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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? April 2026
Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.
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New option to delete Teams meeting recap content
Short VersionMeeting organisers can delete most Microsoft Teams recap content (recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes) with just a couple of clicks. Due late...
Share a Teams meeting recap with non-attendees
Short VersionShare Teams meeting recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes with non-attendees. Due early to late June 2026.
DetailsEnhanced recap sharing: Meeting organisers can grant access...
Test your microphone and speaker before joining a Teams meeting
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing the ability to test your microphone and speakers before joining a Teams meeting. Due mid to late May 2026.
DetailsResolve your...
Automatically transcribe Teams meetings without creating a recording
Short VersionMeeting organisers will soon be able to automatically transcribe meetings without a recording. Due early to mid-May 2026.
DetailsPreviously, you had two options for...
Create and edit SharePoint pages with Copilot
Short VersionSharePoint page editors with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will soon be able to create and edit whole pages using an AI-powered authoring...
Agent Builder creation experience updates in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Short VersionMicrosoft is updating the Agent Builder experience to make it clearer, faster, and more intuitive. Due late April to early May 2026.
DetailsThese changes...
Copilot entry points in Excel are changing
Short VersionExcel's Copilot entry points are being consolidated into a single location in the bottom-right corner. Due late April to early June 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is...
New SharePoint web part: Create charts on pages with AI
Short VersionSharePoint will soon have a new web part for AI-assisted chart creation. Due mid to late May 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is adding a new Charts web...
Discover Copilot actions in SharePoint and OneDrive file preview
Short VersionM365 Copilot will soon show suggested actions, such as summarising and FAQ generation, in OneDrive and SharePoint file previews. Due late April to early May...
Use Copilot to explain selected slide content in PowerPoint Live
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams meetings with PowerPoint Live will soon let attendees select slide text and get private, on-demand Copilot explanations. Due mid to late...
Page publishing with the SharePoint page agent
Short VersionThe SharePoint page agent is a Copilot agent that lets you create and refine SharePoint pages directly in M365 Copilot chat. Now due...
Updated M365 Copilot Notebook overview page experience
Short VersionM365 Copilot Notebooks will soon have a redesigned Overview page with AI-generated summaries, key insights, suggested actions, and improved layout. Due late April...
Quickly access read items when using the ‘unread only’ view
DetailsMicrosoft is making it easier in Teams to quickly view ‘read’ items when in an ‘unread-only’ view.
In Teams, you can filter chat and channel...
New SharePoint experience (2026)
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing a new SharePoint experience that includes a redesigned SharePoint app bar and SharePoint start page. Now due mid-June to late...
Experience-specific history is coming to Copilot chat
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing Copilot-experience-specific chat history. Due mid-April to late May 2026.
DetailsCurrently, the Copilot navigation pane shows all chats by default, regardless of the...
Undo and Redo for PDF annotations on SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionMicrosoft is adding Undo and Redo support for PDF annotations in OneDrive and SharePoint on the web. Due early to mid-April 2026.
DetailsThis update brings the web...
Microsoft Teams on Windows will soon honour Windows ‘Do not disturb’
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams on Windows will soon honour Windows ‘Do not disturb’ (DND) system settings. Due mid to late May 2026.
DetailsIf you are using...
Updates to Microsoft Teams unread message badge counts
Short VersionMicrosoft is updating how Teams calculates and how ‘badge counts’ indicate unread messages. Now due late May to early June 2026.
DetailsA badge count...
Choose your AI model when editing presentations in PowerPoint
Short VersionM365 Copilot (paid) in PowerPoint will soon let you choose an AI model (including OpenAI and Claude) when creating and editing a presentation....
New experience when minimising the Teams meeting window
Short VersionThe Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimised is being updated to help you stay engaged while multitasking in other apps. Now...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? April 2026
Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.
Check out the...
