MC1529480 - Microsoft PowerPoint: Prepare customer review deck Copilot skill
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1529480.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is introducing a new Copilot skill in PowerPoint designed to help users quickly draft customer review presentations focusing on business goals and adoption. This feature begins rolling out worldwide in late October 2026 and should finish by early November 2026 across Windows, Mac, and web platforms. Administrators should notify sales and client facing teams about this capability to improve workflow efficiency.
- Administrator impact
- No direct administrator action is required.
- End user impact
- Users will gain a new Copilot skill in PowerPoint to assist in creating customer review presentations.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a standard feature addition that introduces a new user capability without requiring administrative intervention or changing data security models.
Microsoft Summary
A new Copilot skill in PowerPoint will help users create customer review decks focused on business goals and outcomes. Rolling out worldwide from late October to early November 2026, it requires no admin action and does not change data handling or introduce new AI interactions.
- Message Center ID
- MC1529480
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
- Tags
- New feature, User impact
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- Last updated
- 2026-10-28
- Expires
- 2026-12-04
[What and why] We are introducing a new Copilot skill in PowerPoint, Prepare customer review deck, that helps users create recurring customer-facing business review (QBR) presentations focused on goals, outcomes, adoption, risks, commitments, and next steps. [Rollout schedule] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in late October 2026 and is expected to complete by early November 2026. [Impact on your organization] Who is affected Users with access to Copilot in PowerPoint. Platforms and services PowerPoint for Windows (Win32), Mac, and web. Copilot in PowerPoint. What will happen Users will be able to use a scenario-specific Copilot skill to create customer business review presentation drafts. The skill can help customer-facing teams prepare QBR-style materials faster. The skill can help teams align discussions around customer goals, outcomes, adoption, risks, commitments, and priorities. [Action required and recommendations] No admin action is required. We recommend that you inform sales and customer-facing teams that this new skill is becoming available in PowerPoint for Windows (Win32), Mac, and web. [Compliance considerations] Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed (e.g., documents, emails, chats, etc.)? No. This update adds a scenario-specific authoring skill in PowerPoint and does not introduce new customer data storage or change existing Microsoft 365 data handling pipelines. Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data? No. The change does not introduce a new AI system-of-record; it provides a new entry point/experience within existing Copilot in PowerPoint capabilities. Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI? No. Users continue to interact through existing Copilot in PowerPoint experiences.