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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? August 2026
Welcome to our eighth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in August.
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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? September 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our ninth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
Draft Outlook emails from Copilot Chat on mobile
Short VersionWhen you ask Copilot Chat on mobile to draft an email, it now shows an embedded Outlook compose experience right within the chat,...
Ask Copilot straight from a Teams message
Short VersionYou can now select any message or text in a Teams conversation and ask Copilot about it directly, with that content automatically included...
Share Copilot sessions and responses with a link
Short VersionYou can now share an entire Copilot chat session or a single response with a link, letting colleagues in your organisation view it...
A classic-style theme for the new Outlook
Short VersionA new optional setting in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows adjusts the visual styling, layout, typography, and icons...
Copilot in Teams gets a refreshed, chat-centred design
Short VersionCopilot in Microsoft Teams is getting a refreshed, chat-centred design that aligns with the updated Copilot app, bringing simplified navigation, an improved chat...
Copilot in Outlook gets a refreshed, chat-centred design
Short VersionCopilot in Outlook is getting a refreshed, chat-centred design that aligns with the updated Copilot app, bringing simplified navigation, an improved chat layout,...
Drag and drop to reschedule meetings in Outlook mobile
Short VersionYou can now reschedule a calendar event in Outlook mobile just by dragging it to a new time slot, directly on the calendar...
OneDrive for the web adopts the SharePoint browsing and filtering experience
Short VersionOneDrive for the web is adopting the modern SharePoint document library experience for file browsing, with updated navigation and much broader filtering across...
Copilot Work and Personal become one app with a new name...
Short VersionCopilot is moving to a single app experience across personal and work accounts, adopting a simpler name and icon, and getting clearer visual...
The new ‘hero link’ for sharing files in Microsoft 365
Short VersionEvery file and folder in SharePoint and OneDrive is getting a single primary sharing link, called the hero link, that you can update...
Copilot document summarisation in Word is moving
Short VersionThe Top of Doc summarisation experience in Word is moving to other Copilot surfaces. The capability itself isn't being removed, only where you...
SharePoint Pages get clearer status indicators and menu updates
Short VersionThe SharePoint Pages command bar is getting a clearer page status indicator, showing at a glance whether a page is a draft or...
Live captions get a right-side panel in Teams
Short VersionLive captions in Microsoft Teams are getting a new right-side panel layout, alongside the existing top, bottom, and pop-out options, plus a single...
Flexible Sections get easier to use in SharePoint Pages
Short VersionFlexible Sections in SharePoint Pages are getting new layout guides, a persistent gridlines option, and the ability to convert an existing standard section...
Planner Agent chat comes to basic plans
Short VersionPlanner Agent chat is coming to Microsoft Planner basic plans, letting you ask questions about your plans, understand priorities, and take action without...
Create and upload custom skills from within PowerPoint Copilot
Short VersionYou can now create new custom skills and upload existing ones directly from the Copilot experience in PowerPoint, without needing to build the...
Personal custom skills for Copilot in PowerPoint
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint will soon support personal custom skills. Upload a skill folder containing a SKILL.md file to a designated location in OneDrive,...
Summarise and categorise text columns with Copilot in Excel
Short VersionCopilot in Excel can now analyse a column of unstructured text, such as survey responses or customer feedback, and automatically generate categories or...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? September 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our ninth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
