Microsoft 365 Roadmap · October 13, 2026

Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Auto-labeling for legacy Office files

Name: Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Auto-labeling for legacy Office files
Uploaded: 2026-10-13T23:30:33.071683+00:00
Description: Microsoft Purview server-side auto-labeling will support legacy Microsoft Office file formats, including Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), and PowerPoint (.ppt). Organizations can automatically evaluate and apply sensitivity labels to these files in SharePoint and OneDrive.

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Microsoft Purview server-side auto-labeling will support legacy Microsoft Office file formats, including Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), and PowerPoint (.ppt). Organizations can automatically evaluate and apply sensitivity labels to these files in SharePoint and OneDrive.

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Brief published October 13, 2026.