check before: 2025-05-01
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, OneDrive, Teams
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Online, Web, World tenant
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In development
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon offer AI-generated audio overviews for Word documents, PDF files, and Teams meeting recordings with transcripts in OneDrive. This feature, requiring a Copilot license, will be available globally from early to late May 2025. Users can choose between summary and podcast styles for the audio overviews.
Details:
Updated May 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon: With the new Generate an audio overview option, users can listen to AI-generated audio overviews that summarize or discuss the contents of Microsoft Word documents, PDF files, and Microsoft Teams meeting recordings with transcripts that are stored in OneDrive.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478649.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025.
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2025-05-10
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a feature in Microsoft 365 Copilot in May 2025 that allows users to listen to AI-generated audio overviews of documents and recordings stored in OneDrive, available in either a summary or podcast style, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Experience Disruption
Users may experience confusion or frustration if they are not aware of the new audio overview feature, leading to potential misuse or underutilization of the tool.
- roles: End Users, Training Coordinators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-page, https://support.microsoft.com/topic/generate-audio-overviews-with-copilot-in-onedrive-e5f2d98f-a53e-4242-aba7-d9b1d69f1089?preview=true
Increased Support Requests
The introduction of the audio overview feature without proper training may lead to an increase in support requests as users seek assistance on how to use the new functionality effectively.
- roles: IT Support Staff, Help Desk Agents
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-page, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478649
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-05-10 | MC prepare | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. These features are available to users with a Copilot license.
Review the following resource to understand how to manage Microsoft 365 Copilot access within your organization: Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot scenarios in the Microsoft 365 admin center You can manage Copilot for specific apps or users through either the Microsoft 365 Admin center or Group Policy. Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-page https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478649 | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. These features are available to users with a Copilot license.
Review the following resource to understand how to manage Microsoft 365 Copilot access within your organization: Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot scenarios in the Microsoft 365 admin center You can manage Copilot for specific apps or users through either the Microsoft 365 Admin center or Group Policy. Learn more: Generate audio overviews with Copilot in OneDrive - Microsoft Support https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-page https://support.microsoft.com/topic/generate-audio-overviews-with-copilot-in-onedrive-e5f2d98f-a53e-4242-aba7-d9b1d69f1089?preview=true https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478649 |
| 2025-05-10 | MC Summary | Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon offer AI-generated audio overviews for Word documents, PDF files, and Teams meeting recordings stored in OneDrive. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be available globally from early to late May 2025. Users can choose between summary and podcast styles for the audio overviews. | Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon offer AI-generated audio overviews for Word documents, PDF files, and Teams meeting recordings with transcripts in OneDrive. This feature, requiring a Copilot license, will be available globally from early to late May 2025. Users can choose between summary and podcast styles for the audio overviews. |
| 2025-05-10 | MC Last Updated | 04/23/2025 18:51:14 | 2025-05-09T21:31:16Z |
| 2025-05-10 | MC Messages | Coming soon: With the new Generate an audio overview option, users can listen to AI-generated audio overviews that summarize or discuss the contents of Microsoft Word documents, PDF files, and Microsoft Teams meeting recordings with transcripts that are stored in OneDrive.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478649. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. | Updated May 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon: With the new Generate an audio overview option, users can listen to AI-generated audio overviews that summarize or discuss the contents of Microsoft Word documents, PDF files, and Microsoft Teams meeting recordings with transcripts that are stored in OneDrive. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478649. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
| 2025-05-10 | MC Title | Microsoft 365 Copilot: New audio overviews for Word and PDF files in Microsoft OneDrive | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: New audio overviews for Word and PDF files in Microsoft OneDrive |
| 2025-05-10 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
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