Keep up with Microsoft 365 and Copilot.
In plain English.
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The latest Microsoft 365 updates
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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2026
Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in May. Check out the April blog for… Continue Reading
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New libraries view in OneDrive for the web
Short VersionOneDrive for the web is getting a new Libraries view that replaces the existing More places experience. You’ll be able to browse SharePoint document libraries from recent… Continue Reading
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Create branded presentations with Copilot in PowerPoint
Short VersionYou can now select a brand kit when using Copilot in PowerPoint to generate presentations, ensuring the slides Copilot creates automatically match your organisation’s colours, fonts, and… Continue Reading
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Search your organisation’s content directly in Excel Agent
Short VersionYou can now search across your organisation’s content directly in Excel Agent, including files, emails, meetings, chats, people, and transcripts, and use what you find as grounding… Continue Reading
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Shorter, more scannable Copilot Search summaries
Short VersionCopilot Search in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app is getting an improved summarised answer at the top of your search results. The answer will be shorter and… Continue Reading
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Improved file selector for Copilot Excel Agent
Short VersionWith the new file selector, you can quickly find and select the files you want Excel Agent to process, all from one place. It makes it easier… Continue Reading
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Copilot Cowork is now generally available, arrives with billing news and an interface update
Short VersionCopilot Cowork is now generally available worldwide, bringing multi-model support, new plugins, updated skill management and navigation, Microsoft Purview integration, and support for branded templates and image… Continue Reading
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Choose where to save shortcuts in OneDrive
Short VersionOneDrive is getting a new option when adding shortcuts, letting you save them to a dedicated Shortcuts folder rather than always dropping them in the root of… Continue Reading
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Copilot Notebooks come to Copilot for Basic users
Short VersionCopilot Notebooks are coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot for people with Copilot (Basic) experiences, extending it beyond those with a Copilot add-on licence. Due mid-June 2026. DetailsCopilot… Continue Reading
Hi, I’m Mark Thompson.
I started Super Simple 365 in late 2020 because I was struggling to keep up with Microsoft 365 myself – spending hours in the Message Centre, taking notes, trying to stay on top of what was changing.
I figured I couldn’t be the only one. So I built this site as a plain English reference for end users, trainers, super users, and anyone responsible for staying up to date on what’s new across Microsoft 365.
I’m a Microsoft 365 adoption consultant helping people and teams make the most of M365 and Copilot. I also run live monthly sessions helping organisations prepare for what’s coming.
Nearly 1,000 posts and counting – because Microsoft never stops changing.
