Changes to creating presentations with Copilot
Short VersionIn PowerPoint, the Copilot icon will replace the Sparkle icon as the method for starting a presentation or slide using Copilot. Due mid-March to mid-April.
DetailsIn PowerPoint, you currently click on...
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...
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...
Copilot Agent mode in PowerPoint gets updated capabilities
Short VersionAgent mode in PowerPoint gets updated, rewrite, translate, and speaker notes features. Due mid-March to late April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is updating Agent mode in PowerPoint, building on the changes announced in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
Agent Mode in Copilot is coming to PowerPoint for the web
Short VersionAgent Mode in Copilot for PowerPoint web lets you create and refine presentations using natural conversation, whilst preserving formatting and branding. Now due mid-February to late April 2026.
DetailsAgent Mode in PowerPoint...
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...
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...
