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What’s new for Copilot – February 2025
This month, Microsoft created quite a buzz by renaming Microsoft 365 to Microsoft 365 Copilot, adding a new layer of complexity for users already struggling to differentiate between the various Copilots. Thankfully, there was a small change in the logo, and the Microsoft 365 Copilot can now be distinguished by the black tag in the logo.
Despite the confusion, Copilot continued to receive numerous updates across the board, improving its integration in multiple applications. One of the highlights this month is the introduction of Rich artifacts in Copilot Pages, powered by Microsoft Loop. You can now create rich artifacts, including interactive charts, tables, complex diagrams, and code generated with Copilot from enterprise or web data. These artifacts can be added to Pages for further editing and refinement with Copilot. They are interactive and stay in sync across Microsoft 365 when shared for collaborative work.
Another notable improvement is that chat sessions will now have titles generated by large language models (LLM). This feature, which requires a Microsoft 365 license, will enhance organization and discoverability. Users can still rename or delete sessions as needed.
There’s a lot more to catch up on within the Copilot suite of products from Microsoft. Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements that will continue to improve your experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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Viva Learning – Copilot Academy availability to all Microsoft 365 users
Copilot Academy will be accessible to users without Copilot licenses. Admins will have the option to select their preferred access settings for Copilot Academy.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Forms Copilot can now help you collect responses on your forms
Copilot in Forms can now help you monitor and collect responses for your forms, so you can get the data you need on time. Copilot can send invitations, track your progress, and recommend follow-up actions such as reminders. Say goodbye to manual follow-ups and hello to smarter, stress-free data collection.
Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app: The “Record” feature will retire
We will retire the video Record feature from the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app for Android and iOS starting March 17, 2025, and ending March 31, 2025. Instead, we recommend using the device’s video recording feature.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms can now reference files to help generate drafts
When creating a form with Copilot, users can now reference existing documents such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users can also reference an existing form by pasting the form’s URL into the prompt box. Additionally, Copilot can search and suggest relevant files when generating a form, so users can easily create a draft that meets their needs.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms has been refreshed to help users better refine and edit their forms
Copilot in Forms has been revamped to more easily help users refine and modify their forms. Users can now type prompts to Copilot to help with editing and refinement, so they can get tailored suggestions and easily get their forms ready to send.
Power Platform – Govern critical Copilot settings and more with Environment Groups
On February 3, 2025, we are introducing new rules for Environment Groups that give tenant administrators greater control over critical environment settings. The rules that have a “preview” tag are in Public Preview, while rules without it are considered Generally Available:
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Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning – Copilot Academy reports in Viva Insights
,Usage reporting for Copilot Academy will be available in Viva Insights via the Analyst Workbench. Users can access these reports through Excel or a PowerBI dashboard.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Pronoun Awareness in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon use pronouns from user profiles when responding, creating a more personalized interaction for users.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Suggestions for slide templates as you work
Now, instantly get suggestions for slide templates to use while creating slides in PowerPoint. Insert a new slide or start typing the slide name or type of slide and see suggestions in the Copilot Suggestions pane.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Suggestions for slide templates as you work
Now, instantly get suggestions for slide templates to use while creating slides in PowerPoint. Insert a new slide or start typing the slide name or type of slide and see suggestions in the Copilot Suggestions pane.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Developers building agents in Azure AI Foundry can ground their agent in files stored in SharePoint
Tenant Graph grounding provides grounding for agents with relevant information from Microsoft Graph, including files stored in SharePoint. This capability is now available to developers building agents in Azure AI Foundry.
Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning – ‘AI & Copilot Resources’ provider availability to all Viva Learning users
The ‘AI & Copilot Resources’ provider will be enabled by default for all Viva Learning users. Administrators will have the ability to manage the visibility of this provider within Viva Learning
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Purview capabilities for M365 Copilot
Microsoft Purview is launching several capabilities in government cloud environments that help secure and govern data in Microsoft 365 Copilot. These are capabilities in Information Protection, Data Lifecycle Management, Audit, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance.
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Purview capabilities for M365 Copilot
Microsoft Purview is launching several capabilities in government cloud environments that help secure and govern data in Microsoft 365 Copilot. These are capabilities in Information Protection, Data Lifecycle Management, Audit, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance.
Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Copilot can analyze content shared onscreen in a meeting
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When in a meeting that is being recorded and has content shared onscreen, Microsoft Copilot will be able to answer questions based on the shared onscreen content. Before this rollout, Copilot was only able to answer questions based on the transcript and meeting chat, and this capability will continue after the rollout. This message applies to Teams on VDI, Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.
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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Copilot in meetings will suggest follow-up questions
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When Microsoft Copilot in Teams meetings responds to a prompt, Copilot will also suggest follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. The follow-up questions will typically be based on Copilot’s prior responses, such as asking for more details or asking what a specific person said about the topic in the meeting. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updates to Copilot Chat prompt input box
This update aligns Copilot Chat prompt input box across chat experiences.
Microsoft Viva: Feature Access Management for Copilot in Viva Glint
Admins will have the ability to enable or disable Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint for specific users through the M365 admin center.
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Microsoft Copilot: File summary in Microsoft Teams chat
Users will be able to summarize files with Summarize for me using Microsoft Copilot within one-on-one or group Microsoft Teams chats. This feature will work on common file types like Word and PDF initially, and other file formats will be added over time. This summarization respects the file’s security policies, ensuring that only users with access to the file receive a summary, which will carry the same sensitivity label as the original file. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.
Microsoft Copilot Studio – Add SharePoint as a knowledge source
We are announcing the SharePoint as a knowledge source for generative answers feature. When a user asks a question and the agent doesn’t have a topic to use for an answer, this feature allows the agent to search the SharePoint URL and all subpaths, and generative answers will summarize this content into a targeted response. This feature will reach general availability on February 28, 2025.
Copilot Studio – Agent Builder in Copilot Chat
We are announcing the Agent Builder in Copilot Chat feature for Copilot Studio. This feature enables pay-as-you-go agents for the existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial users. This feature will reach general availability on February 18, 2025.
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Viva Glint: Use Feature Access Management in Viva for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Glint
We are excited to announce that we will add the Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint feature to Feature Access Management in Viva. This will allow global admins and AI admins to control the rollout and availability of Copilot in Viva Glint.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses Enterprise assets hosted on Templafy when creating presentations with Copilot
Once you connect your asset library hosted with Templafy to Microsoft365 and Copilot, you will be able to create presentations with your organization’s images
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Recap changes over more time
Recapping the changes you made in Loop is no longer limited to the current session. You can now recap changes that were made over a longer period of time.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Microsoft Edge Mobile will support page summarization
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge Mobile for Android and iOS will re-enable page summarization features in two phases from mid-February to late March 2025. The Copilot Chat icon will be displayed by default to all Microsoft Entra ID users. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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Copilot Studio – Removal of the ‘New Analytics’ toggle on the Analytics page in Custom copilot agents
On February 20, 2025, the ‘New Analytics’ toggle on Analytics page for custom copilot agents will be removed and the new analytics page in Copilot Studio will be the default experience for users.
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Outlook: Copilot highlights important meetings to prep for
In this update, Copilot in the calendar will highlight important meetings to prep for today and in the upcoming week with a reason for the recommendation. Users can use Prepare with Copilot to get started.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create a PowerPoint slide from a file or prompt
Creating impactful slides can be challenging and time-consuming. Copilot helps you quickly turn your ideas and files into a fully designed slide with content ready to edit and refine, making the presentation creation and refinement process more personalized and efficient.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Search past sessions in Copilot Chat
Search through your past Copilot conversations in Copilot Chat.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Insert cloud files from One Drive in Copilot Chat
Insert cloud files from One Drive in Copilot Chat web grounding conversations.
Outlook: Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot available in Copilot Chat in classic Outlook for Windows
We will be adding declarative agents support for agents in Copilot Chat in Outlook. This roadmap item tracks availability in classic Outlook for Windows.
Outlook: Copilot Pages – View, edit & share in Outlook Mobile
Continue working with Copilot and colleagues while on the go, with the ability to view, edit and share Pages on mobile.
Microsoft OneNote Copilot Chat is coming to Microsoft OneNote for the web and Microsoft OneNote in Teams
Microsoft OneNote Copilot Chat will be available in OneNote for the web and OneNote in Teams starting February 2025, completing by late March 2025. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be enabled by default. No action is needed, but you may notify users and update documentation.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enhanced Copilot in Engage
Copilot in Engage has now been integrated with M365,providing the same rich access to the M365 Graph, and helping you natively access Microsoft data in the flow of Engage. Alongside this update, you can expect improved AI-powered writing assistance that bring in email/chat/files data to help craft both the content and style of your message
Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Microsoft 365 (Office) app is now the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Microsoft 365 (Office) app is now the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Changes in the Microsoft Outlook apps for iOS and Android will occur in March 2025, including a new icon for Microsoft accounts. No admin action is required, but users should be notified. Learn more here.
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Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports – Microsoft 365 Copilot for GCC Moderate
We will be introducing a new Usage report covering Microsoft 365 Copilot. This report will include total enabled and active users, Copilot usage with a breakout per Microsoft 365 app, and user-level activity insights (anonymized by default).
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat now offers meeting series selection on CIQ Menu
Users will now be able to select meeting series and related instances from CIQ to submit as part of their prompts to Copilot Chat.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat now offers better Search Refinement on CIQ menu file tab
Users will now be able to use File Type Filters and People Refiners to apply search criteria to get to relevant files faster.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Rich artifacts in Copilot Pages
You can now create rich artifacts, including interactive charts, tables, complex diagrams, and code created with Copilot from enterprise or web data. Artifacts can be added to Pages to further edit and refine with Copilot. They are interactive and stay in sync across Microsoft 365 when shared for collaborative work.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): LLM generated titles for Copilot Chat sessions
Easily locate your Copilot Chat sessions with LLM generated titles.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Audio summary of your file
Copilot can generate audio summaries of your file, making information easy to consume anywhere.
Upcoming Changes for M365 Copilot Chat with Link Safety
Upcoming changes to M365 Copilot Chat include integration with SafeLinks for URL protection, native time-of-click URL reputation checks, and the cessation of hyperlink redaction. Rollout begins in late March 2025 and completes by late May 2025. These updates enhance link security in chat responses.
Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Sway will retire from the “Create” tab
Sway will be retired from the “Create” tab in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app between March 24 and March 31, 2025, due to low usage. Users can still access Sway from the “Apps” section. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: The Copilot Chat input box design will be consistent
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat input box design will be updated to a consistent design across the Web and Work tabs, with no functionality changes. This rollout requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft 365 license and will occur from early to mid-March 2025. No admin action is required.
Microsoft Teams: Copilot generated summaries for call transfers on Teams phone devices
Copilot generated summary provides an overview of the details and outcomes of transferred calls. It includes information such as the caller’s details, the reason for the transfer, and the final resolution.
Outlook: Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook on the Web and the new Outlook for Windows
Declarative Agents have already rolled out to Microsoft 365 Copilot chat, with this update we will be adding support for the same set of agents in Copilot chat in Outlook too.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses enterprise assets hosted on SharePoint OAL when creating presentations with Copilot
Once you integrate your organization’s assets into a Sharepoint OAL (Organization Asset Library) you will be able to create presentations with your organization’s images
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: End User License Requests
A new license request feature and self-service purchase for Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available for all tenants starting late March 2025. Users can request or purchase licenses directly, with admins managing these requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Existing self-service purchase settings will be honored.
Ask Microsoft Copilot about who made changes and when they were made in Loop Copilot chat
A Microsoft 365 update allows users to privately ask Microsoft Copilot in Loop Copilot chat about who made changes and when. The rollout began in late January 2025 and will complete by late February 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
Outlook: Schedule from email with Copilot
Often you may want to transition a conversation from an email thread to a meeting. Copilot helps you do this by being able to start scheduling right from the email conversation. It saves you time and effort by generating a meeting invite that’s ready for you to review and send. When you click on “Schedule with Copilot” a meeting form will appear with a Copilot generated meeting title, agenda, and conversation summary as well as a pre-filled attendee list from the email thread and an attachment of the original email thread. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows, web, Mac, and mobile. #newoutlookforwindows
Microsoft Teams: Copilot in Teams meetings responses can be exported to Word and Excel
Now, certain responses from Copilot in Teams meetings will have an option to ‘edit in’ Word or Excel. The ‘edit in’ option for Word will be available for Copilot responses that are long (more than 1300 characters) and will automatically open a Word document with the response written. The ‘edit in’ option for Excel will be available for Copilot responses that are formatted in a table, and will automatically open an Excel file with the formatted response added. Copilot responses can only be exported if the meeting policy for the meeting is set to allow copying or forwarding of meeting chat, live captions, transcript, and Copilot responses. The export capability will also inherit the sensitivity label of the meeting (sensitivity labels are available to Teams Premium users).
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses Enterprise assets hosted on Templafy when creating presentations with Copilot
Once you connect your asset library hosted with Templafy to Microsoft 365 and Copilot, you will be able to create presentations with your organization’s images.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for summarization of very long documents
Copilot in Word can summarize documents up to about 1,500,000 words or 3,000 pages. This summary will be available on top of the document.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot to rewrite text as a list
PowerPoint is introducing Copilot text editing, allowing you to convert paragraphs into bullet points or lists effortlessly.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot to rewrite text as a list
PowerPoint is introducing Copilot text editing, allowing you to convert paragraphs into bullet points or lists effortlessly.
Microsoft Teams: Copilot only during call
Copilot is only available during the live call session and will not be accessible after the call ends. No recording or transcription is required to use Copilot during the call.
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Chat sessions will have titles generated by large language models (LLM)
Microsoft 365 Copilot will use large language models to generate titles for chat sessions starting March 2025. This feature, requiring a Microsoft 365 license, will enhance organization and discoverability. Users can still rename or delete sessions. For more details, refer to the provided roadmap ID 388373.
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): M365 Copilot for GCC Environments: Wave 2
Bringing Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC your AI assistant for work in the GCC environment. It combines the power of Large Language Models with your work content and context, to help you draft and rewrite, summarize and organize, catch up on what you missed, and get answers to questions via open prompts. Copilot generates answers using the rich, people-centric data and insights available in the Microsoft Graph. Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC is now available in Stream, SharePoint, OneNote, and Pages in Loop.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot to rewrite text as a list
Copilot in PowerPoint will rewrite paragraphs into bullet points or lists.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot to rewrite text as a list
Copilot in PowerPoint will rewrite paragraphs into bullet points or lists.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot to rewrite text as a list
Copilot in PowerPoint will rewrite paragraphs into bullet points or lists.
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Extensibility – Admins can manage Copilot extensibility under Copilot tab in Microsoft 365 admin center
Admins have options to manage Copilot extensibility under Copilot tab including agent management for IT published agents and shared agents.
Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android
The Agent UX in Microsoft 365 Copilot is now available on iOS/Android, allowing users to discover, add, and chat with agents in mobile Copilot on Teams, Outlook, and the Copilot app. The rollout will occur from mid-March to late March 2025, with no admin action required.
New Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes page
A new centralized Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes page is now available, consolidating all Copilot-related updates across various platforms. It includes platform-specific filters and is updated bi-weekly. Users should bookmark, share, review, and provide feedback on the page for better planning and awareness of Copilot updates.
Change to Copilot Settings in Outlook
Starting in March 2025, Outlook will introduce a setting to hide Copilot entry points, configurable per account and syncing across all Outlook applications. This applies to both organizational and personal accounts. Classic Outlook for Windows will not have this setting, but changes will sync with it. Admins should inform users.
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Sessions grouped by time frame
Microsoft 365 Copilot will group chat history by the latest interaction in each session, categorized by time frames such as “Yesterday” and “Previous 7 days.” This feature will roll out from late February to early March 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook
Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook will be available on the Web and Work tabs starting late March 2025. Admins can manage these agents in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Users can customize their Copilot experience with these agents, which will appear in the right-side panel of Outlook.
Microsoft Copilot Studio – Extend M365 Copilot with Copilot Studio custom engine agents
We are announcing the extend M365 Copilot with Copilot Studio custom engine agents feature for Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature allows users to customize Microsoft 365 Copilot to their needs with custom engine copilots to create rich, organization-specific solutions that can be easily accessed and interacted with from Microsoft Copilot. This feature will reach general availability on March 31, 2025.
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