Reference a Teams meeting when creating a presentation with Copilot
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint will soon allow you to reference a Teams meeting to create a presentation. Due July to mid-August 2025.
DetailsYou will be able to reference a Teams meeting that...
Pop out your core Teams apps into a new window
DetailsYou will soon be able to ‘pop out’ core Teams apps, such as Chat and Teams, from the app bar into a new window.
Right-click on an app and select Open in...
Teams chat gets easier to navigate with ‘Last Read’ and ‘Newest’ jump buttons plus...
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams is introducing new ‘last read’ and ‘newest’ jump buttons for chat messages, as well as customisable default behaviour. Due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsTeams will soon allow you...
Custom sounds for mail and calendar notifications are coming to new Outlook
Short VersionNew Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop will soon allow you to set custom sounds for new mail notifications, mail reactions, and Calendar notifications/reminders. Due late June to late July 2025.
DetailsThis update...
Apply a watermark to PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionYou will soon be able to add text or image watermarks to PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive. Due mid-June to early July 2025.
DetailsTo add a text watermark:
Open a PDF stored...
M365 Copilot to generate audio overviews of documents, meetings, and files
Short VersionCopilot in OneDrive, Teams, Word, Outlook and Copilot Notebooks will turn files and meetings into an audio overview, creating a listening experience that’s easy to follow. Due May to June...
Use the new table of contents pane to navigate PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionOneDrive for the web and SharePoint will soon display a table of contents (ToC) in a panel on the left for PDFs that already have a ToC. This will allow...
Use Copilot in Word to ‘Fix all spelling & grammar’
Short VersionMicrosoft Word is getting a new Copilot feature: ‘Fix all spelling & grammar’. Due mid-May to mid-June 2025.
Details‘Fix all spelling & grammar’ will offer a one-click way to simultaneously apply...
Use Copilot to summarise Outlook email attachments
Short VersionCopilot will soon be able to summarise Outlook email attachments. Due mid-June to late August 2025.
DetailsYou will soon be able to summarise PDF, Word (.docx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) email attachments...
Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature
Short VersionMicrosoft is phasing out the SharePoint Alerts feature in favour of Power Automate. Phased retirement: July 2025 to July 2026.
DetailsSharePoint Alerts are being retired. Microsoft 365 suggest you use Power Automate platform or SharePoint...
Page Analytics in SharePoint is getting some great updates, but there’s a catch
Short VersionPage Analytics in SharePoint is getting new Page Analytics updates for some users. Due late May to late June 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft Viva Suite and Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities license holders...
SharePoint is getting a new Template gallery and 50 new templates
Short VersionSharePoint is getting a new Template gallery and over 50 out-of-the-box (OOB) page templates. Due early to late July 2025.
DetailsSharePoint will soon have a centralised Template gallery that enables you to discover,...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2025
Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in May.
Check out the April blog for lots of content...
Use Ask Copilot to catch up on meetings in OneDrive
DetailsThis update will make catching up on meetings listed in OneDrive > Meetings quick and easy. You will be able to:
Recap meetings: review key points and discussions from meetings.
Generate meeting notes:...
A new PDF compression feature is coming to SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionA new PDF compression feature is coming to SharePoint and OneDrive to reduce the file sizes of PDFs. You will be able to choose from three compression levels. Now due late...
Updates to the M365 Copilot app for unlicensed Copilot Chat users
Short VersionThe ‘free’, web-grounded version of Copilot chat is getting a refreshed navigation pane, simplified chat experience, and an Agent Store. Due late May to late June 2025.
See also: Updates to...
Copilot audio overviews for Word and PDF files in Microsoft OneDrive
Short VersionMicrosoft: “Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon offer AI-generated audio overviews for Word documents, PDF files, and Teams meeting recordings stored in OneDrive”. Now due early May to mid-June 2025.
DetailsThe new Generate...
The Copilot Prompt Gallery is getting a redesign and organisational prompts
Short VersionThe Copilot Prompt Gallery app is being redesigned with a new home page and prompts from your organisation. Now due late May to mid-June 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft will soon release an update...
Copilot in Word gets new document snapshot superpowers
Short VersionThe Copilot summary at the top of Word documents will soon gain new tabs in addition to the Summary tab: Insights, Activity, Discussion and Coaching. Due late April to August...
Pop out live captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing the ability to pop out live captions and the new Real-Time Text (RTT) in Microsoft Teams meetings and calls. Now due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsYou will...