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Update Summary

March 10, 2026 updates expand Microsoft 365 Copilot and app capabilities across Copilot Chat, Edge, Excel, PowerPoint, and connectors. Highlights include AI skill inferencing for E3/E5 users, improved chat history filtering, explainable citations, PDF summarization, and new connector and editing experiences. Roadmap IDs: 548643, 543423, 498641, 493287, 429645, 515178, 513285, 542182, 527835.

Update Details

Bug Fixes

  • Chat History filtering experience is simplified, making it easier to apply and clear filters without getting stuck in a filtered view.
  • Copilot responses for connected data now include inline and deep citations to improve transparency and validation of generated results.

New Features

  • AI-powered skill inferencing can now be enabled for Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
  • Copilot Chat can be scoped to specific Microsoft Teams channels using Context IQ.
  • Microsoft Edge PDF reader adds Summarize and Explain Copilot actions.
  • Users can ask Copilot directly from the Microsoft Edge address bar.
  • Copilot can connect to Shortcut project data through a Copilot connector.
  • Copilot can connect to Amazon S3 document repositories through a Copilot connector.
  • Excel adds Edit with Copilot for chat-based workbook creation and modification.
  • PowerPoint adds Designer Editor for AI-powered image editing directly in slides.

Hints

  • Admins can enable AI-powered skill inferencing in the Microsoft 365 admin center under People Skills settings.
  • The skill inferencing control is available to tenants with Copilot licenses.
  • Users may need to select Edit with Copilot from the Excel tools menu if the welcome message does not appear.
  • Copilot connector features require configuration of the relevant connector before content becomes available.
  • Edge PDF Copilot actions follow the same enterprise controls and policies already applied to Copilot in Edge.

Product Information

Vendor: Microsoft

Product: 365 Copilot

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Vendor release date: Mar 10, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Jun 2, 2026

Description: AI assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 productivity workflows.

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