8 new Copilot feature metrics in Copilot dashboard and Viva Insights advanced insights, including Business Chat (web)

8 new Copilot feature metrics are now generally available in the Copilot Dashboard and Viva Insights Advanced insights. The new Copilot feature metrics being added, include:

  • “Intelligent Recap” actions taken in Teams
  • “Visualize as table” actions taken in Word
  • “Chat (Copilot in Word)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat section in Word
  • “Add content to presentation” actions taken using PowerPoint
  • “Organize presentation” actions taken using PowerPoint
  • “Chat (Copilot in PowerPoint)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat section in PowerPoint
  • “Chat (Copilot in Excel)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat section in Excel
  • “Business Chat (web)” prompts submitted. This feature is also known as “Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection” and the insights include prompts submitted through Edge and the Microsoft 365 app.

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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Actionable email notifications for enhanced incident remediation

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention user email notification will soon get advanced incident remediation capabilities. This new feature allows users to take remediation actions directly from their mailbox, streamlining the remediation process.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464996.

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Microsoft Viva Pulse: “Customize the privacy policy statement” feature will retire

Viva Pulse will retire the Customize the privacy policy statement feature in the Privacy settings. Instead, Viva Pulse will reference the Microsoft admin center’s Organizational privacy policy, which is an existing capability for Microsoft apps. This retirement eliminates duplicate capabilities.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Teams: Collaborative call delegation on Teams Phone devices

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams Phone devices: The Collaborative call delegation feature allows users to delegate call management tasks to a group of individuals in a circular manner, ensuring that calls are handled efficiently, and no important communications are missed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416288.

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Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Enhanced external recipient determinations

The ability to distinguish between internal and external recipients is crucial for maintaining secure and efficient communication. This update will improve offline accuracy and overall performance of the External Recipients MailTips feature on Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android.

This post is associated with MC834102 External recipients MailTip offline behavior update for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android (published July 2024, updated to cancel November 2024).

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Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Minimize the compose window to multitask in the Outlook app

Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Minimize draft emails and quickly access them again from the message list or calendar view.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470304.

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Toggle to new Outlook

Starting April 2026, Microsoft 365 for Enterprise users will be switched from classic to new Outlook for Windows, with the option to revert back. This change aims to enhance user experience with modern features. Organizations are notified to prepare, with automatic rollout requiring no admin action but allowing opt-out options.

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Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Join and present in Microsoft events

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support joining Microsoft events as presenters, with features like green room access and stage control. Rollout begins mid-January 2025, with no admin action required. This is for Teams Rooms Pro license holders and is detailed under Roadmap ID 381425.

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Microsoft Teams: Resize Teams window and left and right panes

Adjust the size of your Teams panes to prioritize what is currently most important for you, and/or snap and resize the Teams window with Windows 11 Snap layouts so you can view multiple applications side by side.

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Outlook: Account descriptions

Outlook users can now set custom descriptions for their accounts, making them easier to tell apart in the folder list and various lists and menus across the application. The description can be set in the account settings. #newoutlookforwindows

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