A much-needed feature is finally coming...

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Steve Corey
April 20, 2025

Microsoft is adding SharePoint agents to the M365 Copilot app. This will be really great to quickly get back to your favorite agents without having to find the old thread in Teams or navigate back to SharePoint. You’ll find the details in the roadmap below. I think this is the last major feature needed to take SharePoint agents to mainstream usage.

Office 365 CDN coming to SharePoint? Interesting. I think this will help speed up intranets quite a bit! More about this below.

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Steve

ROADMAP
Improved processing status experience for Content AI models in SharePoint Online

Microsoft is introducing a new activity pane in SharePoint Online to help users track and troubleshoot Content AI model processing. Starting with document translation and autofill, users will be able to view real-time status (in progress, completed, failed) for individual files, bulk selections, or the full library. Completed status will include enriched details like language codes, glossary usage, and column extraction counts. This new pane will eventually replace the current “processing status” column, providing a more consistent and actionable experience. This is rolling out in July 2025. Link to roadmap

Document Libraries - A new forms experience for streamlined document collection

Introducing native forms within SharePoint Document Libraries to streamline document collection. Users can create custom forms directly in libraries for seamless file uploads and metadata submission. Forms can be shared as links within the organization, facilitating document collection without additional access. This integration enhances productivity by simplifying workflows and improving user experience. This is rolling out in July 2025. Link to roadmap

Office 365 CDN in SharePoint

Use Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN) to host static assets to provide better performance for your SharePoint Online pages. This is rolling out in July 2025. Link to roadmap

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Access SharePoint agents in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app

This is a BIG one! Use SharePoint agents seamlessly without navigating to the SharePoint site. With this new feature, you can quickly return to your most recently used SharePoint agents directly in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This begins rolling out in May. Link to roadmap

Copilot actions in SharePoint document libraries

When you select an item in OneDrive on the Web, the Copilot button appears, offering a range of actions you can perform on that item. The same feature and actions are coming to document library views in SharePoint and Teams. This begins rolling out in May. Link to roadmap

OneDrive and SharePoint - Apply watermark to PDF

OneDrive for Web now lets you add text or images as watermarks to your PDF documents. You can place the watermark in front of your content and choose the perfect location and angle for it. This is rolling out now! Link to roadmap

OneDrive and SharePoint – Use table of contents in PDF

OneDrive for Web can now display a table of contents if it’s already in your PDF. You can click on the line item to jump directly to the location of that page. This begins rolling out in May. Link to roadmap

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