Coming to OneDrive for the web: Create from templates
TL;DRSoon, selecting the Add new button in OneDrive for the web will give you the existing option to create a new blank file and Create from templates for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint....
New SharePoint section backgrounds for Pages and News
TL;DRMicrosoft SharePoint online authors will soon be able to add curated images as well as gradient colour backgrounds to page sections. Due early to mid-April 2024.
DetailsOther improvements include improved focal point...
New accessibility labels are coming to SharePoint tables
TL;DRAccessibility improvements to SharePoint tables within the text webpart will allow you to specify row and column layouts, as well as provide alternative text labels for screen readers. Due early to...
Easier document management with new out-of-the-box SharePoint Library Templates
The convenience of templates is coming to SharePoint document libraries. Creating document libraries will soon be even easier with ready-made templates that come with a scenario-relevant structure, metadata, and content types....
Want to access your OneDrive files using OneDrive for the web or Teams…when offline?...
Imagine you’re working on a project and you have stored all your project files in OneDrive. You’re travelling and you find yourself in a location with poor or no internet connection,...
Want easy access to an individual file in OneDrive and SharePoint using a shortcut?
TL;DRYou will soon be able to create a shortcut to files stored in other people’s OneDrive and document libraries to find them within your OneDrive or document library. Now due November...
Discover how to view your Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop, and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive…soon
TL;DRYou will soon be able to easily find your Microsoft Lists, Loops, Power BI dashboards and Whiteboard content within OneDrive Web as it continues its march to be your window for...
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...
Accessibility improvements to SharePoint page authoring
TL;DR:This update consists of two improvements, the first will provide the option to mark images as decorative (ignored by assistive technology), the second has changed the heading level 1 to be...
Coloured folders in OneDrive and SharePoint
TL;DR:This feature allows you to change the colour of new and existing folders in OneDrive and SharePoint. There are 16 pre-set colour options. Available now.
Details:This update is part of Microsoft’s ‘personalisation...
New SharePoint page sharing feature
TL;DR:You will soon be able to easily share SharePoint pages and news posts individually without sharing the entire site, like any other Microsoft 365 files. All sharing settings at the site...
SharePoint Platform: Minor Visual Refresh
Details:Microsoft: "We are introducing updates to the Microsoft Fluent Visual styling of the SharePoint platform that will improve the experience across the SharePoint Authoring Experience and Microsoft Syntex". Main change is...
‘For you’ Files in OneDrive online helps you stay on top
TL;DR:OneDrive will soon display a list of recommended files in your Home view. This list is intended to help you to keep track of work around you and quickly access files...
New SharePoint site creation experience
TL;DR:This SharePoint update allows you to choose a site template based on a scenario. When choosing a template you will see its capabilities and a preview. This change is intended to...
Browse files by Meetings in OneDrive online
TL;DR:This new meetings view in OneDrive online will let you get to all of your meeting content easily and quickly. When you view the meetings view, you'll see meetings in the...
Browse files by people in OneDrive Web using the People view
TL;DR:The new People view in OneDrive online will group files by who shared them with you and whom you shared with. View by person, filter by file type, and even pin...
Colour, font, and navigation changes in OneDrive for Web
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing an improved left navigation in OneDrive for web and minor colour, font, and icon changes to the user interface. Due late July to late August 2023.
Details:1. The background of...
PDF Annotation and Interactable Form Fields in Microsoft OneDrive
TL;DR:There are two parts to this OneDrive online update. 1: Using the "Edit" action in Microsoft OneDrive for the Web, you will be able to annotate with hand-drawn ink into your...
OneDrive simplified sharing
TL;DR:OneDrive is getting an updated file sharing experience that appears when you share files in Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, Stream, OneNote, Planner and other Microsoft 365 apps…the updated sharing...
Sharing in OneDrive is getting a refreshed Manage Access experience
Details:Microsoft's OneDrive folk have been busy recently, the Manage access experience has the latest updates and will be more people-centric and easier to use. You will be able to view a...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? November 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
