Copilot Premium users can now open Outlook emails directly within Copilot Chat
Copilot Premium users can now open referenced Outlook emails side by side with their Copilot Chat conversation.
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Microsoft Teams expands breakout room limits to 1000 participants and 200 rooms
Microsoft is increasing the Teams breakout room participant limit to 1000 and the room limit to 200, enabling breakout sessions in much larger meetings.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files now open inline in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now opens Word, Excel, and PowerPoint citations directly inside the chat, so users can review referenced files without switching to a new browser tab.
First Teams channel in newly created teams will use the Threaded layout
Starting in May, Microsoft is changing the default layout of the first channel in a new Teams team to Threaded.
Microsoft Teams will automatically restore the conversation or view state when you switch away briefly
Teams will soon restore users’ previously selected tab, open side panels, and message selection when they return to a chat, channel, or Quick View within 30 minutes – helping them pick up right where they left off.
Reuse Slides feature in PowerPoint will be retired
Microsoft will retire the Reuse Slides feature from PowerPoint for Windows and Mac. Users should instead use Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop to reuse slides.
Advanced Tenant Rename now supports SharePoint tenants with up to 500,000 sites
SharePoint Online now supports Advanced Tenant Rename for up to 500,000 sites. This update enables large organizations to align their SharePoint domain URLs during rebranding, mergers, or consolidations while maintaining business continuity.
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced privacy for Live Captions and Real-Time Text
Microsoft is rolling out an update to how Live Captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) work in Teams for Windows and Mac. To better protect privacy, when transcription is turned off, captions and RTT will now only show the last five minutes of conversation instead of the entire meeting history.
Outlook Lite app for Android will be retired
Microsoft is retiring the Outlook Lite app for Android starting in October 2025, beginning with new users. Existing users can continue for a limited time before the app is fully retired in favor of Outlook Mobile.
Microsoft Teams simplifies meetings with new Organizer Controls
Microsoft Teams is replacing the old Meeting options with a new Organizer Controls icon in the meeting toolbar, giving organizers and co-organizers quicker access to meeting settings and Teams Premium features.