Microsoft Copilot Updates

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Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Oct 6, 2026

Cowork Adoption and Impact in Copilot Analytics

Admins and analysts can now see and export how much their organization uses Copilot Cowork and what it costs in credits.

Best for: Reporting on AI adoption and spend to leadership.
When to use it: You need numbers on Cowork usage to justify licenses, credits, or training.
Who benefits: Marketing ops leads and IT admins who own the Copilot rollout and budget.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Oct 6, 2026

SharePoint and OneDrive File References in Copilot for PowerPoint

On Mac, Copilot in PowerPoint can now find a SharePoint or OneDrive file you name in your prompt and build slides from it.

Best for: Turning an existing report, brief, or research doc into a deck.
When to use it: The source file already lives in SharePoint or OneDrive and you would rather name it than hunt for it and attach it.
Who benefits: Mac-based marketers who build decks from campaign results and planning docs.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Oct 6, 2026

Regenerate and Switch Model in Copilot Chat

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat on the web can now redo its last answer, or rerun it on a different AI model, without retyping the prompt.

Best for: Getting a second version of a draft, summary, or answer to compare.
When to use it: The first answer missed the mark and you want another try, or a second opinion from a different model.
Who benefits: Anyone writing or researching in Copilot Chat who iterates on outputs.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Oct 6, 2026

Chat Built Into Microsoft 365 Copilot Search

Microsoft 365 Copilot Search now has chat inside the results, so you can ask follow-ups and draft content without switching to a separate chat.

Best for: Turning a search for internal docs into a summary or draft in one place.
When to use it: You found the right files and want to ask questions across them or write something from them right away.
Who benefits: Marketers who dig through SharePoint and Teams for briefs, past campaigns, and reporting.

September 2026

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Sep 23, 2026

Planner Agent Chat

Microsoft Planner now has a built-in Copilot chat for asking about tasks and updating them in plain language.

Best for: Checking and updating a project plan without clicking through filters and menus.
When to use it: You need a quick answer, like which tasks are due this week, or want to update task status by just saying so.
Who benefits: Managers and project leads who run team work in Planner.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Sep 23, 2026

Inbox Triage Actions for Copilot in Outlook

Copilot in Outlook can now delete, move, copy, and categorize emails and manage inbox rules and folders from a plain-language request.

Best for: Clearing out and organizing a crowded inbox in bulk.
When to use it: A cleanup job would take dozens of clicks, like filing every invoice email from one vendor.
Who benefits: Microsoft 365 Copilot users who spend most of the day in Outlook.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Sep 23, 2026

Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms

The Copilot chat pane is now built into Microsoft Forms for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, to improve forms, send invites, and analyze responses.

Best for: Building a survey or quiz and making sense of the answers without leaving Forms.
When to use it: You are running a survey and want help tightening the questions or summarizing the results.
Who benefits: Marketing and research teams running customer, event, or internal surveys.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Sep 23, 2026

Custom Skills in Copilot for PowerPoint

PowerPoint for the web users with Microsoft 365 Copilot can now create their own reusable Copilot skills for tasks they repeat.

Best for: Repeat deck work, like restructuring slides or applying a house format the same way each time.
When to use it: You keep typing the same instructions to Copilot in PowerPoint.
Who benefits: Marketing and comms teams that build a lot of decks in a set format.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Sep 15, 2026

Microsoft 365 G7

A Microsoft 365 suite for US government agencies that bundles Copilot, agent building, and agent management inside Government Community Cloud.

Best for: Federal, state, and local agencies that need Copilot and agents running inside an authorized government cloud.
When to use it: Your organization sits in Government Community Cloud and has been waiting on Copilot and agent tooling being cleared for it.
Who benefits: Government IT and compliance teams, plus staff doing research and reporting work.