Daily digest

2026-04-01

An unofficial daily digest that organizes public Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Agent Builder updates.

Last updated06/06/2026, 17:46

Last checked09/06/2026, 01:18

Highlights

Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched Admin-focused Roadmap 499654

SharePoint: Updates to News page in SharePoint sites

The News page renders news items in a given site. It is typically accessed via the "see all" experience of a news web part. We are updating the user experience of this page and bringing in Copilot capabilities to licensed users. Updated February 9, 2026: GA rollout for this item is starting in late February. We apolog...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 548520

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure,...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it materially affects administration or governance
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Admin-focusedBuilder-focused

(Preview) Build and deploy real-time voice agents for Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 Contact Center, with support for...

(Preview) Build and deploy real-time voice agents for Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 Contact Center, with support for NLU, multilingual conversations, knowledge integration, security settings, and voice tuning settings like speech sensitivity and silence detection. Configure an...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 558595

Microsoft 365: Companion apps - Copilot prompts in the Files app now available for Copilot Chat users

The Files companion app, part of the Microsoft 365 companion apps suite on the Windows taskbar, now surfaces AI-powered Copilot file prompts for Copilot Chat users. Previously available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot licensees, this update extends contextual file prompts to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users, enabling th...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Analyze your agent with custom metrics by defining your own analytics categories and visualizing results alon...

(Preview) Analyze your agent with custom metrics by defining your own analytics categories and visualizing results alongside built-in analytics.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream

Full list

Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched Admin-focused Roadmap 499654

SharePoint: Updates to News page in SharePoint sites

The News page renders news items in a given site. It is typically accessed via the "see all" experience of a news web part. We are updating the user experience of this page and bringing in Copilot capabilities to licensed users. Updated February 9, 2026: GA rollout for this item is starting in late February. We apolog...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 548520

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure,...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it materially affects administration or governance
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Admin-focusedBuilder-focused

(Preview) Build and deploy real-time voice agents for Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 Contact Center, with support for...

(Preview) Build and deploy real-time voice agents for Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 Contact Center, with support for NLU, multilingual conversations, knowledge integration, security settings, and voice tuning settings like speech sensitivity and silence detection. Configure an...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 558595

Microsoft 365: Companion apps - Copilot prompts in the Files app now available for Copilot Chat users

The Files companion app, part of the Microsoft 365 companion apps suite on the Windows taskbar, now surfaces AI-powered Copilot file prompts for Copilot Chat users. Previously available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot licensees, this update extends contextual file prompts to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users, enabling th...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Analyze your agent with custom metrics by defining your own analytics categories and visualizing results alon...

(Preview) Analyze your agent with custom metrics by defining your own analytics categories and visualizing results alongside built-in analytics.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 557277

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure,...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 557276

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure,...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Copilot Studio Official blogs Copilot Studio Blog GA Builder-focused

Agent Evaluation in Microsoft Copilot Studio is now generally available

As agents move into production, evaluations help take each build from experimentation to a reliable system. And they help answer the question that matters most in production: Can we trust this agent to behave correctly, consistently, and safely — every time? Manual testing simpl...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Copilot Studio Blog
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 516039

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses enterprise assets hosted on Adobe Experience Manager when creating presentations

Once you connect your asset library hosted on Adobe Experience Manager to Microsoft365 and Copilot, Copilot will create presentations using your organization's images.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 516038

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses enterprise assets hosted on Adobe Experience Manager when creating presentations

Once you connect your asset library hosted on Adobe Experience Manager to Microsoft365 and Copilot, Copilot will create presentations using your organization's images.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 516037

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses enterprise assets hosted on Adobe Experience Manager when creating presentations

Once you connect your asset library hosted on Adobe Experience Manager to Microsoft365 and Copilot, Copilot will create presentations using your organization's images.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio GA Builder-focused

(General availability) Connect agents to other agents using the agent-to-agent (A2A) protocol.

(General availability) Connect agents to other agents using the agent-to-agent (A2A) protocol.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Admin-focusedBuilder-focused

Share analytics access with colleagues using the new Analytics Viewer role, without granting broader maker permissions.

Share analytics access with colleagues using the new Analytics Viewer role, without granting broader maker permissions.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 548646

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure,...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it changes document or presentation workflows
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Add a display name suffix to identify agents across environments in Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot using env...

(Preview) Add a display name suffix to identify agents across environments in Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot using environment variables.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focused Roadmap 559106

Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Apply default SharePoint library labels to data at rest

Introduce an AI-powered capability leveraging Microsoft Security Copilot to automatically generate natural language explanations of changes made to DLP policies after each update within Microsoft Purview. This feature will analyze policy version deltas (pre-update vs. post-update) and produce a structured, human-reada...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 487836

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Employee Self-Service Agent in M365 Copilot

The Employee Self-Service Agent in M365 Copilot expedites answers for the most common workplace policy-related questions and takes action on key HR and IT related tasks, connecting employees to authorized knowledge bases and HR/IT systems of record for faster resolution time and a streamlined employee experience.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it affects search or knowledge workflows
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Use GPT-5.5 Reasoning (Deep) as an experimental model for agents requiring deep analytical reasoning.

(Preview) Use GPT-5.5 Reasoning (Deep) as an experimental model for agents requiring deep analytical reasoning.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 515144

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Engage private content in M365 Copilot

Engage content from private communities and events will be used as grounding source for M365 Copilot. When a user queries in M365 Copilot, they will only be able to see content they are privileged to access.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Official blogs Microsoft 365 Copilot Blog In development Admin-focused

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | March 2026

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of What's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot! Every month, we highlight new features and enhancements to keep Microsoft 365 admins up to date with Copilot features that help your users be more productive and efficient in the apps they use every day....

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Copilot Blog
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 546246

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Output Formats

The Researcher Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot empowers users to create rich, detailed reports on any topic they choose whether from work or web content. We are introducing new output formats in the Researcher Agent that will allow users to export and consume generated reports in their preferred formats. Users will be...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 557180

Microsoft Teams: Consecutive interpretation in Interpreter

Consecutive interpretation enables turn-based interpretation for everyone in the meeting. Interpretation happens after each speaker finishes talking, creating a turn-based flow that supports interactive discussions across two languages.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focused Roadmap 558110

Outlook: Summarize email with Copilot chat in Outlook

Easily summarize your email with Copilot chat in a single click. This will be available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license who have pinning enabled. This change is coming to both Classic and new Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac and Outlook Mobile. Summaries of email attachments in Copilot chat will also...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Trigger agent evaluations automatically using the Copilot Studio connector with Power Automate, reducing manual effort...

Trigger agent evaluations automatically using the Copilot Studio connector with Power Automate, reducing manual effort in your testing workflow.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Configure hold and resume for voice-enabled agents to pause mid-conversation and resume where you left off, giving user...

Configure hold and resume for voice-enabled agents to pause mid-conversation and resume where you left off, giving users a more natural calling experience.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Run automated agent evaluations from a REST API using the Power Platform API to integrate evaluation into CI/...

(Preview) Run automated agent evaluations from a REST API using the Power Platform API to integrate evaluation into CI/CD and custom automation pipelines.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 515945

Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft 365 Copilot to safeguard prompts

We are expanding Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft 365 Copilot to safeguard prompts containing sensitive data. This real-time control helps organizations mitigate data leakage and oversharing risks by preventing Microsoft 365 Copilot, including pre-built agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, from returni...

Published
04/01/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it noticeably changes the day-to-day user experience
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Use the agent usage estimator to forecast Copilot credit consumption across Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 agents befo...

Use the agent usage estimator to forecast Copilot credit consumption across Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 agents before deploying at scale.

Published
04/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management