Microsoft SharePoint Premium in the Real World

APPENDIX BThe Next Big Thing(s)

One thing is certain about technology in general, but especially AI—it's always changing. In the time it took for us to write this book on the premium features of SharePoint Online, many shifts in the product were made, and by the time you read this, it's almost certain something will be changed or introduced that will continue to add value to our Microsoft 365 experience.

An example of this change is the shift for many of the features and functions described in this book—moving from Project Cortex to Microsoft Syntex and now to SharePoint Premium—change, as they say, is inevitable. This appendix is intended to highlight some of the late and breaking updates within the platform that aren't quite ready for an entire chapter but are worth keeping an eye on as the platform continues to evolve.

What's in this Appendix:

• Autofill columns
• Content governance
• Copilot
• Document experiences
• eSignature
• Translation
• Workflow migration

Autofill Columns

One of the most common complaints with content management is the requirement for the end user to populate metadata, which is the values in columns for a document or item, to tag or classify the content correctly. Historically, this has been a manual task, and information architects have constantly battled the need for good metadata with the user experience of minimizing the number of fields required. With the continued growth of AI, it is becoming possible to correctly classify content without requiring ...