Daily digest

2026-09-02

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

Last updated19/09/2026, 19:58

Last checked21/09/2026, 01:05

Highlights

Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched 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
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it materially affects administration or governance
Planner Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 567671

Planner: Planner Agent chat in Basic Plans

Introducing built-in Planner Agent chat with natural language Q&A, smart task discovery, and in-plan task management.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Copilot Studio Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 570435

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Streamlining experiences from Copilot Studio Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

This update is meant to bridge the experience of using Copilot Studio agents in M365 Copilot with the Copilot Chat experience. With these updates, agent responses in Copilot Chat will look (similar formatting, compressed chain of thought), feel (smoother streaming, resume/retry and voice dictation) and behave (deliver...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Excel Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 569424

Excel: Excel canvas

A Copilot-generated canvas that turns workbook data into a polished, interactive view of key visualizations, metrics, and insights. As workbook data changes, it automatically updates to reflect the latest information. Users can modify the canvas by chatting with Copilot.

Published
09/02/2026
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 559613

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files — such as scanned contracts in Word, screenshots of tables in Excel, or whiteboard photos in PowerPoint — content that was previously difficult to search and find.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance

Full list

Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Launched 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
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it materially affects administration or governance
Planner Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 567671

Planner: Planner Agent chat in Basic Plans

Introducing built-in Planner Agent chat with natural language Q&A, smart task discovery, and in-plan task management.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Copilot Studio Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 570435

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Streamlining experiences from Copilot Studio Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

This update is meant to bridge the experience of using Copilot Studio agents in M365 Copilot with the Copilot Chat experience. With these updates, agent responses in Copilot Chat will look (similar formatting, compressed chain of thought), feel (smoother streaming, resume/retry and voice dictation) and behave (deliver...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Excel Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 569424

Excel: Excel canvas

A Copilot-generated canvas that turns workbook data into a polished, interactive view of key visualizations, metrics, and insights. As workbook data changes, it automatically updates to reflect the latest information. Users can modify the canvas by chatting with Copilot.

Published
09/02/2026
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 559613

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Chat can now better match search results from Scanned PDFs and from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files — such as scanned contracts in Word, screenshots of tables in Excel, or whiteboard photos in PowerPoint — content that was previously difficult to search and find.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Copilot Studio Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 570434

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Enabling makers to require human approval for tool calls

Copilot Studio now let’s makers require human approval before an agent runs specific tools. With a per-tool, per-agent toggle, any gated tool call pauses and shows an approval request describing what the agent intends to do, so a person can approve, approve for the session, or deny before the action runs. This gives o...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
OneNote Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 566322

OneNote: Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks (Windows)

Capture on Windows helps you bring conversations and ideas from meetings, brainstorming sessions, and everyday work into Copilot Notebooks. Capture audio, images, and notes in one experience, then let Copilot turn them into structured notes with key insights, decisions, and action items, in a Copilot Notebook of your...

Published
09/02/2026
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 Rolling out Builder-focused Roadmap 567891

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Power BI integration in M365 Copilot

This release enables M365 Copilot to reason over Power BI enterprise data and returns grounded answers directly from Power BI reports and semantic models. Users can ask natural‑language questions and receive accurate answers.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it improves license evaluation and adoption planning / because it materially affects administration or governance
Outlook Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 567007

Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic Outlook

We've introduced a new experience for Copilot in the apps—a consistent entry point across apps that sits above your work and understands the context beneath it. Rather than scattering touchpoints across the interface, it anchors Copilot as one connected system across Microsoft 365, surfacing relevant actions that help...

Published
09/02/2026
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 Rolling out Admin-focused Roadmap 498640

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Capture voice notes in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app

With a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, transform offline discussions into structured, actionable, and searchable content with voice notes in Copilot.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft Teams Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 568933

Microsoft Teams: Use Copilot Chat after a call in Queues app

After a recorded call is completed, use Copilot in the Queues app to quickly catch up on key details, uncover insights, and resolve customer issues faster without having to manually search through a transcript or listen back to a recording. Navigate to the unified call history in the Queues app, select the recorded ca...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it directly affects meetings or communication workflows
SharePoint Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focused Roadmap 569720

SharePoint: PowerShell support for brand fonts deletion

Microsoft SharePoint is introducing PowerShell support for deleting brand font files from the Brand Fonts library used by the SharePoint Brand Center. With the new Remove-SPOFontFile cmdlet, SharePoint administrators can remove brand font files that are no longer approved, licensed, or needed across their organization...

Published
09/02/2026
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-focused Roadmap 503144

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Domain exclusion for web grounding

This feature will allow admins to specify a limited set of sites to exclude from web grounding in M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat #copilotcontrolsystem

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it directly affects meetings or communication workflows
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 561026

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generate documents using forms in SharePoint with Power Automate

We are introducing a new Power Automate action that enables automated document generation using document generation (DocGen) forms in SharePoint. Generate document from form (Preview) allows customers to create documents from a template by mapping data inputs to predefined template fields. Documents are generated as p...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Outlook Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 508524

Outlook: User-initiated Copilot insights in classic Outlook

Users can manually select text and ask Copilot to help provide relevant information.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Builder-focused Roadmap 570431

Microsoft 365: Organizational Data Service is now available in GCC-High

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft 365 Organizational Data Service is now available in the GCC-High (GCC-H) environment! Microsoft 365 Organizational Data Service enables rapid ingestion of organizational/HR data through connectors from multiple HRIS systems using a single unified ingestion point. This service a...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Microsoft Viva Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 570428

Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights and Copilot Analytics in GCC-High

Microsoft Viva Insights and Copilot Analytics are coming to Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (GCC High), providing eligible organizations with privacy-protected, role-based analytics experiences to help them understand Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption, usage, and impact. Viva Insights also provides data-dri...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it affects adoption visibility or analytics
Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 503955

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updates to Memory and Personalization in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Copilot now uses chat history to provide more relevant, contextual responses. Updated settings make it easier to view and manage what Copilot remembers and your personalization preferences.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it directly affects meetings or communication workflows
Microsoft Teams Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap Rolling out Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 569017

Microsoft Teams: Intelligent call recaps in Queues app

Spend less time catching up on call recordings to resolve customer issues faster. For recorded call queue calls, the Queues app now supports intelligent call recaps for recorded calls that includes AI-generated summary notes, key discussion points, and follow-up actions. Navigate to the call record in the Queues app a...

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it materially affects administration or governance / because it directly affects meetings or communication workflows
Microsoft Teams Roadmap Microsoft 365 Roadmap In development Admin-focusedBuilder-focused Roadmap 569214

Microsoft Teams: Copilot Chat for chats, channels, calls, and meetings in GCC, GCC High, and DoD

Copilot Chat will soon be available across chats, channels, calls, and meetings, helping users stay informed and catch up quickly.

Published
09/02/2026
Source
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Why it matters
because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects meetings or communication workflows