check before: 2026-03-28
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Copilot, eDiscovery, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Groups, OneNote, Purview Communication Compliance, SharePoint
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Summary:
Starting late March 2026, new Copilot Notebooks features—like chat interactivity, study guides, SharePoint grounding, PowerPoint and Word agents, group sharing, and mind maps—will roll out in Frontier Public tenants, reaching general availability by June 2026. Features are enabled by default with no admin action required.
Details:
Updated May 5, 2026: We have updated the timeline and content. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
We're introducing several new Copilot Notebooks features to the Frontier Public environment to help users learn faster, create content more efficiently, and collaborate more easily within their organization. These enhancements build on customer feedback and expand how Copilot can reason over notebook content and connected Microsoft 365 resources. Each feature will reach General Availability (GA) on its own schedule following Frontier Public availability.
[When this will happen:]
Frontier Public rollout: Beginning late March, 2026, with broad availability across Frontier Public tenants by March 28, 2026.
General Availability (GA) (Worldwide): Rolling rollout from early April 2026 through early June 2026 (previously early May). Each feature will reach GA on its own schedule.
Rollout is gradual; availability may vary by tenant and feature.
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2026-03-18
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User Experience Disruption
Users may face confusion and disruption due to the sudden introduction of new features without prior training or preparation, leading to decreased productivity and frustration.
- roles: End Users, Helpdesk Support
- references: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/01/30/the-impact-of-ai-on-business-and-the-future-of-work/
Increased Support Tickets
The introduction of new features may lead to an increase in support tickets as users encounter issues or have questions about the new functionalities, overwhelming the helpdesk.
- roles: Helpdesk Support, IT Operations
- references: https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-manage-increased-support-tickets-during-software-changes/
Compliance Risks
New features may inadvertently expose sensitive data or violate compliance regulations if users do not understand how to properly use the new functionalities, leading to potential data breaches.
- roles: Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers
- references: https://www.dataprotectionreport.com/2023/02/the-risks-of-automated-data-processing-in-compliance/
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2026-05-06 | MC Messages | Updated March 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction] We're introducing several new Copilot Notebooks features to the Frontier Public environment to help users learn faster, create content more efficiently, and collaborate more easily within their organization. These enhancements build on customer feedback and expand how Copilot can reason over notebook content and connected Microsoft 365 resources. Each feature will reach General Availability (GA) on its own schedule following Frontier Public availability. [When this will happen:] Frontier Public rollout: Beginning late March, 2026, with broad availability across Frontier Public tenants by March 28, 2026. General Availability (GA) (Worldwide): Rolling rollout from early April 2026 through early May 2026. Each feature will reach GA on its own schedule. Rollout is gradual; availability may vary by tenant and feature. | Updated May 5, 2026: We have updated the timeline and content. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction] We're introducing several new Copilot Notebooks features to the Frontier Public environment to help users learn faster, create content more efficiently, and collaborate more easily within their organization. These enhancements build on customer feedback and expand how Copilot can reason over notebook content and connected Microsoft 365 resources. Each feature will reach General Availability (GA) on its own schedule following Frontier Public availability. [When this will happen:] Frontier Public rollout: Beginning late March, 2026, with broad availability across Frontier Public tenants by March 28, 2026. General Availability (GA) (Worldwide): Rolling rollout from early April 2026 through early June 2026 (previously early May). Each feature will reach GA on its own schedule. Rollout is gradual; availability may vary by tenant and feature. |
| 2026-05-06 | MC How Affect | Who is affected:
All Copilot Notebooks users (in the Microsoft 365 app and OneNote) in Frontier Public tenants What will happen: The following new Copilot Notebooks features will become available to Frontier Public tenants starting in late March 2026 and will transition to General Availability according to the timelines listed below. All features are enabled by default. Chat and Page Interactivity: Allows users to edit and create pages in a notebook directly through chat. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Mid-April 2026 Study Guide: Automatically generates quizzes, flashcards, topic pages, and other learning tools based on notebook content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Late April 2026 SharePoint Sites and Folders grounding: Allows users to add SharePoint sites and folders as references so Copilot can use them when reasoning and generating content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Early April 2026 PowerPoint agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create PowerPoint presentations using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: May 2026 Word agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create Word documents using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: May 2026 Sharing to Microsoft 365 Modern Groups: Allows notebooks to be shared directly with Microsoft 365 Modern Groups. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: April 2026 Mind maps: A new interactive visual artifact that helps users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore nodes, view summaries, and use notebook chat to learn more. In Frontier Public, generated Mind Maps are retained for 30 days and remain private to the creator, including in shared notebooks. Support for sharing and permanent storage will be added before GA. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Early May 2026 Existing Microsoft 365 permissions and access controls are respected. No general limitations are known beyond those noted for individual features. | Who is affected:
All Copilot Notebooks users (in the Microsoft 365 app and OneNote) in Frontier Public tenants What will happen: The following new Copilot Notebooks features will become available to Frontier Public tenants starting in late March 2026 and will transition to General Availability according to the timelines listed below. All features are enabled by default. Chat and Page Interactivity: Allows users to edit and create pages in a notebook directly through chat. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: mid-April to early June 2026 Study Guide: Automatically generates quizzes, flashcards, topic pages, and other learning tools based on notebook content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: mid-May to late May 2026 (previously Late April) SharePoint Sites and Folders grounding: Allows users to add SharePoint sites and folders as references so Copilot can use them when reasoning and generating content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: late May to early June 2026 (previously Early April) PowerPoint agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create PowerPoint presentations using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: late May to early June 2026 (previously May) Word agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create Word documents using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: late May to early June 2026 (previously May) Sharing to Microsoft 365 Modern Groups: Allows notebooks to be shared directly with Microsoft 365 Modern Groups. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: April 2026 Mind maps: A new interactive visual artifact that helps users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore nodes, view summaries, and use notebook chat to learn more. Generated Mind Maps are retained for 30 days and remain private to the creator, including in shared notebooks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: mid-May to early June 2026 Existing Microsoft 365 permissions and access controls are respected. No general limitations are known beyond those noted for individual features. |
| 2026-05-06 | MC Last Updated | 03/20/2026 21:31:46 | 2026-05-05T19:00:09Z |
| 2026-05-06 | MC End Time | 07/02/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-07-13T09:00:00Z |
| 2026-05-06 | MC Summary | New Copilot Notebooks features will roll out to Frontier Public tenants starting late March 2026, including chat interactivity, study guides, SharePoint grounding, PowerPoint and Word agents, sharing to Modern Groups, and mind maps. Features will become generally available from April to May 2026, enabled by default with no admin action needed. | Starting late March 2026, new Copilot Notebooks features—like chat interactivity, study guides, SharePoint grounding, PowerPoint and Word agents, group sharing, and mind maps—will roll out in Frontier Public tenants, reaching general availability by June 2026. Features are enabled by default with no admin action required. |
| 2026-03-21 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
| 2026-03-21 | MC Summary | New Copilot Notebooks features will launch in Frontier Public tenants starting March 23, 2026, including chat interactivity, study guides, SharePoint grounding, PowerPoint and Word agents, sharing to Microsoft 365 Groups, and Mind Maps. Features will become generally available by May 2026, enabled by default with no admin action required. | New Copilot Notebooks features will roll out to Frontier Public tenants starting late March 2026, including chat interactivity, study guides, SharePoint grounding, PowerPoint and Word agents, sharing to Modern Groups, and mind maps. Features will become generally available from April to May 2026, enabled by default with no admin action needed. |
| 2026-03-21 | MC Last Updated | 03/17/2026 23:46:06 | 2026-03-20T21:31:46Z |
| 2026-03-21 | MC Messages | [Introduction]
We're introducing several new Copilot Notebooks features to the Frontier Public environment to help users learn faster, create content more efficiently, and collaborate more easily within their organization. These enhancements build on customer feedback and expand how Copilot can reason over notebook content and connected Microsoft 365 resources. Each feature will reach General Availability (GA) on its own schedule following Frontier Public availability. [When this will happen:] Frontier Public rollout: Beginning March 23, 2026, with broad availability across Frontier Public tenants by March 28, 2026. General Availability (GA) (Worldwide): Rolling rollout from early April 2026 through early May 2026. Each feature will reach GA on its own schedule. Rollout is gradual; availability may vary by tenant and feature. | Updated March 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction] We're introducing several new Copilot Notebooks features to the Frontier Public environment to help users learn faster, create content more efficiently, and collaborate more easily within their organization. These enhancements build on customer feedback and expand how Copilot can reason over notebook content and connected Microsoft 365 resources. Each feature will reach General Availability (GA) on its own schedule following Frontier Public availability. [When this will happen:] Frontier Public rollout: Beginning late March, 2026, with broad availability across Frontier Public tenants by March 28, 2026. General Availability (GA) (Worldwide): Rolling rollout from early April 2026 through early May 2026. Each feature will reach GA on its own schedule. Rollout is gradual; availability may vary by tenant and feature. |
| 2026-03-21 | MC Title | Copilot Notebooks: New features coming to Frontier Public | (Updated) Copilot Notebooks: New features coming to Frontier Public |
| 2026-03-21 | MC How Affect | Who is affected:
All Copilot Notebooks users (in the Microsoft 365 app and OneNote) in Frontier Public tenants What will happen: The following new Copilot Notebooks features will become available to Frontier Public tenants starting in late March 2026 and will transition to General Availability according to the timelines listed below. All features are enabled by default. Chat and Page Interactivity: Allows users to edit and create pages in a notebook directly through chat. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: Mid-April 2026 Study Guide: Automatically generates quizzes, flashcards, topic pages, and other learning tools based on notebook content. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: Late April 2026 SharePoint Sites and Folders grounding: Allows users to add SharePoint sites and folders as references so Copilot can use them when reasoning and generating content. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: Early April 2026 PowerPoint agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create PowerPoint presentations using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: May 2026 Word agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create Word documents using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: May 2026 Sharing to Microsoft 365 Modern Groups: Allows notebooks to be shared directly with Microsoft 365 Modern Groups. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: April 2026 Mind Map: A new interactive visual artifact that helps users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore nodes, view summaries, and use notebook chat to learn more. In Frontier Public, generated Mind Maps are retained for 30 days and remain private to the creator, including in shared notebooks. Support for sharing and permanent storage will be added before GA. Frontier Public: March 23, 2026 GA: Early May 2026 Existing Microsoft 365 permissions and access controls are respected. No general limitations are known beyond those noted for individual features. | Who is affected:
All Copilot Notebooks users (in the Microsoft 365 app and OneNote) in Frontier Public tenants What will happen: The following new Copilot Notebooks features will become available to Frontier Public tenants starting in late March 2026 and will transition to General Availability according to the timelines listed below. All features are enabled by default. Chat and Page Interactivity: Allows users to edit and create pages in a notebook directly through chat. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Mid-April 2026 Study Guide: Automatically generates quizzes, flashcards, topic pages, and other learning tools based on notebook content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Late April 2026 SharePoint Sites and Folders grounding: Allows users to add SharePoint sites and folders as references so Copilot can use them when reasoning and generating content. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Early April 2026 PowerPoint agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create PowerPoint presentations using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: May 2026 Word agent in Copilot Notebooks: Enables users to create Word documents using notebook content and references in a few clicks. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: May 2026 Sharing to Microsoft 365 Modern Groups: Allows notebooks to be shared directly with Microsoft 365 Modern Groups. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: April 2026 Mind maps: A new interactive visual artifact that helps users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore nodes, view summaries, and use notebook chat to learn more. In Frontier Public, generated Mind Maps are retained for 30 days and remain private to the creator, including in shared notebooks. Support for sharing and permanent storage will be added before GA. Frontier Public: late March, 2026 GA: Early May 2026 Existing Microsoft 365 permissions and access controls are respected. No general limitations are known beyond those noted for individual features. |
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