The company announced updates to OneDrive, Microsoft Stream, and Microsoft Lists while bringing Copilot to SharePoint. Credit: Brijith Vijayan / Getty Images / Microsoft Microsoft has announced a host of new updates for SharePoint and OneDrive, including a refresh of OneDrive, Microsoft Lists, and Microsoft Steam, in addition to an integration with the company’s generative AI application, Copilot, which will enable users to create new types of SharePoint content more easily. The OneDrive refresh has resulted in a visual and functional upgrade for the storage offering, designed to help users quickly find files and keep content automatically organized depending on whether it’s a shared file, who collaborated on it, and if it’s tied to a meeting. Users will also be able to filter by file type, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. The file-sharing experience has also been simplified while an improved copy link process now provides clear on-screen confirmation that the link has been copied. New enhancements to Microsoft Lists include updated forms for information collection inside and outside your organization, alongside performance enhancements and updated user experiences, including new filters, item groupings, and the ability to see who’s working inside the list in real time. Microsoft has also updated Microsoft Stream, so the web player now includes improved features such as transcripts, captions, chapters, sharing, background noise suppression, variable speed playback, and analytics, while the new video-focused page templates support the publication of professional content from SharePoint and Microsoft Stream. Custom templates with built-in automation will also soon be available to Microsoft Lists users. Introducing Copilot to SharePoint Having previously integrated Copilot with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva, the generative AI technology is now being introduced to help SharePoint users build more compelling and engaging SharePoint sites and pages. Copilot will boost SharePoint in four key ways, including providing simpler authoring, content creation, deeper engagement, and flexibility. Users will be able to use natural language and AI to author SharePoint pages and collaborate with others in real time, while also creating visually striking sites and pages with images and videos, branding and theming, typography, layouts, and animations. Furthermore, new integrations for SharePoint into email, Teams, and Microsoft Viva will allow users to collaborate inside the platforms they frequently work on and measure the impact of content, and tailor SharePoint sites to specific workflows and integrate them with custom applications. “The future of SharePoint brings powerful, intuitive, and expressive experiences with fewer manual steps and the help of AI,” said Jeff Tapper, in a blog post announcing the news. “The vision aims to unleash millions of site owners, news authors, page creators, and portal administrators to write, brand, publish, and share content with ease.” Related content feature Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Build 22635.3566 for the Beta Channel, released on April 26, 2024. By Preston Gralla Apr 26, 2024 251 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows 11 news Dropbox adds end-to-end encryption for team folders Dropbox this week unveiled a range of features, including security updates and key management, and the ability to co-edit Microsoft 365 documents from within the file-sharing app. By Matthew Finnegan Apr 26, 2024 3 mins Cloud Storage Collaboration Software Productivity Software feature Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 15 Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2024's Android 15 (beta) release. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 23 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Android news analysis The unspoken obnoxiousness of Google's Gemini improvements Google's Gemini chatbot is seeing all sorts of upgrades on Android this week, but those advancements reveal a darker underlying reality. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 12 mins Google Assistant Google Android Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe