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 to mid-April.
DetailsIn PowerPoint, you currently click on...
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, the Create button (1) will soon have...
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 Context IQ (1) by either typing a...
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 due mid-February to mid-March 2026.
DetailsIn Microsoft 365...
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 form creation and generate insights.
A new Copilot...
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 with Copilot capability to classic Outlook for Windows. If...
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 early March to mid-April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing a...
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 to mid-March 2026.
DetailsAgent Mode in PowerPoint allows all Microsoft...
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 April 2026.
DetailsThis update will give you more...
Create and view Outlook rules in M365 Copilot
Short VersionYou will soon be able to create and view Outlook Inbox rules from M365 Copilot. Now due early February to mid-March 2026.
DetailsNew M365 Copilot capabilities will let you create and view Outlook...
M365 Copilot will proactively RSVP to meetings based on your instructions
Short VersionMicrosoft 365 Copilot will soon proactively remove cancelled meetings in Outlook and RSVP to meetings based on your instructions. Due late January to early March 2026.
DetailsOutlook (new and web) users with a...
Create custom Teams meeting AI recap summaries
Short VersionTeams and Copilot will soon allow you to create personalised meeting notes using templates and instructions. Now due early to late February 2026.
DetailsNot everyone at a meeting needs the same things...
Create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing a new way to create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint. Now due mid-February to late March 2026 in preview only. General release no longer has a date.
DetailsMicrosoft say...
SharePoint list creation with the new Copilot list agent
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing an agent to create SharePoint lists “via natural language”. Due late January to late February 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft will introduce the M365 Copilot SharePoint list agent, enabling you to create SharePoint...
Agent Mode in Excel for Windows and Mac
Short VersionAgent Mode is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot for Excel. Due mid-January to early March 2026.
DetailsAgent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Excel (Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac)...
OpenAI’s GPT-Image-1.5 model available in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Short VersionM365 Copilot, Copilot Chat and Create will now use GPT‑Image‑1.5 for images. Due mid-December 2025 to late January 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is updating M365 Copilot image generation by introducing GPT‑Image‑1.5 (OpenAI’s latest image generation...
Manage your meeting RSVPs in Copilot chat
Short VersionMicrosoft is adding a Copilot chat feature that will let you send quick meeting RSVPs directly in chat. Now due mid-January to mid-February.
DetailsMicrosoft will introduce a new capability in Microsoft...
Review PDFs in OneDrive using the new Copilot context menu
Short VersionThis feature uses M365 Copilot to explain selected text from a PDF and allows you to customise prompts for tailored results. Due early to late January 2026.
DetailsIn OneDrive for the web,...
Calendar results in M365 Copilot search
Short VersionCalendar Search in Microsoft 365 Copilot makes it easy to find any meeting using natural language – if you can remember anything about the meeting, you should be able to find it....
Data source-specific filters are coming to M365 Copilot search
Short VersionThe new dynamic filtering experience in Copilot search displays a set of source-specific filters. Due early December 2025 to early January 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing a dynamic filtering experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot search. When you...
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...
