New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing
Short version:When making a Live Presentation, you will soon be able to add a video feed superimposed onto the foreground of the content being shared. This feature is available for the...
PowerPoint modern comments for enterprise
Short version:This release (currently in preview as of August 2021) will update the comments feature in PowerPoint to the new PowerPoint modern comments experience. Modern comments help improve your collaborative experience...
Magnify PowerPoint Live slides in Teams
TL;DR:When a slide deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees will be able to use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the...
PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint Web App
Short version:While in a Teams meeting, you will be able to present your slide presentations with one click of the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for the web to the remote audience...
Changes to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint integration in Teams
Since early 2018 I have heard people say of Teams "it's just another place I need to check for work". Since then I have been responding along the lines that if...
Full PowerPoint tutorial – recreate the ‘What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams?’ presentation
I create the 'What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams?' presentation every couple of weeks. If you have ever wondered about how I create some of the slides, then this is...
New Look for Office for the Web
Details:Microsoft have announced a new look for Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the Web. They are changing the visuals to give it a clean look to help you focus, but apparently...
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...
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 to mid to late May 2025.
DetailsIn Teams, you can select...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Easily stay on-brand 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 to late June 2025.
DetailsYour organisation has three options with this...
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...
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...
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...
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...
