Here’s how to enable Preserve Declined Meetings for viewing declined meetings in Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft is releasing a new Outlook feature called Preserve Declined Meetings (PDM) to keep declined meetings in your calendar, instead of deleting them completely. Once you switch on PDM, your declined...
Collaborative meeting notes are coming to Teams on mobile
TL;DR:The ability to use Collaborative meeting notes (view, edit, and create collaborative notes including agenda, notes, and follow-up tasks) is coming to Teams for iOS and Android. This update will bring...
OneDrive on Windows prompt will ask you to confirm deletion of shared items
TL;DROneDrive on Windows desktop will soon ask you to confirm the deletion of shared files. The prompt for the deletion of 200+ files at once gets updated. Due mid-September to early...
Teams message reactions added to the right-click menu
DetailsSoon, right-clicking any message in Microsoft Teams will show reactions in the right-click menu.
A small but nice improvement over the current slightly clunky hover > wait > reactions appear nowhere near...
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New feature: registration page for Microsoft Teams meetings
See updated version of this update: Microsoft Teams: webinars plus new meeting registration options | Super Simple 365
What you need to know:As a Microsoft Teams meeting organiser, you will soon...
🆕 Prevent attendees from sharing video feed in Microsoft Teams Meetings
Short version:Meeting organisers and presenters will be able to prevent meeting attendees from turning their camera on to share video during a meeting. Currently meeting organisers and presenters have no control...
Improved suggested times for meetings in new Outlook and Outlook web
TL;DRNew Outlook and Outlook web will soon offer an improved 'Find a time' feature for meeting scheduling. Due early to late July 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft is improving how suggested times are shown when...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? December 2024
Welcome to our final roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in December.
Check out the November blog for lots of content...
Use Copilot to create a single PowerPoint slide from a file or prompt
Short VersionYou will soon be able to create individual PowerPoint slides using Copilot. Due late April to early June 2025.
DetailsWe have been able to create PowerPoint presentations using Copilot for some time...
Copilot in Word provides a snapshot of recent comments and edits with the new...
Short VersionThe Copilot-powered Activity tab in Word allows you to filter comments and edits by time. Due by late August 2025.
DetailsAround April 2025, Microsoft started adding new tabs to the Copilot...
OneDrive simplified sharing
TL;DR:OneDrive is getting an updated file sharing experience that appears when you share files in Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, Stream, OneNote, Planner and other Microsoft 365 apps…the updated sharing...
Updates to the SharePoint edit text toolbar
SharePoint page editors can find editing text on pages cumbersome, with some of the editing options residing in the property pane on the right. Microsoft has now addressed this.
Short version:This feature...
OneDrive Android – Bookmarks feature for PDF viewing
Short version:OneDrive Android - Bookmarks feature for PDF viewing: Microsoft are adding a bookmark that makes it easier for you when using the OneDrive mobile app for Android to return to...
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...
Microsoft Teams: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements
TL;DR:The Teams team at Microsoft have done a great job of adding useful features to Teams meetings…but things have gotten a bit busy looking. The new Microsoft Teams meeting toolbar makes...
Update to the sharing experience across Microsoft 365 apps
TL;DRThe file Share control across all Microsoft 365 apps in Web, Desktop and Mobile is being updated to focus on core sharing tasks: Invite and Copy link. Due late January to...
Coming to OneDrive for the web: Create from templates
TL;DRSoon, selecting the Add new button in OneDrive for the web will give you the existing option to create a new blank file and Create from templates for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint....
The Microsoft Teams presenter window is getting a great upgrade
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting enhancements to the presenter window shown when you are screen sharing to make it more useful. Now due early August to late December 2024.
DetailsThe presenter window (the...
Convert Word and Pdf form or quiz to Microsoft Forms
TL;DR:This feature allows you convert existing forms or quizzes into Microsoft Forms, which should make it much to get started. After import, you can still edit as needed before collecting responses....
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? July 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our seventh roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
