Work Hours and Location (WHL) comes to the Outlook My Day pane
TL;DRNew Outlook and Outlook web will soon allow you to view and update your Work Hours and Location in the My Day pane. Now due mid-January 2025 to late February 2025.
DetailsBefore this...
Find files faster with the improved search experience in OneDrive for the web
TL;DROneDrive for the web will soon deliver a new search results page with an improved search experience for finding files. Due late September to late October 2024.
DetailsHere are the main changes:
Filter...
Copy meeting attendee responses from Outlook to your clipboard
DetailsComing soon to new Outlook for Windows and on the web: copy a list of meeting attendees and their response status (attending, declined, or no response) to the clipboard.
Users can go...
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...
Create custom emojis and reactions in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon allow you to create custom emojis and reactions, allowing you to upload images or GIFs. Now due early August to early September 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to...
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...
Use Microsoft Outlook to quickly see who is in the office with you
TL;DRNew Outlook for Windows and Outlook web are getting a new calendar feature to show who will be in the office. Now due early October 2024 to early February 2025.
DetailsThe calendar...
Microsoft Teams meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting participants will soon be able to select breakout rooms. Now due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting organisers will soon be able to make the list of...
Improvements to ‘Manage what attendees see’ in Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is enhancing the "Manage what attendees see" feature in meetings by adding simple toggles to bring presenters on or off screen, live indicators, pinning and more. Due late August to...
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...
Expanded search options for Microsoft Teams 1 to 1 chats
Have you ever searched a Microsoft Teams 1 to 1 chat only to realise that the thing you are looking for is 'somewhere' else in Teams? You'll like this.
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams...
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...
Use Microsoft Clipchamp to remove image backgrounds from videos
TL;DRYou will be able to use Clipchamp to make the background of a PNG or JPEG image transparent for use in your videos. Due early to mid-August 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Clipchamp is introducing...
Teams meeting intelligent recap is coming to Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting intelligent recap will soon be accessible in Outlook. Due mid to late August 2024.
DetailsYou will soon be able to access your Teams meeting intelligent recaps in new Outlook...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? July 2024
Welcome to our seventh roundup of 2024. We look at what is being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in July.
Check out the June blog or video for lots of content still...
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...
Download Teams town hall and webinar Q&As
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams town hall and webinar organisers will soon be able to download Q&A sessions as CSV files. Due mid-August to early September 2024.
DetailsAfter a town hall or webinar go to...
Hide presenters from a Teams webinar event page
DetailsBefore this update, presenters were displayed on the webinar event page.
Soon, webinar organisers will be able to add presenters to the webinar without including them on the event page:
This update also...
Scheduled prompts are coming to M365 Copilot
TL;DRScheduled prompts for Copilot will enable automated prompts at specific times in Teams, m365.cloud.microsoft/chat and Outlook. Now due mid to late May 2025.
DetailsThe ability to schedule prompts and then have Power...
Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel with more functionality
TL;DRMicrosoft is expanding the Forms data sync to Excel for personal forms functionality to Group forms and adding more features. Due late June to late July 2024.
DetailsLive data sync to Microsoft Excel lets...