To simplify our communications for Microsoft Copilot, Service health and Message center communications related to Microsoft Copilot services purchased through the Microsoft 365 catalog will be published under Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365).
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 will enable graph grounding and web grounding in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. It will roll out in early April 2024, starting with Word on Windows and Online, followed by PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote across all platforms, and is expected to complete by September 2024. Enterprise graph grounding will be enabled by default for all requests, and web grounding will also be included in all requests. Your organization’s current search policies will be adhered to, and a valid Copilot license will be required.
Microsoft 365 admin center Usage report will add a new metric for Microsoft Copilot with Graph-grounded chat usage, reflecting retroactively from November 27th, 2023. This will provide additional insight into Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage and inform adoption strategy decisions. The rollout will begin in early March 2024 and will likely result in an increase in the number of Active users and the Active user rate. No action is needed from users to prepare for this rollout. Visit the Microsoft 365 admin center to access the report.
Microsoft Viva Learning is launching Microsoft Copilot academy for tenants with a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license. The Copilot academy provides structured educational content in Viva Learning to help users learn about, discover, and use Copilot for Microsoft 365 quickly and effectively. The academy will be available to users who meet two criteria and will be enabled by default. Admins can disable the academy. The rollout will begin early April 2024 and expect to complete by early April 2024. No action is needed to prepare for this rollout.
Microsoft 365 Chat service plan name is changing to Microsoft Copilot with Graph-grounded chat starting March 20th, 2024. No disruption is expected, and no action is required from users. Admins with automation referencing service plan names should update their configuration. Users can review all service plans associated with Copilot for Microsoft 365 using the provided link.
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is introducing Restricted SharePoint Search, allowing organizations to disable organization-wide search and restrict both Enterprise Search and Copilot experiences to a curated set of SharePoint sites. This feature will be rolled out from early April 2024 to late June 2024. Restricted SharePoint Search is off by default, and admins will need Global/Tenant and SharePoint admin roles to enable it. No action is needed to prepare for this rollout. Users will still be able to interact with their own and previously accessed files and content in Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Starting late March, the default state of the Web Content toggle for users will be “On” for Copilot in Microsoft 365 with Graph-grounded chat experience, allowing Copilot to enhance responses with information from the internet. Admins should verify tenant level settings and educate users accordingly.
Microsoft Forms has a new feature called Copilot that allows users to create forms and customize themes quickly and easily. Copilot generates a form based on the user’s natural language description, and users can refine it as needed. It can save time and effort, improve quality and accuracy, and enhance engagement and insights. To use Copilot in Forms, users need a Microsoft 365 account and access to Microsoft Forms. The feature will be rolled out from late February 2024 to early March 2024.
Between April 10, 2024, and April 24, 2024, we are rolling out a change that will automatically enable copilots and generative AI features in Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 within all commercial environments.
Microsoft Teams will introduce a new feature called Direct Media Connection in April 2024. Admins can choose to involve a relay or media processor between meetings and 1:1 calls. Direct Media Connection is a user-level policy that admins can set as a tenant default or configure for specific individuals in their tenant. The rollout will happen automatically, and no admin action is required before the rollout.
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