Welcome to the first issue. Each month we briefly list what is new in Copilot: what you can use today, how to get more out of it and what is coming next. With attention to what is actually available in the Netherlands and the EU.
Small effort, useful result.
Type a forward slash in Copilot Chat and you immediately see your recent work files, emails and meeting notes. Copilot brings in the context for you, so you no longer need to copy and paste. You will see this option once the Work toggle is visible and you have a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence.
Try: "Create a summary based on /[file name] and include the action items from /[meeting]." Read more about prompts in Copilot ChatMicrosoft recommends building a prompt from four fixed parts: a clear Goal, the Context, Details about tone and length, and the Data or sources Copilot may use. The more complete this list is, the more useful the answer becomes.
Try: "Goal: draft email to customer about contract renewal. Context: annual contract ends on 1 June. Details: friendly and businesslike, max. 150 words. Data: /[latest proposal]." Read the full explanationAfter a Teams meeting, simply ask Copilot: "What are the action items, who owns what and by when?" Copilot reviews the transcript and returns a clear list, ready to send or paste into your project tool.
You do need a transcript for this. A recording is not required. More informationAvailable to everyone with a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence.
Copilot Chat is now built into Teams itself, in chats, channels and meetings. You can ask a question, look something up or have a document summarised without opening a separate window. The rollout started on 7 April 2026 for Windows, Mac and web; the mobile version follows later this year.
Example: during a meeting, ask Copilot for a brief status update for a colleague who joins later.
View the release notesSince 12 March 2026, Copilot Notebooks has a refreshed layout: three columns, an Audio Overview that summarises your notebook out loud, support for more source types and the option to share notebooks with colleagues. It is a useful place to keep everything around a project or topic together.
With the Planner Agent, you manage tasks and plans directly from Copilot Chat. You can create a new task, update progress or ask what should take priority this week, without switching apps. Useful if you prefer to manage everything from one place.
The Planner Agent has been available in Frontier since March 2026. Whether you see it in your own agent library depends on what your IT administrator has configured.
How to enable the Planner AgentFrontier is Microsoft's early-access programme, which lets you try features before general release. Enrolment happens through your IT administrator or, for a personal subscription, through the Copilot settings. Frontier features may still change before they become broadly available.
Do you work in an organisation where Anthropic models are enabled and that participates in Frontier? Then you can choose Claude Opus 4.1 in Researcher. Claude is strong with long documents and layered analysis, such as summarising a detailed report with critical notes or comparing two policy memos on content and tone.
Important for the Netherlands and the EU: in EU tenants, Anthropic models are off by default. Claude only appears as a model choice once your IT administrator explicitly enables Anthropic. Processing then takes place outside the EU Data Boundary. Not sure whether it is enabled for you? Ask your IT administrator, or check whether Researcher shows a model choice.
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