Everyone can use Copilot agents in Microsoft Teams group chats
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams group chat members will soon be able to add and use Microsoft 365 Copilot agents in those group chats…even people who do not have a Copilot license unless your...
Ground your M365 Copilot prompts in SharePoint and OneDrive
TL;DRWhen writing Copilot prompts in the chat box, you will soon be able to point your prompts (ground) at specific SharePoint/OneDrive folders and SharePoint sites. Due mid to late February 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft: “Context...
Updates to free Microsoft Copilot at work
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will be renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, along with other changes. Due mid-January 2025.
DetailsThis update is for Microsoft Copilot at work, Microsoft’s “existing ad-free, AI-powered chat service grounded in...
The Microsoft 365 app is now the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
TL;DRThe Microsoft 365 app will be renamed the Microsoft 365 Copilot app along with other changes. Due mid-January 2025.
DetailsThe following changes are coming to the Microsoft 365 app accessed at www.microsoft365.com:
The app will...
Microsoft Teams meetings get pop-out Chat, Copilot, and Notes panes
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon allow you to pop out Notes, Chat, and Copilot panes during meetings. Due early to late February 2025.
DetailsYou will see a pop-out icon at the top of Notes,...
M365 Copilot biz chat gets prompt autosuggestions
TL;DRM365 Copilot Biz Chat will soon offer prompt autosuggestions in the chat box as you type. Due mid-December 2024 to late January 2025.
DetailsThe prompt autosuggestions will be shown (1) when using...
Copilot page creation assistance is coming to SharePoint
TL;DRPage with Copilot is being added to SharePoint’s + New menu to help you create engaging, relevant pages faster. Due mid to late February 2025.
DetailsPage with Copilot is being added to...
Use Copilot quick actions directly on the OneNote canvas
TL;DROneNote (Win32) gets quick actions from Copilot directly on the canvas. Due mid-November to mid-December 2024.
DetailsCopilot in OneNote will get a Copilot icon on the canvas with these quick actions: Summarise this, Create...
New ‘Web content’ on/off toggle for Microsoft Copilot
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will soon add a Web content on/off slider to the three-dot menu. Now due late January to late February 2025.
DetailsYou will be able to disable or enable web searches...
How to save your Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat prompts
TL;DRYou will soon be able to save and reuse your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat prompts. Due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) users will soon be...
Share your best M365 Copilot BizChat prompts with colleagues
TL;DRYou will soon be able to share your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) prompts with colleagues within your organisation. Now due late December to early January 2025.
DetailsIn BizChat, you will...
Create charts, graphs, and data analysis in M365 Copilot chat
DetailsCopilot users will soon be able to enter prompts in Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) to create charts, graphs, and data analysis.
You will also be able to view the Python code generated...
A new Copilot compose experience is coming to Outlook
DetailsThe draft with Copilot experience in Microsoft Outlook is getting a major design change. Functionality is not changing.
This update will apply to new Outlook on Windows and Mac desktops, on the...
M365 Copilot will automatically summarise Word documents as you open them
DetailsCopilot for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Word will create a summary in the window at the top of the Word document as you open it. You can then hide the summary...
The free workplace version of Copilot gets upgrades, including Enterprise Data Protection
TL;DRThe free version of Microsoft Copilot you may see at work will soon be upgraded to include Enterprise Data Protection and other changes. Due mid-September to mid-October 2024.
DetailsThere are several changes...
Schedule a meeting from an email using Copilot
TL;DRSchedule with Copilot will create a meeting from an email thread and include the participants from the email conversation, meeting title, agenda, and a summary of the conversation so far. Due...
Copilot in Outlook is getting a quick and easy ‘Apply All’ button
TL;DRMicrosoft: “Coaching by Copilot in Microsoft Outlook introduces an 'Apply All' button to implement coaching feedback…”. Now due late September to mid-November 2024.
DetailsStart by running Coaching by Copilot on an email...
Chat with Copilot in Outlook mobile
TL;DROutlook for iOS and Android users will soon have a Copilot button so they can use Copilot as they do in other versions of Outlook. Due early August to early September 2024.
DetailsThis...
Scheduled prompts are coming to M365 Copilot
TL;DRScheduled prompts for Copilot will enable automated prompts at specific times in Teams, Office.com/chat, and Outlook. Now due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsThe ability to schedule prompts and then have Power...
Copilot in Microsoft Teams to use the meeting chat as a data source
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams' Copilot will soon use meeting chat as a data source to provide answers from chat and transcript data for 24 hours either side of the meeting. Due late August...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? January 2025
Welcome to our first roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.
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