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...
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...
The free workplace version of Copilot gets upgrades, including Enterprise Data...
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...
Use Microsoft Outlook to quickly see who is in the office...
TL;DRNew Outlook for Windows and Outlook web are getting a new calendar feature to show who will be in the office. Now due October...
Microsoft Teams meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Copilot in Outlook is getting a quick and easy ‘Apply All’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Scheduled prompts are coming to M365 Copilot
TL;DRScheduled prompts for Copilot will enable automated prompts at specific times in Teams, Office.com/chat, and Outlook. Now due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsThe ability...
Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel with more...
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...
Copilot in Microsoft Teams to use the meeting chat as a...
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams' Copilot will soon use meeting chat as a data source to provide answers from chat and transcript data for 24 hours either...
The Microsoft Lists app gets a new drag-and-drop feature
DetailsYou will soon be able to drag and drop individual and multiple items to reorder them in Microsoft Lists.
AvailabilityDue late August to early October...
To the General channel in Microsoft Teams: R.I.P.
DetailsThere are two parts to this update relating to existing teams and new teams:
Existing teams:Microsoft is introducing the ability for owners to rename the...