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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? January 2025
Welcome to our first roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.
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Updated: Microsoft Teams now automatically detects and hides inactive channels
Update 17th February 2025: The below feature is to be rolled back and the related control removed from Teams settings. It will be replaced...
Microsoft Teams meeting presenters will be able to view chat while...
DetailsA new Chat icon on the Teams meeting presenter toolbar will soon allow presenters to view the meeting chats while sharing their screen:
The compact...
New features coming to Lists forms
TL;DRNew features for Lists forms include notifications, form scheduling and conditional branching. Due mid-February to late March 2025.
DetailsUpdates include form scheduling, conditional branching, quick...
Microsoft Teams is getting a new channel ‘in post’ search feature
TL;DR Teams channel posts are getting a search functionality. Due early to mid-March 2025.
Details The new in-post search experience will be available in the right handrail. Begin a...
Microsoft Copilot to analyse content shared onscreen in a Teams meeting
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will soon be able to answer questions based on content shared onscreen during a Teams meeting. Due mid-March to early April 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft:...
Microsoft Teams: an easier way to share files from chat and...
TL;DRMicrosoft is making it easier and quicker to share a file from a Chat conversation, a Chat Shared tab, or a channel post to...
SharePoint is getting a new preview mode for Pages and News...
TL;DRThe new Preview mode can be used to view how Pages and News posts appear for your audience on different device types. Due late...
SharePoint is getting an updated document library experience
TL;DRSharePoint updated document libraries are getting performance, grid view and other experience improvements. Due mid-February to late March 2025.
DetailsAs this message centre post is...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? February 2025
Welcome to our second roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in February.
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Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new home pages
TL;DRMicrosoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new URLs and “new streamlined and efficient “ home pages. Due mid-March to late April 2025.
DetailsThe...
Customise folder icon colours in new Outlook and web
TL;DRNew Outlook and Outlook web will soon allow you to customise folder icon colours. Due late March 2025.
DetailsTo change the colour of a folder...
Teams is getting a new microphone volume indicator
TL;DRMicrosoft hopes to end the “Can you hear me?” question in Teams meetings with a new microphone volume indicator. Due late March to late April 2025.
DetailsA...
Teams meeting chat to show who owns the meeting recording
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting chat will soon explicitly state who owns the meeting recording. Usually, this will be the meeting organiser for non-Channel meeting recordings,...
Copilot to offer a “Continue to Outlook” option to schedule your...
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Business Chat to offer a Continue to Outlook option in Chat to set up a meeting in Outlook. Now due early to...
SharePoint gets a new accessibility assistant tool for authoring pages
TL;DRSharePoint is getting an Accessibility assistant tool to help you create accessible content in selected web parts. Due early to mid-February 2025.
DetailsA new Accessibility assistant provides...
The SharePoint Hero web part gets a new carousel layout
TL;DRThe SharePoint Hero web part gets a new carousel layout and other tweaks. Due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing a new Carousel...
Ground your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts in third-party data
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Copilot Biz Chat will soon allow you to ground prompts in third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors. Now due late March to...
Prepare for your meeting with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Copilot in Outlook will soon help you prepare for upcoming meetings by summarising key information such as the purpose, action items, pre-reads...
Use Copilot to create meeting notes (and more) directly on a...
TL;DRA new Take notes with Copilot feature is coming to OneNote, allowing you to create meeting notes directly on a OneNote page. Due mid-January to...
Edit your display name in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DRYou will soon be able to change your display name in Teams meetings if your organisation activates this feature. Now due early to mid-April...
Everyone can use Copilot agents in Microsoft Teams group chats
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams group chat members will soon be able to add and use Microsoft 365 Copilot agents in those group chats…even people who do...
How you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a...
TL;DRThe way you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a while in early release; the Add a tab + option has been...
