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Issue #142 / 02-MAR-26

App Skills is evolving with Copilot in Excel

Copilot in Excel is transitioning toward a more unified experience so users can easily choose between conversational assistance and direct editing capabilities. The editing capabilities that App Skills provided will be integrated into Copilot Chat and Agent Mode in Excel. This update is part of Microsoft’s broader work to simplify the Copilot entry points and make it clearer how to interact with Copilot depending on the task.

Copilot can reschedule conflicting events in Outlook

A new Copilot capability in Outlook can help you manage conflicting meetings and appointments. Imagine you have a recurring check-in meeting, but it doesn’t have to be at the exact same time each week. Just ask Copilot to manage the meeting: It will keep an eye on your calendar and reschedule the event if you schedule or accept another meeting at the same time.

Introducing a refreshed design, task chat, and more in Microsoft Planner

A modernized user interface and new features are now rolling out to basic plans in both Planner in Teams and Planner for the web. The updated design offers enhanced navigation, responsive layouts, a new goals view for setting objectives and priorities, and task chat to enable real-time collaboration and @ mentioning team members.

Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity and support for large AI models...

The Microsoft Sovereign Cloud brings together productivity, security and cloud workloads to span both public and private environments. Customers can choose the right control posture for each workload, through a continuum of sovereign options protecting against fragmenting their architecture or increasing operational risk.

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