AI-powered image editing is coming to PowerPoint
Short VersionDesigner editor integration in PowerPoint brings a new image-editing experience. Now due mid-December 2025 to early March 2026.
DetailsThe new Designer editor integration in PowerPoint offers a modern, AI-powered image editing experience directly within your...
New features coming to (free) Copilot Chat for Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Updated 20th January, 2026: Microsoft: "The change to Copilot Chat in Outlook to expand reasoning to include a user's entire inbox, calendar, meetings, and other enterprise data is starting to roll...
You can now choose PowerPoint deck length, tone and image style when creating with...
Short VersionYou will soon be able to steer presentation length, tone, and AI image style when creating with Copilot in PowerPoint. Due early to mid-December 2025.
DetailsYou can adjust the length, tone,...
CANCELLED: Reference an Excel file when using Copilot to create PowerPoint slides
Microsoft, 11th November 2025: "This capability has been cancelled for now. We recognize its importance and plan to reintroduce it as part of upcoming Copilot enhancements in PowerPoint at a later...
Copilot Chat is coming to M365 apps for users without a Copilot licence
Short VersionCopilot Chat will soon be available as a side-by-side experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for users without a Copilot licence. Due late June to September.
DetailsMicrosoft is adding...
Copilot in PowerPoint will soon be able to reference Excel files
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint users will soon be able to create presentations based on Excel files. Now due mid-July to late August 2025.
DetailsAfter this rollout, users can see Excel files when...
Cancelled: Turn Teams Meetings into PowerPoint Slides
Update 23rd January 2026: "We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience".
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint will soon allow you to reference a Teams meeting to...
On hold: OneDrive will soon get a new ‘Export as PDF’ feature
Update 24th July from Microsoft: "After further review, we are not able to roll this out at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience".
Short VersionOneDrive will soon get a new Export...
Reference up to 5 files when creating a PowerPoint presentation using M365 Copilot
Short VersionPowerPoint users with a M365 Copilot license will soon be able to reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation. Due mid-June to early July 2025.
DetailsAfter this rollout, you will...
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 will create a presentation summary as you open PowerPoint
DetailsMicrosoft PowerPoint and Copilot will create an automatic presentation summary, which will help you understand the topics covered in the slide deck as you open it.
The summary will be shown proactively to readers...
M365 Copilot can convert paragraphs to lists in PowerPoint
Short VersionIn PowerPoint, use Copilot to convert your paragraphs of text to bullet points or numbered lists…no Copilot licence required! Due late March to mid-May 2025.
DetailsYou will soon be able to...
Easily stay on-brand with images 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. Now due early June to early July 2025.
DetailsYour organisation has three options with...
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...
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...
Your Microsoft Teams ‘File open preferences’ will soon extend to more Microsoft 365 apps
TL;DRYour Teams File open preferences will soon apply to files opened in classic Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Now due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsIn Teams, you can select how...
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting an enhanced File menu
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing an enhanced File menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. This update is intended to make it easier for you to create, open, share, export, and...
PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ is gaining support for protected and encrypted Word...
TL;DRMicrosoft PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ will soon support protected or encrypted Word documents. Due early to late June 2024.
DetailsPreviously, users who wanted to make a new presentation from an...
Microsoft Teams PowerPoint Live is getting video closed captions
TL;DR:Closed captions will soon be supported for videos embedded in PowerPoint and shared in Teams (desktop and web) using PowerPoint Live. Due early to mid-March 2023.
Details:When creating a PowerPoint presentation in...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office apps
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me, like to open an app such as...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? March 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our third roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
