Four Microsoft 365 Copilot Features That Will Make Your Workflow Easier

Microsoft has announced four Copilot updates, some already live or in preview, others rolling out soon, that are designed to simplify tasks, improve control, and boost productivity. These enhancements include smarter content referencing, flexible reasoning modes, customizable response scoping, and integrated meeting scheduling. Timelines may change, so keep an eye on official updates.  Copilot Chat Enhancements: Reference Files and Emails Easily Copilot Chat for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is being enhanced by introducing quick access to emails directly in prompts. By typing “/” in the prompt box, users can search and reference relevant content without manual uploads, improving prompt quality and Copilot responses. Suggested prompts beneath the input box will also include relevant files or emails for faster starts. This capability will surely reduce friction and ensure responses are grounded in the right context (Also now known as ContextIQ). This update is associate...

Collaborative notes now also on mobile, a combined picker for gifs emojis and stickers and a multi account meeting plugin for Outlook.

Collaborative notes in Teams meetings is a feature that allows meeting attendees to work together to create agendas, take notes, and generate action items. However, until now, this feature has not been supported on mobile clients. This is about to change, as the roadmap item 128652 is set to roll out this month.

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that combines emojis, GIFs, and stickers into one picker. With this update, emojis, GIFs, and stickers will be combined in one picker under the smiley face icon. Clicking the smiley face will open the new feature. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84023, and should be rolling out this month.

The Teams Meeting Add-in in Outlook now supports multi-tenant and multi-account scenarios. This means that if you’re signed into multiple tenants in Teams, the Teams Meeting button in Outlook will create a meeting invite link for the tenant you’re currently signed into. This obviously requires the user to be using the new version of Teams.