MC1182003 – M365 Change Digest

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Outlook calendar will soon offer native scheduling polls, letting users propose multiple meeting times and gather attendee preferences; rollout starts late October 2025 and completes by early December 2025.

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Native polls will be integrated into the New Outlook calendar compose form by late 2025, allowing users to propose multiple meeting times and gather attendee preferences, including external participants without Microsoft 365 accounts. The feature is on by default with no admin changes needed.

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[Introduction]

To simplify meeting coordination, we’re introducing intelligent and native polls directly into the Outlook calendar compose form. This enhancement helps users propose multiple time slots and gather attendee preferences—especially useful when scheduling with external participants or individuals with limited availability.

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[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in late October 2025 and is expected to complete by early December 2025.

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected: All users of the New Outlook for Win 32 and Outlook on the web who use the calendar compose experience.
What will happen:
- Users will see a new option to create scheduling polls directly within the calendar compose form.
- The feature will be ON by default for all tenants.
- No changes to existing admin policies are required.
- Polls will help organizer propose multiple meeting time slots and gather attendee preferences.
- External attendees can respond to polls on website without needing a Microsoft 365 account.

[What you can do to prepare:]

No action is required. The feature will be enabled by default. However, you may consider:

Informing helpdesk staff about the new poll experience.
Updating internal documentation if you provide guidance on scheduling workflows.
Reviewing user training materials to include poll creation steps.

[Compliance considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

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