Copilot to automatically resolve and reschedule meeting conflicts
Short VersionCopilot will resolve conflicts by automatically rescheduling 1:1 meetings you have marked as flexible. Now due mid-February 2026 to May 2026 in targeted release.
DetailsCopilot will help you manage scheduling conflicts...
Introducing text predictions in Outlook for Windows
What you need to know:
Text predictions help users write more efficiently by using intelligent technology to suggest text during composition, Microsoft are extending support for these text predictions to Outlook for...
New Location for Key Functions and Direct Access to Other Microsoft 365 Apps in...
You will have noticed that some M365 apps have a menu in the top-left corner. Outlook is joining that club.
TL;DR:The new experience for accessing Mail, Calendar, People, and other Outlook apps...
Manage someone else’s Outlook calendar? This new notifications feature will keep you up to...
TL;DR:Outlook shared calendar notifications: get notified when someone makes a change to a calendar that has been shared with you, and when someone makes a change to your calendar. Due between...
Work Hours and Location (WHL) comes to the Outlook My Day pane
Update 3rd April 2025 from Microsoft: "We would like to inform that we are rolling back this feature until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience".
TL;DRNew Outlook and Outlook web will...
Inline search during email composing in Outlook with ContextIQ
TL;DR:Context IQ allows you to easily search for and insert content like people and files in an email by typing what you want to insert after typing an ‘@’. Now due...
Copilot chat to summarise emails for unlicensed users
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing a new way to summarise email threads in Outlook using Copilot chat, for people with and without a Copilot licence. Now due mid-September 2025 to January 2026.
DetailsYou’ll...
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...
The Teams meeting Outlook add-in now supports multi-tenant/account meeting creation for users of new...
TL;DR: The Teams meeting add-in in Outlook now supports the ability to switch between multiple tenants and accounts to schedule Teams meetings. Available now for users of the new Teams client.
Details:If...
Microsoft Outlook: Reactions to Email Messages
Microsoft continue to breathe new life into emails with this super-fast way to respond to an email without generating another email.
TL;DR:With reactions in Outlook, you can now react to an email...
Cancelled: Copilot in Outlook mobile to highlight emails that need your attention
Updated 4th February 2026 by Microsoft: "This feature has been removed from outlook for iOS and Android in response to user feedback and costs. We apologize for any inconvenience".
Short VersionCopilot in...
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 late April 2025.
DetailsThe calendar...
Microsoft 365 Copilot now generates audio overviews for Word, Teams, OneDrive & more
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. Now due May to...
Some Outlook users to be automatically migrated to New Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Business Standard and Premium users will be migrated from Classic to New Outlook unless they opt-out. Due from 6th January 2025.
DetailsYou will be notified in Outlook before being toggled...
Reminders Window in the new Outlook for Windows preview
TL;DR:The reminders window is a new notification style for the New Outlook for Windows preview. It is a pop-out window that organises your meeting/event reminders and task reminders in one place....
New SharePoint news page templates: send SharePoint News to Outlook
August 2024 update: When creating a new News post, all templates will be grouped and users will no longer need to select from a specific email-ready category. Refs: MC847880 and 365...
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...
Coming soon to Outlook: Access the Copilot app
DetailsA Copilot icon will soon be added to the left app bar in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Outlook for the web and classic Outlook for Copilot licence holders.
Selecting the...
Prepare for your meeting with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Outlook (new and web)
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Copilot in Outlook (new and web) will soon help you prepare for upcoming meetings by summarising key information such as the purpose, action items, pre-reads and related discussions. Available now.
DetailsAs...
Outlook on the web – Work Hours and Location (WHL)
TL;DR:Hybrid workers, you can now set up your Work Hours and Location (WHL) in Outlook on the web, specifying when you’ll be remote or in the office. Once set up in...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
