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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? February 2026
Welcome to our second roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in February.
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Copilot Chat for shared and delegated mailboxes
Short VersionMicrosoft is expanding M365 Copilot capabilities in Outlook to include shared and delegated mailboxes. Due early May to early June 2026.
DetailsThis update allows M365 Copilot...
Copilot Agent mode in PowerPoint gets updated capabilities
Short VersionAgent mode in PowerPoint gets updated, rewrite, translate, and speaker notes features. Due mid-March to late April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is updating Agent mode in...
Feature updates are coming to the Teams Channel Agent
Short VersionMicrosoft is adding new Channel Agent features in Teams to improve collaboration, onboarding, control, and in-channel actions. Due early to late March 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? March 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our third roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
Copilot will soon offer a new drafting feature in Outlook
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing a new side-by-side drafting experience in Outlook. Due early March to late April 2026.
DetailsThe Draft with Copilot screen tip (1) is being replaced with Start...
Changes to creating presentations with Copilot
Short VersionIn PowerPoint, the Copilot icon will replace the Sparkle icon as the method for starting a presentation or slide using Copilot. Due mid-March...
Turn your Copilot Pages into SharePoint News posts
Short VersionIn Copilot Pages, a new SharePoint option will appear under the Create button to convert your Copilot Pages into SharePoint News posts. Due late May to mid-June 2026.
DetailsIn Copilot Pages,...
Ground your Copilot prompts in MS Lists
Short VersionCopilot will soon allow you to search for and ground your prompts in Microsoft Lists. Due late March to early April 2026.
DetailsInclude Lists from...
New controls for Quick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads
Short VersionQuick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads, which appear at the top of chat and channel lists, will only appear when there are...
Microsoft Teams gets a simplified app bar
Short VersionMicrosoft is simplifying the Microsoft Teams app bar as they try to create a cleaner, more focused workspace. Due early April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft hopes to...
Updated handling of work entities added in the Copilot Chat box
Short VersionIn Copilot, you can use the + menu to add work content to a prompt. How those added ‘entities’ appear is changing. Now...
SharePoint document libraries and lists are getting an updated filter pane
Short VersionMicrosoft will update the filter pane in SharePoint Document Libraries and Lists and hopes to deliver a faster, more flexible filtering experience without...
M365 Copilot Chat is coming to Microsoft Forms
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing M65 Copilot Chat to Microsoft Forms. Now due early to late May 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is adding Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to Microsoft Forms to streamline...
Prepare for meetings with Copilot comes to classic Outlook
Short VersionPrepare for meetings with Copilot comes to classic Outlook for Windows. Due early to late March 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is bringing the Prepare for a meeting...
Microsoft hopes to simplify Copilot prompting with a unified plus menu...
Short VersionMicrosoft Copilot will soon have a unified plus menu (+) that consolidates grounding, tools, and data sources. Due late February to mid-March 2026. Now due...
Agent Mode in Copilot is coming to PowerPoint for the web
Short VersionAgent Mode in Copilot for PowerPoint web lets you create and refine presentations using natural conversation, whilst preserving formatting and branding. Due mid-February...
Teams channels with the threads layout get a new ongoing meetings...
Short VersionIf you use the threads layout for Teams channels, you will soon see a new ‘ongoing meetings’ indicator for channel meetings. Due early...
Microsoft is hiding app names on the Teams app bar
Short VersionMicrosoft is planning to give your Teams app bar a clean look by hiding app names, but it will do so by default....
New M365 Copilot Researcher output formats
Short VersionMicrosoft is adding new output formats to the Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot: PowerPoint, PDF, Infographic, and Audio overview. Now due late February to early...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? March 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our third roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
