Microsoft Copilot refreshed its design in Teams and Outlook. The Edge new tab page now unifies search, chat and web exploration. Users can invoke agents and skills inline with / and @. Copilot Chat now matches search results from scanned PDFs. Copilot editing arrived on Android for Word, PowerPoint and Excel. A new plugin registry centralizes discovery and approval for IT admins. SharePoint apps can embed interactive UI in Copilot chat. Work IQ will soon integrate SharePoint content and actions. Record in the Copilot mobile app captures and transcribes in-person conversations. Teams Phone Agent handles calls in 60+ languages and routes them with summaries. Word now shows citations for Copilot responses. Word users can arrange and modify images directly. PowerPoint gained Skills for multi-step workflows.
What changed
Copilot Chat had a separate design in Teams and Outlook, and no unified plugin registry existed.
What it unlocks
Calling agents and skills directly in prompts, surfacing PDF search results, and running long PowerPoint tasks in the background.
- 60+ languages supported by Teams Phone Agent
- October rollout for Edge new tab Copilot integration
- October rollout for Brand Kit Skills in PowerPoint
- October rollout for long-running PowerPoint tasks
What you need to act on it
- Microsoft 365 paid plan
- Frontier access for SharePoint UX components and Work IQ
- Teams Phone for Teams Phone Agent
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