New Copilot Updates for Outlook Scheduling, Word Agent Mode, and PowerPoint Agent Mode

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Microsoft has announced Copilot enhancements across Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint that improve scheduling, document creation, and presentation building. Here is a summary of some of the features I think can come in handy. Be aware that timelines may change as deployments progress, some of these have already been pushed back a couple of months. All of the following features requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and will be enabled by default for users with such a license. Automatic rescheduling of 1:1 meetings Automatic rescheduling of flexible 1:1 meetings and personal events in Outlook with Copilot, helping users resolve conflicts with minimal manual effort is coming soon. This will be in addition to the already released auto rescheduling of meeting rooms. Originally this feature was planned for mid‑November 2025 to mid‑January 2026, but is now hopefully coming between to mid‑February 2026 and the end of February 2026. A Microsoft Copilot license is required to use the capability....

A simplified way to handle your notifications

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Notifications can be overwhelming in a large organization. And I am pleased to see Microsoft's roadmap have an item that is supposed to be rolling out soon, called: Microsoft Teams: Simplified Global Notification Settings (Roadmap ID 65636) 

It promises an easier way to manage all your notifications, globally in Teams. There was just a post in the Admin Center, explaining a slight delay in the roll-out of this feature, but you can get a sneak-peak over at the techcommunity.