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 lots of content still rolling out this month. If you are an Update Insiders member, take a sneak peek at the latest blog, which is updated throughout the month.
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Here’s a reminder of what the icons mean and the order in which the updates are grouped:
✅ = Available now
🔜 = Coming soon – new updates from the Admin Centre
🕔 = Delayed
🔭 = Coming later – new updates from the M365 Roadmap
🚫 = A feature we are losing
🗞️ = In the news
🎓 = Knowledge
Here are this month’s topics:
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Copilot
🔜 Teams meetings as a reference in Copilot Notebooks
Meetings as references in Copilot Notebooks will bring Microsoft Teams meeting content into your notebook, allowing you to ground Copilot in discussions, decisions and context, with Microsoft enabling you to add transcripts, chats and shared content as sources so Copilot will generate more relevant insights and outputs, while access, permissions and governance policies will continue to be respected. For Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) users.
Reference: MC1296488. Due mid to late May 2026.
🔜 Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Simplified, chat-centred experience
Microsoft is updating the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (web and desktop) with a cleaner, more chat-centred experience — simplified chat and response layouts, formatting preservation (4), streamlined navigation with a new pinned section and Tasks tab, a single “Work IQ” grounding toggle, and clearer agent details. Available behind an opt-in toggle from June 2026, on by default from July 2026. Read more.
🔜 Microsoft Copilot Studio – Create workflows using natural language with the Agentic Workflow Builder
Microsoft is introducing the Agentic Workflow Builder, enabling you to create workflows in Copilot Studio using natural language, where your intent will be translated into structured logic, actions and triggers will be configured automatically, this should result in reduced setup effort and faster delivery.
Reference: MC1302852. Die 20th May 2026.
🕔 Content Sources in Copilot Chat
Microsoft: “We’re introducing a new capability that allows users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to scope and control Copilot Chat responses by selecting specific content sources. This enhancement is designed to improve the relevance and accuracy of Copilot responses by limiting them to user-selected sources, aligning with customer feedback for more transparent and customizable AI interactions”.
References: MC1127230 and 365 Roadmap ID 496596. Now due early to mid-June 2026.
🕑 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Session persistence enhancement for Copilot chat
Microsoft: “We’re improving the reliability of Copilot chat by ensuring that conversations are preserved even when users navigate away from a chat. With this update, a session entry is created in the navigation pane as soon as a prompt is submitted. This allows users to return to the conversation later without losing context or progress”.
References: MC1174856 and 365 Roadmap ID 500638. Now due from mid-December 2025 to late June 2026.
🕔 New M365 Copilot Researcher output formats
Microsoft is adding new output formats to the Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot: PowerPoint, PDF, Infographic, and Audio overview. Now due mid-April to late May 2026. Read more.
🕔 A new ‘Catch up’ option is coming to Teams mobile
Microsoft is introducing ‘Catch up’ in Microsoft Teams on mobile (1). This consolidated view will help you triage conversations (chats, meeting chats, and followed channels or threads) that need your attention. Now due late May to early June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Updated handling of work entities added in the Copilot Chat box
In Copilot, you can use the + menu to add work content to a prompt. How those added ‘entities’ appear is changing. Now due mid to late May 2026. Read more.
🔭 Get actionable suggestions from Copilot in your Copilot Page
Microsoft: “Request feedback from Copilot on your Page by selecting “Suggested edits” in the Copilot Shortcuts menu. Copilot will analyze the content on your page and provide actionable suggestions about what you can change to improve clarity and quality of your written content. You can then apply suggestions directly to the page.”
Roadmap ID: 562351. Platform(s): Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 SharePoint list support in Agent Builder
Microsoft: “Agent Builder now supports using a SharePoint list as a knowledge source for agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Makers can ground an agent in structured list data so users can ask questions and get responses based on information stored in a selected SharePoint list. For this release, each agent can reference one SharePoint list with up to 20,000 items, alongside other knowledge source types. Support for list attachments and lookup columns is not yet available.”
Roadmap ID: 561920. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot can analyze content shared on-screen
Microsoft: “Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps you make faster, more informed decisions by understanding context from what you share on your screen. Copilot can analyze visual inputs from shared desktop screens and provide detailed insights about the content. Talk to Copilot for answers grounded in work and web data.”
Roadmap ID: 561037. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 Microsoft Copilot Studio: Invoke agents as workflow steps with the agent node
Microsoft: “Add an agent node to your workflow to reason over data, call tools, and return a response, all within a single step. The agent node lets you embed reasoning directly into your workflow. This means fewer manual handoffs, faster processing times, and workflows that can handle nuanced decisions without additional development effort, helping teams automate more of their end-to-end processes and reduce operational overhead.”
Roadmap ID: 562222. Platform(s): Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Microsoft Copilot Studio: Supercharge your workflows with computer use
Microsoft: “Add resilient, AI-powered UI automation directly into your workflows with computer use tools. Makers can build reusable, goal-oriented automations that adapt dynamically to website or app changes, while admins maintain governance through access controls, hosted browser management, and environment-level permissions.”
Roadmap ID: 562220. Platform(s): Web. Due October 2026.
🔭 Microsoft Copilot Studio: Use MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows
Microsoft: “Integrate proprietary systems, dynamic knowledge sources, and custom actions into your agentic workflows with MCP support, accelerating extensibility while preserving workflow reliability. This integration improves reuse across agents and workflows, reduces duplication of integrations, and embraces an emerging open and extensible agent ecosystem.”
Roadmap ID: 562221. Platform(s): Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 New Copilot Notebooks design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot App
Microsoft: “The new Copilot Notebooks design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app now lets users organize related chats, output creations, and references into a persistent AI workspace. Copilot uses the Notebook’s accumulated context to ground responses, so work continues across sessions instead of starting over each time. While this is the quicker, light-weight Notebooks experience, you can still find the fuller, workspace-forward experience in OneNote.”
Roadmap ID: 562662. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Co-Authoring Highlight and Rewrite
Microsoft: “Users can now collaborate with Copilot to make improvements to email drafts. Select a section of the draft and ask Copilot to make changes, like changing its length, tone, or structure.”
Roadmap ID: 564605. Platform(s): Web. Due June 2026.
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OneDrive
🔭 Copilot suggested rename
Microsoft: “Copilot Suggested Rename is an AI-powered OneDrive feature that automatically recommends clear, descriptive file names based on a file’s content—helping users organize and find their files more easily with minimal effort.”
Roadmap ID: 564909. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔍 View all OneDrive updates.
Outlook
🔜 User-initiated Copilot insights in classic Outlook for Windows
You can now highlight text in an email and prompt Copilot for contextual insights in classic Outlook for Windows. This gives you more control over when and how Copilot assists you, right inside your workflow. Due early June to late June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Outlook Mobile: Follow a meeting option
Microsoft will introduce a new Follow option for meetings in Outlook Mobile, which will help you stay informed when you cannot attend by prompting organisers to record the meeting and by ensuring you receive key updates and follow‑up items.
Reference: MC1248393. Now due mid-June to mid-July 2026. Read about following a meeting in Outlook – Microsoft Support.
🕔 Share Word, Excel and PowerPoint local files via the new Outlook for Windows
Microsoft will soon add support for sending locally stored Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files as email attachments in new Outlook for Windows, as part of their ongoing efforts to achieve feature parity between classic Outlook for Windows and the new Outlook.
References: MC1245222 and 365 Roadmap ID 557675. Due early to late October 2026.
🔭 Sort improvements to the message list
Microsoft: “When sorting on Outlook for Web or Outlook for Windows, if the Sort By field is not one of From, Subject, or Date Received, we will now show an additional column for the Sort By value (e.g., Size). We will also support sorting by Flag Due Date.”
Roadmap ID: 564803. Platform(s): Desktop. Due June 2026.
🔭 Variable number of message preview lines
Microsoft: “Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Web will now allow users to modify how the preview text for emails show in the message list. The preview text can now take up 2 lines, 1 whole line, or 0 additional lines.”
Roadmap ID: 564610. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 All Accounts view (Unified Inbox) brings your email into a single inbox view
Microsoft: “The All-Accounts view, also known as Unified Inbox, lets you see emails from multiple accounts in a single inbox view in the new Outlook for Windows, without merging your mailboxes. Each account’s inbox stays separate; the view brings them together so you can triage in one place. Users can read, delete, move, archive, and mark messages across accounts without switching between mailboxes. The experience integrates with Copilot for AI-assisted email workflows and supports Immersive Search for finding messages across your primary account. Advanced scenarios such as cross-account search and shared mailbox support will follow in later releases.”
Roadmap ID: 564609. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Choose to Show Unread or Total Count for Each Folder
Microsoft: “You can now pick whether each folder in your folder pane shows the unread count or the total item count. Until now, Outlook only displayed unread counts, but sometimes you need to see how many items are in a folder overall. Just right-click any folder and choose whether to show the total or unread count. It gives you more control over how you keep track of your email without changing how anything else works.”
Roadmap ID: 563807. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due October 2026.
🔭 Emails marked with External to be supported as Rules conditions
Microsoft: “The External tag on an email, set by the ExternalInOutlook feature, will now be usable as a condition in Outlook Inbox Rules. This change also makes available the ability to create or modify these Rules on the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook Web, and Outlook for Mac.”
Roadmap ID: 563806. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 Navigate Your Favourite Folders Without Expanding the Folder Pane
Microsoft: “You can now quickly switch between your favorite folders without opening the full folder pane. When the pane is collapsed, your favorite folders appear as a vertical list, giving you one-click access to the folders you use most. Each folder shows unread or total counts so you always know what needs attention. Right-click any favorite for the same options you’re used to, and your selections stay put across sessions. It’s a familiar experience for anyone who loved favorites in classic Outlook, now built right into the new Outlook.”
Roadmap ID: 563810. Platform(s): Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Introducing Exchange Online Cross-tenant Message Recall
Microsoft: “We’re enhancing the Exchange Online Message Recall feature to add support for cross-tenant recalls. Today, you can recall messages only within your organization. Cross-tenant recall will let you recall messages sent to other organizations that add your tenant to their recall allow list.”
Roadmap ID: 561330. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Copilot Settings in classic Outlook for Windows
Microsoft: “You will now be able to access different Copilot settings directly in classic Outlook for Windows.”
Roadmap ID: 561491. Platform(s): Desktop. Due July 2026.
🔭 Export to PDF (preserving sensitivity labels)
Microsoft: “Ability to create PDFs from email messages and preserve Sensitivity labels. This feature is accessible from File -> Open & Export -> Create PDF.”
Roadmap ID: 561651. Platform(s): Desktop. Due July 2026.
🔭 Chat History Filtering by Copilot Experience
Microsoft: “Users will now see chat history scoped to their current Copilot Chat endpoint, with the option to see ‘All chats’ view.”
Roadmap ID: 559601. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due June 2026.
🔍 View all Outlook updates.
PowerPoint, Word and Excel
🔜 Copilot’s ‘Review this presentation’ skill in PowerPoint
Copilot’s ‘Review this presentation’ skill is now available in PowerPoint. It reviews your existing slides and gives detailed recommendations to improve structure, clarity and storytelling, so you can refine your decks more efficiently. Available now. Read more.
🔜 Copilot’s ‘Visualise this slide’ skill is coming to PowerPoint
Copilot’s ‘Visualise this slide’ skill is coming to PowerPoint. Due mid-May 2026. Read more.
🔜 The Flux.2 Flex image generation model comes to PowerPoint Copilot for better visuals
Black 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 improved text and layout rendering, and appears as an extra choice in the image model picker so you can pick the model that best suits what you’re creating. A Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) licence is required. Due late April to early May 2026. Read more.
🔜 Lock-free coauthoring in Microsoft Word
Lock-free coauthoring will allow you to edit the same paragraph in Word at the same time as others, reducing conflicts and interruptions. If unsupported scenarios occur, Word will revert to the existing coauthoring experience, meaning simultaneous paragraph editing may not be available, while file storage, sharing, access workflows, and existing collaboration policies will remain unchanged.
Reference: MC1304289. Due mid-May to early June 2026. Read more about lock-free coauthoring in Word – Microsoft Support.
🕔 Use Copilot to explain selected slide content in PowerPoint Live
Microsoft Teams meetings with PowerPoint Live will soon let attendees select slide text and get private, on-demand Copilot explanations. Now due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🔍 View all PowerPoint, Word or Excel updates.
SharePoint
🔜 Custom skills for AI in SharePoint
Custom skills are coming to AI in SharePoint, letting you teach the AI to carry out common business tasks in a consistent, repeatable way — no code needed. You can tailor AI behaviour to your own documents, standards, and processes, such as reviewing compliance documents or offer letters, thereby reducing manual effort and improving reliability. Due late May to early July 2026. Read more.
🔜 New entry points for ‘Create pages with AI in SharePoint’
Copilot in SharePoint (previously AI in SharePoint) is gaining new entry points for AI-assisted page and news post creation. Authors can now start from the Publish landing page or the Site Template Gallery, moving from idea to publish-ready content faster while keeping full editing control. Due early March to early June 2026 (public preview). Read more.
🔜 SharePoint Pages: Updates to the Toolbox within the Content pane
SharePoint Online’s page editing toolbox (in the content pane) is being reorganised so all web parts are visible the moment you open it. Stock images, videos, and recently used images each get their own tab, and section templates move to a separate tab. Due late May to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 AI in SharePoint is now Copilot in SharePoint, and it’s coming soon
Copilot in SharePoint is an AI assistant that helps you create, organise, and manage SharePoint content using natural language within sites, pages, libraries, and lists. Due mid-June 2026. Read more.
🔜 The SharePoint news web part gains a new Filmstrip layout
Microsoft will introduce a new Filmstrip layout for the SharePoint News web part, giving you an additional layout option for displaying news. The Filmstrip layout displays news posts in a large, visually prominent format to improve discoverability. Due mid-May to late June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Ground your Copilot prompts in MS Lists
Copilot will soon allow you to search for and ground your prompts in Microsoft Lists. Due late March to early June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint
Microsoft is introducing a new way to create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint. Due July 2026. Read more.
🕔 New SharePoint web part: Create charts on pages with AI
SharePoint will soon have a new web part for AI-assisted chart creation. Now due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
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Teams
🔜 Simpler meeting controls and a smarter share panel in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is refreshing the in-meeting experience with two coordinated updates – simplified meeting controls and a redesigned share panel. Together, they make core actions easier to find, cut accidental clicks, and give you more confidence when sharing content. Due early to late August 2026. Read more.
🔜 New Muted and Meeting chat sections in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is adding two new system chat sections: Muted chats and Meeting chats to help you organise your chat and channels list by grouping those conversations into dedicated sections you can turn on or off. Due early May to late May 2026. Read more.
🔜 New file download manager in Teams
Microsoft will introduce a new file download manager experience in Microsoft Teams to streamline downloads and reduce on-screen interruptions by simplifying download notifications while still allowing you to easily find downloaded files after completion. File download notifications in Teams will automatically dismiss after approximately 4 seconds, and you will have the option to open or locate downloaded files once the download has finished.
References: MC1318249 and roadmap ID 560815. Due mid to late June 2026.
🔜 Quick Share for images in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is bringing Quick Share to images in Microsoft Teams, so you can share or copy image links faster — straight from hover actions, right-click menus, overflow menus, and shared tabs — while your existing permissions still apply. Due mid-June to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Support for disabling file previews in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft will introduce a new user-level setting in Microsoft Teams that will allow you to disable file previews in your messaging experience, giving you more control over how files are displayed while preserving the existing experience by default, with the setting turned on, so there will be no change to current behaviour unless you choose to turn it off to disable file previews for yourself.
References: MC1324282 and roadmap ID 561321. Due mid to late June 2026.
🔜 Unblock users to send messages while a file is uploading in the background
Microsoft will update Microsoft Teams so you will be able to send chat messages while files are uploading, as uploads will occur asynchronously in the background, and the message input box will no longer be blocked. There will be no changes to how files are stored or shared, and existing compliance, retention and security policies will remain unchanged.
References: MC1317836 and Roadmap ID 560813. Due late June mid to late July 2026.
🔜 Standardised preview experience for Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
Microsoft will introduce a standardised preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in Microsoft Teams across desktop and mobile platforms (see image above), with the intention of improving performance, reliability, and consistency. Availability will vary by platform: PowerPoint and Excel previews on iOS and Android; Word previews on iOS only (with Android support to follow).
References: MC1310683 and roadmap ID 558679. Due by late June 2026
🔜 SharePoint home site updates and the Viva Connections app is being renamed the SharePoint app
Microsoft is renaming the Viva Connections app in Microsoft Teams to the SharePoint app. Due early to late June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Private chat for organisers and presenters in structured meetings, webinars, and town halls
Microsoft will add a private chat for organisers, co-organisers, and presenters in structured meetings and webinars, letting you communicate privately before, during, and after events. Backroom chat behaviour in town halls will also be standardised to remove inconsistencies caused by streaming chat settings and Teams Premium licences.
References: MC1188222 and Roadmap ID 392328. Now due early to mid-August 2026.
🕔 Recently used emojis sync across devices
Teams will soon sync your recently used emojis and reactions across devices, giving you the same “recently used” list on Android, iOS, Mac, Windows desktop, and the web. The feature will be enabled by default, will respect your existing admin settings and messaging policies. Microsoft hope to create a more consistent experience when communicating across chats and channels.
References: MC1256307 and 365 Roadmap ID 554927. Now due mid to late August 2026.
🕔 Context preservation in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams will introduce context preservation that restores your recent conversation and view when you return after a short break, helping you resume work without resetting your workspace. If you return to a chat, channel or Quick View within 30 minutes, your previously selected tab, layout, any open side panel and, in Quick View, the selected message will be restored. If you return more than 30 minutes later, the conversation or view will open in the default layout, and your previous context will not be restored.
References: MC1234548 and Roadmap ID 557184. Now due mid-April to late June 2026.
🕔 New controls for Quick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads
Quick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads, which appear at the top of chat and channel lists, will only appear when there are unread items. Now due late March to late June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Find SharePoint agents in Teams chats and Teams Store
Microsoft will let you discover and add SharePoint agents within Microsoft Teams chats on Desktop and Mac. You will add them via the Add agents and bots option in the chat dropdown, which opens the in‑context store for discovery and selection. SharePoint agents will also appear in the Teams Store under the Agents category, making them easier for you to find.
References: MC1193415 and 365 Roadmap ID 515465. Now due late July to late August 2026. Related: Share an agent from SharePoint in Teams – Microsoft Support.
🕔 AI meeting recap without a transcript to meet compliance policies
Microsoft will soon allow you to use Recap without saving a transcript, so Copilot can generate an AI meeting summary from live context without saving a recording or transcript, supporting organisations with strict data‑retention policies. As an organiser or participant with a Copilot licence, you will be able to control this setting before or during the meeting. When it is enabled, you will receive an Intelligent Recap even if recording and transcription are off, with no transcript or recording retained.
Reference: MC1275312 and 365 Roadmap ID 558286. Due late July to mid-August 2026.
🕔 Automatically transcribe Teams meetings without creating a recording
Meeting organisers will soon be able to automatically transcribe meetings without a recording. Now due early May to early June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Teams introduces efficiency mode to improve app responsiveness
Efficiency Mode is a performance-optimised experience designed for hardware-constrained devices (for example, devices with limited CPU and memory). This change will be on by default, and aims to improve app responsiveness and meeting quality by adjusting resource usage based on device capabilities. When enabled, an Efficiency Mode indicator appears in the Teams app title bar, video resolution sent from your camera is dynamically adjusted in meetings, and Teams launches without a pre-selected chat and shows a static image in the message pane. If you prefer, you can opt out via Settings > General > “Never use efficiency mode.”
References: MC1287373 and roadmap ID 560055. Now due early to late May 2026.
🕔 Automatic removal of EXIF data from shared images
Microsoft Teams will soon automatically remove hidden EXIF metadata (details such as photo location, camera model, and device information) from images that you share in chats and channels to protect sensitive details. This update will apply to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web. The visible image content will remain unchanged. If you need to retain EXIF data, you can upload the image to OneDrive and share a link in Teams instead.
References: MC1217997 and 365 Roadmap ID 542795. Now due mid-February to mid-June 2026.
🕔 Assign participants to breakout rooms using CSV import in Microsoft Teams meetings
Microsoft Teams will soon support CSV import for breakout room assignments, enabling you to bulk-create rooms and pre-assign participants ahead of meetings. Imported assignments will still be editable as needed.
References: MC1280561 and roadmap ID 559387. Now due late May to late June 2026.
🕔 New experience when minimising the Teams meeting window
The Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimised is being updated to help you stay engaged while multitasking in other apps. Now due early to late June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Improved copy and paste support for @mentions and shared contacts in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams will improve copy and paste for messages containing @mentions, shared contacts, and supported @tags by keeping tags interactive whenever they are valid in the destination conversation and falling back to plain text only when they cannot be used.
References: MC1250273 and 365 Roadmap ID 558254. Now due late May to early June 2026.
🔭 Connect Teams meeting to existing Planner Plans
Microsoft: “Teams meetings automatically create a corresponding Planner plan to capture meeting tasks. However, when teams use meetings as their primary collaboration surface for long-running initiatives, tasks from the same project can become scattered across multiple auto-generated plans. With this capability, users can now connect Teams meetings to existing Planner plans, so all related tasks across meetings can be tracked in one place.”
Roadmap ID: 561490. Platform(s): Desktop, Teams and Surface Devices. Due July 2026.
🔭 Interpreter – Simultaneous mode enhancements
Microsoft: “We’re introducing 3 enhancements to AI Interpreter’s Simultaneous mode. First, the interpreter audio and live captions now match exactly, with both using the same language the user selects. Second, admins can fully disable voice simulation if needed. Third, users will have more platform voice options, with dynamic voice assignments that help distinguish each speaker and make conversations easier to follow.”
Roadmap ID: 562035. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac. Due June 2026.
🔭 Preloaded video for Teams Events and Meetings
Microsoft: “Users can now upload videos directly into a Teams event or meeting from OneDrive from the “Manage view” options when an organizer has turned on Manage What Attendees See mode. This ensures a smoother high quality video playback with a more consistent experience for attendees.”
Roadmap ID: 562340. Platform(s): Desktop. Due June 2026.
🔭 Save your event as a template to reuse event configurations
Microsoft: “Organizers for Teams events instances will now be able to reuse their event configurations in the Events app in Teams. Organizers can save these configurations as a template in the Events app to use again for future Teams events.”
Roadmap ID: 561915. Platform(s): Desktop. Due June 2026.
🔭 Searchable keyboard shortcuts from the dialogue in Teams
Microsoft: “Easily find keyboard shortcuts with a new searchable experience in Microsoft Teams. Search by shortcut name or enter part of a key combination directly in the dialog.”
Roadmap ID: 562413. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac. Due June 2026.
🔭 AI overview for SharePoint News posts in the SharePoint app for Teams
Microsoft: “Users will be able access an AI generated audio summary of SharePoint News posts in the SharePoint app for Teams (Viva Connections).”
Roadmap ID: 562018. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS. Due July 2026.
🔍 View all Teams updates.
Around Microsoft 365
🔜 Power Automate – Restore accidentally deleted flows
Microsoft: “This feature allows flow owners, co-owners, and environment administrators to recover deleted flows quickly and easily within a set timeframe (21 days after deletion), eliminating the need to contact customer support for assistance.”
Reference: MC1310368. Due in Public Preview 1st June 2026. Read more: Restore deleted flows in Power Automate – Power Automate | Microsoft Learn.
🕔 Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot notebooks
Create Excel spreadsheets directly from the content and references in a Copilot notebook. Now due early June 2026. Read more.
🕔 M365 Copilot Chat is coming to Microsoft Forms
Microsoft is introducing M65 Copilot Chat to Microsoft Forms. Now due mid to late May 2026. Now due mid-May to early June 2026. Read more.
🕔 Copilot chat pane and Summary feature in OneNote Mobile (iPhone)
Microsoft will introduce a new Copilot chat pane in OneNote mobile (iPhone) for users licensed with Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium), where you will be able to use a new Summary feature to generate concise summaries of longer OneNote pages and ask questions about your notes directly within the app, helping you review and interact with note content more efficiently while on the go.
References: MC1307979 and roadmap ID 422324. Now due late May to late June 2026.
🕔 Copilot chat pane and Summary feature in OneNote Mobile (Android)
Microsoft will introduce a new Copilot chat pane in OneNote mobile (Android) for users licensed with Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium), where you will be able to use a new Summary feature to generate concise summaries of longer OneNote pages and ask questions about your notes directly within the app, helping you review and interact with note content more efficiently while on the go.
References: MC1309746 and roadmap ID 422323. Now due late May to late June 2026.
🔭 Planner: My Tasks redesign
Microsoft: “A redesigned My Tasks experience that brings your tasks into one place, making it easier to capture work, prioritize what matters, and stay focused. Copilot helps surface your top priorities.”
Roadmap ID: 561204. Platform(s): Web. Due June 2026.
🔭 Access: Rounded corners on Access form controls
Microsoft: “We’re making it easier to give your Access apps a polished, up-to-date feel. With the new CornerRadius property, you can add rounded corners to form controls—bringing a softer, more modern look to your designs.”
Roadmap ID: 561854. Platform(s): Desktop. Due July 2026.
🔭 Access: Zooming for Continuous Forms and Multiple-Items Forms
Microsoft: “Access extends zoom capabilities to continuous forms and pop-up forms, building on zoom support already available in tables and queries. Adjust magnification from 10 percent to 500 percent using the slider in the lower-right corner or controls on the ribbon. Keyboard shortcuts are also available, making it easy to quickly change your view and focus on the details that matter most.”
Roadmap ID: 561856. Platform(s): Desktop. Due June 2026.
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