Microsoft 365: Whats New Ep 433

Key insights

• Custom templates in Microsoft Planner: Teams can create and reuse plan templates to standardize workflows and save setup time. Templates let managers enforce structure across projects so teams start with the right tasks and buckets.
  
• Task details side pane for Planner: Microsoft updated the task details experience to make editing, assignments, and progress tracking faster without leaving the board. The new pane reduces clicks and keeps context during planning work.
  
• SharePoint button web part with custom Copilot prompts and Power Automate triggers: Site owners can add a button that runs organization-approved Copilot prompts or starts flows. This simplifies on-page automation and embeds Copilot guidance directly in SharePoint pages.
  
• Copilot Notebooks availability changes: The Notebooks feature may be intermittently unavailable during rollout or fixes. Teams should expect temporary outages and monitor official notices before depending on Notebooks for critical tasks.
  
• OpenAI models as a subprocessor for Microsoft 365 Copilot: Microsoft will list OpenAI model providers as subprocessors, clarifying where and how data may be processed. Administrators should review compliance, data residency, and contractual protections tied to subprocessors.
  
• Copilot Analytics, GitHub Copilot spend, and Viva Engage Recent feed: Copilot Analytics will surface usage and spend for GitHub Copilot to help control costs. Viva Engage adds a Recent feed in Home to surface timely community activity and improve discoverability.
  

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