Microsoft OneDrive gets a new naming convention for folder shortcuts
Short VersionShortcuts added to your OneDrive are getting a new naming convention; the name will show where a SharePoint folder is stored or who owns a OneDrive folder. Due mid-March to...
Easily stay on-brand when creating PowerPoint presentations with Copilot
TL;DRYou will soon be able to create presentations with M365 Copilot in PowerPoint using your organisation's brand images. Due late March to early April 2025.
DetailsYour organisation has three options with this...
Let M365 Copilot prioritise your Outlook inbox
TL;DRCopilot will review your emails as they arrive and assign a high, low or normal priority based on factors like people in the thread, their job titles, email content and more....
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? March 2025
Welcome to our third roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in March.
Check out the February blog for lots of content...
Microsoft 365 Copilot to group sessions by time frame
Short VersionMicrosoft 365 Copilot will group chat history by time frames, such as "Yesterday" and "Previous 7 days". Now due early to mid-March 2025.
DetailsThis feature affects your existing and new chat...
Microsoft 365 Copilot chats will have auto-generated titles
TL;DRNew M365 Copilot chats will be given auto-generated titles to help you to organise and find your Copilot chat sessions. Due early to late March 2025.
DetailsBefore this update, the title of...
Trackable newsletters are coming to new Outlook and web
TL;DRNewsletters in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web will allow you to create, distribute, and track internal email newsletters. Due early August to early September 2025.
DetailsIf you use...
Microsoft Teams meeting presenters will be able to view chat while screen-sharing
DetailsA new Chat icon on the Teams meeting presenter toolbar will soon allow presenters to view the meeting chats while sharing their screen:
The compact view of the meeting chat will be...
New features coming to Lists forms
TL;DRNew features for Lists forms include notifications, form scheduling and conditional branching. Due mid-February to late March 2025.
DetailsUpdates include form scheduling, conditional branching, quick form creation, additional field types, new form...
Microsoft Teams is getting a new channel ‘in post’ search feature
TL;DR Teams channel posts are getting a search functionality. Due early to mid-March 2025.
Details The new in-post search experience will be available in the right handrail. Begin a search with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl +...
Microsoft Teams: an easier way to share files from chat and channels
TL;DRMicrosoft is making it easier and quicker to share a file from a Chat conversation, a Chat Shared tab, or a channel post to 1:1 chats, group chats, or channels…with fewer...
SharePoint is getting a new preview mode for Pages and News posts
TL;DRThe new Preview mode can be used to view how Pages and News posts appear for your audience on different device types. Now due mid-April to early May 2025.
Details
When editing Pages...
SharePoint is getting an updated document library experience
TL;DRSharePoint updated document libraries are getting performance, grid view and other experience improvements. Due mid-February to late March 2025.
DetailsAs this message centre post is already compact, for the amount of information...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? February 2025
Welcome to our second roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in February.
Check out the January blog for lots of content...
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new home pages
TL;DRMicrosoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting new URLs and “new streamlined and efficient “ home pages. Now due late April to mid-May 2025.
DetailsThe Microsoft 365 app launcher and the...
Customise folder icon colours in new Outlook and web
TL;DRNew Outlook and Outlook web will soon allow you to customise folder icon colours. Due late March 2025.
DetailsTo change the colour of a folder icon (1), hover over the folder name,...
Teams is getting a new microphone volume indicator
TL;DRMicrosoft hopes to end the “Can you hear me?” question in Teams meetings with a new microphone volume indicator. Now due mid to late April 2025.
DetailsA new Mic volume indicator is being...
Copilot to offer a “Continue to Outlook” option to schedule your meeting
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Business Chat to offer a Continue to Outlook option in Chat to set up a meeting in Outlook. Now due early to late February 2025.
DetailsAs a Microsoft 365 Copilot...
SharePoint gets a new accessibility assistant tool for authoring pages
TL;DRSharePoint is getting an Accessibility assistant tool to help you create accessible content in selected web parts. Due early to mid-February 2025.
DetailsA new Accessibility assistant provides checks and brief guidance to help ensure...
The SharePoint Hero web part gets a new carousel layout
TL;DRThe SharePoint Hero web part gets a new carousel layout and other tweaks. Due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing a new Carousel layout to the Hero web part featuring...
On hold: Microsoft Teams is getting interactive file previews
20th March 2025. Microsoft: "We would like to inform you that the general availability and other releases of this feature will be delayed. New...
