
Mark Thompson
Teams lead trainer at What's New in Microsoft 365 and Teams? A Super Simple 365 podcast.
Using plain English to help you keep up with Microsoft 365 & Copilot news. Family man, then an adoption specialist, trainer, blogger, podcaster & YouTuber.
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4 days ago |
supersimple365.com | Mark Thompson
Short VersionSharePoint is getting a new Template gallery and over 50 out-of-the-box (OOB) page templates. Due early to late July 2025. DetailsSharePoint will soon have a centralised Template gallery that enables you to discover, preview, and apply over 50 Microsoft-provided templates plus custom creations. The screenshot below shows Saved on this site (templates created by customers) and From Microsoft (OOB templates provided by Microsoft) in the new Template gallery.
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1 week ago |
supersimple365.com | Mark Thompson
DetailsThis update will make catching up on meetings listed in OneDrive > Meetings quick and easy. You will be able to:Recap meetings: review key points and discussions from meetings. Generate meeting notes: create detailed notes summarising the meeting. Highlight any @mentions: identify and review all mentions of specific individuals during the meeting. Watch a demo in this short video. AvailabilityDue late May to mid-June 2025. Source, related links, and referencesMC1061719. 365 Roadmap ID 469500.
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1 week ago |
supersimple365.com | Mark Thompson
Short VersionA new PDF compression feature is coming to SharePoint and OneDrive to reduce the file sizes of PDFs. You will be able to choose from three compression levels. Due early to mid-May 2025. DetailsMicrosoft: “We offer three levels of image compression. All use lossy compression and chroma subsampling to reduce file sizes while maintaining visual quality”. Choose from:Light: Apply 4:2:0 colour subsampling and reduce 25% of image pixels.
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2 weeks ago |
supersimple365.com | Mark Thompson
Short VersionM365 Copilot app updates for licensed users include Copilot Search, Agent Store, simplified chat, updated Create experience, Copilot Notebooks, and improved memory and personalisation. Due late May to late June 2025. See also: Updates to the M365 Copilot app for unlicensed Copilot Chat users.
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2 weeks ago |
supersimple365.com | Mark Thompson
Short VersionThe ‘free’, web-grounded version of Copilot chat is getting a refreshed navigation pane, simplified chat experience, and an Agent Store. Due late May to late June 2025. See also: Updates to the M365 Copilot app for licensed users – Super Simple 365.
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