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copilot/release-notes.md

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Updates released between August 19, 2025, and September 3, 2025.
   Users can scope their prompts in Copilot Chat by searching and selecting relevant SharePoint Sites, allowing more focused and relevant discussions.
 - **Personalize interactions with Copilot Memory** [Android, iOS, Web]
 
-  Copilot Memory leverages insights iferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
+  Copilot Memory leverages insights inferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
  <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-copilot-memory-a-more-productive-and-personalized-ai-for-the-way-you/4432059" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 - **Use Copilot Chat to enhance Find on Page** [Web]
 
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ Updates released between March 20, 2025, and April 2, 2025.
   Get suggestions from Copilot on how to rewrite any text, helping you improve clarity and style effortlessly.
 - **Simplified prompt experience in chat** [Web]
 
-  The chat experience in Word is now simplified with access to attachments, images, and agents now accessed form a single plus-sign menu.
+  The chat experience in Word is now simplified with access to attachments, images, and agents now accessed from a single plus-sign menu.
 - **Visualize as table** [iOS]
 
   Easily convert plain text into structured tables, helping you organize and present data more effectively in your daily work.
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ Updates released between July 8, 2025, and July 22, 2025.
  <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/office/create-a-new-presentation-with-copilot-in-powerpoint-3222ee03-f5a4-4d27-8642-9c387ab4854d" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 - **Microsoft 365 Copilot generates the new presentation in a new file when starting from an existing presentation** [Mac, Windows]
 
-  Now, when creating a presentation using Microsoft 365 Copilot from an existing presentation using , it will create the new presentation in a new file without affecting the original presentation
+  Now, when creating a presentation using Microsoft 365 Copilot from an existing presentation, it will create the new presentation in a new file without affecting the original presentation.
  <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/office/create-a-new-presentation-with-copilot-in-powerpoint-3222ee03-f5a4-4d27-8642-9c387ab4854d" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 - **Reference multiple files in your presentation creation using Microsoft 365 Copilot** [Windows, Mac, Web]
 
@@ -3298,7 +3298,7 @@ Updates released between May 29, 2025, and June 10, 2025.
 ### Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
 - **Advanced email filtering in Copilot chat** [Windows]
 
-  Quickly surface exactly the emails you need—ask Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for “last week’s external emails,” “threads I haven’t replied to,” “purple-category mail,” or “summarise German emails" "emails where I’m on the To line”—and focus on what matters most.
+  Quickly surface exactly the emails you need—ask Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for “last week’s external emails,” “threads I haven’t replied to,” “purple-category mail,” or “summarize German emails" "emails where I’m on the To line”—and focus on what matters most.
 - **Find emails awaiting your reply** [Windows]
 
   Tell Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat “show me emails that I need to reply” and instantly see unread, read, @mentioned emails or emails with some question, task that you haven’t answered—while hiding threads you’ve already closed—so you can clear your inbox with confidence.
@@ -4472,7 +4472,7 @@ Updates released between August 19, 2025, and September 3, 2025.
   Users can scope their prompts in Copilot Chat by searching and selecting relevant SharePoint Sites, allowing more focused and relevant discussions.
 - **Personalize interactions with Copilot Memory** [Android, iOS, Web]
 
-  Copilot Memory leverages insights iferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
+  Copilot Memory leverages insights inferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
  <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-copilot-memory-a-more-productive-and-personalized-ai-for-the-way-you/4432059" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 - **Use Copilot Chat to enhance Find on Page** [Web]
 
@@ -5339,7 +5339,7 @@ Updates released between March 20, 2025, and April 2, 2025.
 ### Word
 - **Simplified prompt experience in chat** [Web]
 
-  The chat experience in Word is now simplified with access to attachments, images, and agents now accessed form a single plus-sign menu.
+  The chat experience in Word is now simplified with access to attachments, images, and agents now accessed from a single plus-sign menu.
 
 ## March 19, 2025
 Updates released between March 5, 2025, and March 19, 2025.
@@ -6493,7 +6493,7 @@ Updates released between August 19, 2025, and September 3, 2025.
 ### Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
 - **Personalize interactions with Copilot Memory** [Android, iOS, Web]
 
-  Copilot Memory leverages insights iferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
+  Copilot Memory leverages insights inferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
  <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-copilot-memory-a-more-productive-and-personalized-ai-for-the-way-you/4432059" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 
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@@ -6882,7 +6882,7 @@ Updates released between August 19, 2025, and September 3, 2025.
 ### Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
 - **Personalize interactions with Copilot Memory** [Android, iOS, Web]
 
-  Copilot Memory leverages insights iferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
+  Copilot Memory leverages insights inferred from conversations between the user and Copilot, along with data from the Microsoft Graph and custom instructions to provide personalized help for tasks. Users have full control and can view, manage, disable or clear memory at any time.
  <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-copilot-memory-a-more-productive-and-personalized-ai-for-the-way-you/4432059" target="_blank">Learn more.</a>
 
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microsoft-365/admin/security-and-compliance/m365bp-security-faq.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ metadata:
   - tier2
   - m365-security
   - trust-pod
-  ms.date: 05/21/2025
+  ms.date: 09/10/2025
   ms.localizationpriority: medium
   audience: microsoft-business
   keywords:
@@ -28,23 +28,15 @@ summary: |
 sections:
   - name: General
     questions:
-      - question: How do I add Microsoft 365 E5 Security to Microsoft 365 Business Premium?
+      - question: How do I add Microsoft Defender Suite to Microsoft 365 Business Premium?
         answer: |
           Work with your [Microsoft partner](../manage/find-your-partner-or-reseller.md) or visit [Microsoft Security for Business](https://aka.ms/SMBSecurity).
 
-      - question: Does Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Microsoft 365 E5 Security allow mixed licensing for endpoint security solutions?
+      - question: Does Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium allow mixed licensing for endpoint security solutions?
         answer: |
-          No. For example:
+          Microsoft Defender for Business doesn't support mixed licensing, so a tenant with Defender for Business (which is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium) along with Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 (which is included in Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium) defaults to the Defender for Business experience.
           
-          - 80 users are licensed for Business Premium (which includes Defender for Business).
-          - To those 80 users, you add 30 licenses of Microsoft 365 E5 Security (which includes Defender for Endpoint Plan 2).
-          
-          The result is: all 80 users get the Defender for Business experience. To switch to the Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 experience, you need to do the following steps:
-          
-          1. License all users for Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 using one of the following methods:
-             - License all users with the standalone version of Defender for Endpoint Plan 2.
-             - License all users with Microsoft 365 E5 Security.
-          2. Contact Microsoft Support to request the switch for your organization. 
+          For example, if you have 80 users licensed for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, and you've added Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium for 30 of those users, the experience for all users defaults to Defender for Business. If you want to change that to the Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 experience, you should license all users for Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 (either through the standalone version of Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 or Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium), and then contact Microsoft Support to request the switch for your tenant.
 
           For more information, see [Change your endpoint security subscription](/defender-business/mdb-manage-subscription). 
 
@@ -60,7 +52,7 @@ sections:
         answer: |
           Many small to medium-sized businesses don't provide company-owned mobile devices to users, yet users need to access company data when they're not in the office. Although using personal devices to access company data is common these days (in particular, email and calendar data), the practice increases the risk that business information could end up in the wrong hands.
 
-          Business Premium contains simple but powerful features that allow users to security access company data on their personal devices while preventing those devices from accessing, retaining, and/or sharing business information.
+          Business Premium contains simple but powerful features that allow users to securely access company data on their personal devices while preventing those devices from accessing, retaining, and/or sharing business information.
 
           For more information, see the following articles:
 

microsoft-365/documentprocessing/esignature-overview.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ms.author: chucked
 author: chuckedmonson
 manager: jtremper
 ms.reviewer: amcdonnell
-ms.date: 08/01/2025
+ms.date: 09/11/2025
 audience: enabler
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.service: microsoft-syntex
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ The eSignature service simplifies the process of signing and sharing documents,
 
 With eSignature, you can quickly and securely send documents for signature to people both inside and outside of your organization. You also have a digital audit trail, which can be used to verify the authenticity of documents and transactions.
 
+<!---
 ![Diagram showing the eSignature process.](../media/content-understanding/esignature-overview-flow.png)
+--->
 
 ## Regional availability
 
-The eSignature service is currently available in the US, UK, Canada, the EU, and Australia Pacific. It will be available worldwide later in 2025. The ability to use eSignature with other electronic signature providers is available worldwide.
+The eSignature service is available worldwide (exluding Indonesia and Türkiye, which are due later in 2025), via the Microsoft 365 public cloud. The ability to use eSignature with other electronic signature providers is also available worldwide.
 
 ## Before you begin
 
@@ -63,17 +65,21 @@ The eSignature service enables logging of eSignature activities in the Purview A
 
 ## Using other signature providers
 
-The eSignature platform is now integrated with other electronic signature providers, such as Adobe Acrobat Sign and DocuSign. You can initiate requests using these other providers from PDF documents in SharePoint, while ensuring the secure and automatic storage of signed documents in Microsoft 365. Other electronic signature providers will be added in the future.
+The eSignature platform is integrated with electronic signature providers Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign eSignature. You can initiate requests using these providers from PDF documents in SharePoint, while ensuring the secure and automatic storage of signed documents in Microsoft 365.
 
 The providers facilitate the signing process and send out all relevant notifications. When signing is complete, a copy of the fully signed document is automatically saved in SharePoint for easy access. For more information, see [how to add signature providers](esignature-setup.md#add-signature-providers) and [how to create a signature request using another provider](esignature-send-requests.md#create-a-signature-request-using-another-provider).
 
 ## Current release notes
 
-- The feature to use eSignature in Word is currently rolling out to users on the Microsoft 365 Beta and Current channels. Until then, eSignature is available for only PDF documents.
+- Microsoft 365 eSignature now available worldwide for PDFs and Word documents.
 
-- Tracking of eSignature requests through the Approvals app in Microsoft Teams is now available.
+- eSignature for Microsoft Word is available worldwide to users on the Microsoft 365 Beta and Current channels. 
 
-- Support for Adobe Acrobat Sign and DocuSign is now available worldwide. In the future, there will be potential integration with other electronic signature providers.
+- Tracking of eSignature requests through the Approvals app in Microsoft Teams is available.
+
+- Integration with Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign eSignature is available worldwide for PDFs. 
+
+*excluding Indonesia and Türkiye, which are due later in 2025.
 
 <br>
 

microsoft-365/documentprocessing/esignature-send-requests.md

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Use the following steps to start the eSignature process. You must be signed in t
 
     Once sent, the status of the request is set to **In progress**.  An email notification is sent to the creator and the recipients. If **Recipients must sign in order** is toggled on, recipients will be able to add their signature in the order specified, otherwise they can add their signature in any order.  
 
-<!---
 #### Processing notifications
 
 When you create a request, you receive notifications that update you on the processing status.
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ You can also keep track of multiple requests with stacked notifications that can
 - Each notification represents a distinct eSignature request
 
     ![Screenshot of notifications showing that two requests have been sent.](../media/content-understanding/esignature-notification-two-requests-sent.png)
---->
 
 #### Track and manage other provider requests
 

microsoft-365/documentprocessing/esignature-setup.md

@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ The **Allow the use of eSignature for Microsoft Word** group policy setting cont
 
 2. Apply the policy setting.
 
+#### As an alternative to applying the policy, use a registry command to enable eSignature for Word
+
+On a Windows device, you can run a "reg add" command from an elevated command prompt. 
+
+The following command updates the registry to display the 'eSignature fields' action on the Word Desktop Insert Ribbon. 
+
+reg add HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options /v isesignenabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Either the group policy or registry command must be applied for users to have access to the 'eSignature fields' action on the Word Desktop Insert Ribbon.
+
 ### Manage sites
 
 To specify the sites where users can use eSignature, follow these steps.