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Copilot Notebooks can now turn the references you’ve gathered into a finished Office file — a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a PowerPoint deck. One click starts it, and you never write a prompt. We tested all three and found that what you can change afterwards depends entirely on which format you picked.

Agent Mode in PowerPoint can now take a Teams meeting or chat as the source for a presentation, turning a conversation into a first draft deck. One prerequisite is easy to miss: without a transcript, there’s nothing for Copilot to work from. We look at how to get started, what’s genuinely new here, and what to watch for.

With Voice Interaction in Audio Overview, you can now ask questions directly within Microsoft 365 Word while listening, instead of pausing playback and searching through the document yourself. This is especially useful for long proposals, meeting notes, or briefings that you want to review on the go or between meetings. We take a look at what is already known and highlight the key areas you should pay close attention to when getting started.

In PowerPoint, Copilot can now draw on enterprise images from multiple SharePoint Organizational Asset Libraries — instead of just a single central image source. That’s interesting for marketing, sales and project teams who want to adapt presentations quickly while staying on-brand. An example: a product slide needs a new visual, and Copilot draws on approved brand images from the relevant library. We’ve summarised for you what’s documented about using it and where you should look closely.

Copilot for PowerPoint can now explain shapes and images in the context of the slide they sit on — from a chart to a process diagram. It’s most useful when you need to get your head around someone else’s deck quickly, or turn what’s on a slide into speaker notes, summaries and answers to likely questions. Here’s what’s known so far, and where a little caution still pays off.

Copilot in PowerPoint now lets you decide which AI model generates your slide images. Two recent additions join the picker: Microsoft’s own MAI Image 2.5 and FLUX.2 Flex from German vendor Black Forest Labs, alongside the familiar GPT-Image models. Here’s what sets them apart, when each one earns its place, and what to watch for with AI-generated images.

New feature announced: Start Copilot actions directly from the document In the new OneDrive file preview, Copilot actions will soon be directly visible—rather than switching to a separate Copilot view, you can start relevant actions closer to the open document. For users who frequently just quickly review, summarize, or share files, this can significantly shorten… Continue reading New feature announced: Start Copilot actions directly from the document

With implicit Outlook context in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, an open email, a thread, or a highlighted passage becomes the working context for your question — no copying required. Just open the message and ask the side chat for a summary, a next step, or a suggested reply. Especially handy for full inboxes and those few spare minutes between meetings. Here’s how it works, what’s confirmed, and what to watch for when getting started.

PDFs can now open directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, so you no longer have to jump out to a separate viewer just to check a document. That is especially useful when reviewing policies, offers, contracts or reports alongside an ongoing Copilot conversation. We tested the feature and summarised where it helps, what to watch out for and how to try it in your own working environment.

Scheduled prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot already take the repetition out of routine tasks — and now you can edit existing ones directly instead of setting them up from scratch. For weekly reports, daily briefings, or status checks, that means adjusting the prompt or the execution schedule, or toggling notifications without losing what you’ve already built. Here’s how it works and where it makes the biggest difference.