Model Selector in Microsoft 365 Copilot gives users more control over reasoning depth, enabling automatic reasoning for simple tasks and explicit control when desired. The three modes that are supported as part of GPT-5 are: Auto (default) - system decides how long to think, Quick response - answers right away, Think deeper - Thinks longer for better answers.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scheduling with Copilot

Scheduling with Copilot: Users can now schedule meetings directly from chat. Simply ask Copilot to schedule a meeting with colleagues, and it will find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invites—all within the chat experience. This feature will roll out in phases and is expected to be generally available in Copilot chat across all endpoints for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in the coming months.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Now smarter with visuals: Declarative Agents leverage embedded images for richer, more accurate answers

Declarative Agents have been enhanced to interpret and ground responses using images embedded in files such as Word documents (.docx), PowerPoint presentations (.pptx), and PDFs. This capability allows the agent to extract insights from visual elements like charts, diagrams, and screenshots, ensuring that answers are not only text-based but also informed by graphical context. By combining textual and visual understanding, Declarative Agents deliver more comprehensive and contextually accurate responses for complex queries.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot – Chat & Search Browser Extension for Chrome

The Microsoft 365 Copilot browser extension for Chrome brings Copilot Chat and Search directly into the browser, enabling users to ask questions, summarize webpages, and search enterprise content without switching tabs. This improves productivity, reduces context switching, and provides secure, compliant in-browser AI assistance for Microsoft 365 users.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view

The new Copilot settings landing experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center centralizes visibility into key configuration status and helps admins optimize settings for Copilot success using Microsoft‑recommended policies, actions, and guidance—enabling secure and confident Copilot deployment.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Your Command Center for AI Success

The refreshed Copilot landing page in Microsoft 365 admin center gives an at-a-glance view of your Copilot journey across Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot. It includes success metrics for each pillar, new metrics like active chat users, assisted hours, and satisfaction rate, plus multi-signal, personalized and actionable insights to drive adoption. We’ve added a security pivot for Purview actions and centralized Copilot usage reports under a new usage pivot.