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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? April 2026
Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.
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Simpler meeting controls and a smarter share panel in Microsoft Teams
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams is refreshing the in-meeting experience with two coordinated updates - simplified meeting controls and a redesigned share panel. Together, they make...
New Muted and Meeting chat sections in Microsoft Teams
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams is adding two new system chat sections: Muted chats and Meeting chats to help you organise your chat and channels list...
User-initiated Copilot insights in classic Outlook for Windows
Short VersionYou can now highlight text in an email and prompt Copilot for contextual insights in classic Outlook for Windows. This gives you more...
Copilot’s ‘Review this presentation’ skill in PowerPoint
Short VersionCopilot's 'Review this presentation' skill is now available in PowerPoint. It reviews your existing slides and gives detailed recommendations to improve structure, clarity...
Custom skills for AI in SharePoint
Short VersionCustom skills are coming to AI in SharePoint, letting you teach the AI to carry out common business tasks in a consistent, repeatable...
The Flux.2 Flex image generation model comes to PowerPoint Copilot for...
Short VersionBlack Forest Labs' Flux.2 Flex image generation model is now available in PowerPoint with Microsoft 365 Copilot. It's optimised for high-quality visuals with...
Quick Share for images in Microsoft Teams
Short VersionMicrosoft is bringing Quick Share to images in Microsoft Teams, so you can share or copy image links faster — straight from hover...
Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Simplified, chat-centred experience
Short VersionMicrosoft is updating the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (web and desktop) with a cleaner, more chat-centred experience — simplified chat and response layouts,...
New entry points for ‘Create pages with AI in SharePoint’
Short VersionCopilot in SharePoint (previously AI in SharePoint) is gaining new entry points for AI-assisted page and news post creation. Authors can now start...
SharePoint Pages: Updates to the Toolbox within the Content pane
Short VersionSharePoint Online's page editing toolbox (in the content pane) is being reorganised so all web parts are visible the moment you open it....
Copilot’s ‘Visualise this slide’ skill is coming to PowerPoint
Short VersionCopilot's ‘Visualise this slide’ skill is coming to PowerPoint. Due mid-May 2026.
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Microsoft has introduced the ‘Visualise this slide’ skill in Copilot in PowerPoint....
AI in SharePoint is now Copilot in SharePoint, and it’s coming...
Short VersionCopilot in SharePoint is an AI assistant that helps you create, organise, and manage SharePoint content using natural language within sites, pages, libraries,...
The SharePoint news web part gains a new Filmstrip layout
DetailsMicrosoft will introduce a new Filmstrip layout for the SharePoint News web part, giving you an additional layout option for displaying news. The Filmstrip...
SharePoint home site updates and the Viva Connections app is being...
Short VersionMicrosoft is renaming the Viva Connections app in Microsoft Teams to the SharePoint app. Due early to late June 2026.
Rename details:Microsoft is renaming...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
New option to delete Teams meeting recap content
Short VersionMeeting organisers can delete most Microsoft Teams recap content (recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes) with just a couple of clicks. Due late...
Share a Teams meeting recap with non-attendees
Short VersionShare Teams meeting recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes with non-attendees. Due early to late June 2026.
DetailsEnhanced recap sharing: Meeting organisers can grant access...
Test your microphone and speaker before joining a Teams meeting
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing the ability to test your microphone and speakers before joining a Teams meeting. Due mid to late May 2026.
DetailsResolve your...
Automatically transcribe Teams meetings without creating a recording
Short VersionMeeting organisers will soon be able to automatically transcribe meetings without a recording. Now due early May to early June 2026.
DetailsPreviously, you had two...
Create and edit SharePoint pages with Copilot
Short VersionSharePoint page editors with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will soon be able to create and edit whole pages using an AI-powered authoring...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
