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Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Jul 1, 2026

Create Office Files from Copilot Notebooks

Copilot Notebooks can now turn the sources you have gathered into PowerPoint, Word, and Excel files.

Best for: turning a collection of notes and references into a finished document in one step
When to use it: you have pulled content into a Copilot Notebook and need it as a deck, doc, or spreadsheet
Who benefits: people who use Copilot Notebooks to gather research before producing deliverables

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Jul 1, 2026

Brand Kit for Visuals in Copilot Chat

Copilot Chat can apply your organization's brand kit and style to the visuals it generates.

Best for: keeping AI-generated images and graphics on-brand without manual restyling
When to use it: you generate visuals in Copilot Chat and need them to match company colors and style
Who benefits: marketing and comms teams who have to hold a consistent brand look

Microsoft Copilotmodel

Link·Jul 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2-Efficient in Copilot for PowerPoint

A faster Microsoft image model for generating slide visuals inside Copilot in PowerPoint.

Best for: generating and iterating on images for slides without leaving PowerPoint
When to use it: you are drafting a deck and want visuals in the moment rather than sourcing them separately
Who benefits: anyone building presentations in Microsoft 365 with Copilot

June 2026

Microsoft Copilotmodel

Link·Jun 16, 2026

FLUX.2 Flex in PowerPoint

A new image-generation model option in the PowerPoint Copilot image picker, from Black Forest Labs, built to render text and layouts cleanly.

Best for: Generating slide visuals that contain readable text, like infographics, diagrams, or UI mockups.
When to use it: The default image model garbles typography or layout and you want cleaner text in a generated image.
Who benefits: Copilot Premium users who build image-heavy presentations in PowerPoint.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Jun 2, 2026

Microsoft Scout

Microsoft's first always-on personal work agent. It lives in Teams, learns your work patterns, and proactively handles coordination like scheduling and meeting prep.

Best for: Handing off recurring coordination work, like scheduling, prep, and follow-up tracking, to an agent that acts without being prompted each time.
When to use it: You want an agent watching your calendar, email, and chats to tee up meetings and flag what needs attention.
Who benefits: Microsoft 365 users in enterprises enrolled in Microsoft's Frontier program.

Microsoft Copilotmodel

Link·Jun 2, 2026

Microsoft MAI Models

Microsoft's family of in-house AI models expanded at Build 2026 with its first reasoning model plus new coding, image, voice, and transcription models, all available through Microsoft Foundry.

Best for: Building on Microsoft's own models inside the Foundry developer stack instead of relying only on partner models like OpenAI's.
When to use it: You build on Azure or Foundry and want first-party models for reasoning, code, image, voice, or transcription.
Who benefits: Developers and teams building AI features on the Microsoft stack.

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Jun 2, 2026

Federated Copilot Connectors (Generally Available)

Microsoft 365 Copilot can now pull live data from outside business systems through admin-approved connectors.

Best for: getting Copilot answers that draw on data sitting in third-party systems, not just your Microsoft files
When to use it: you need Copilot to reference up-to-date information from an outside tool your organization has connected
Who benefits: teams whose admins wire up outside data sources, so everyday users get richer answers in Chat and Excel

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·Jun 2, 2026

Copilot Edits Word Documents by Default

The Copilot chat pane in Word can now edit your document directly, without you switching editing on first.

Best for: having Copilot apply changes straight into a Word doc instead of only suggesting them
When to use it: you are drafting or reworking a document and want Copilot edits made in place, then review them
Who benefits: anyone who uses Copilot inside Word to write and edit documents

May 2026

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·May 19, 2026

Outlook Integrations for Copilot Chat

Add emails and excerpts from threads into Copilot Chat as context with simple in-Outlook interactions.

Best for: Asking Copilot questions about an email thread without copy-pasting
When to use it: You're reading an Outlook thread and want Copilot to act on its content
Who benefits: Microsoft 365 Copilot users who live in Outlook

Microsoft Copilotfeature

Link·May 19, 2026

SharePoint Admin Agent

Natural language agent for managing SharePoint from inside Microsoft 365.

Best for: Day-to-day SharePoint and OneDrive admin work
When to use it: You'd rather ask in natural language than dig through admin menus
Who benefits: SharePoint admins and IT teams in Microsoft 365 tenants