MC1282567: SharePoint Adds AI-Powered Charts Web Part for Page Authors

📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement

Updated July 13, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

Introduction

We’re introducing a new Charts web part with AI assistance in SharePoint, designed to help page authors quickly create rich, interactive charts using plain-language prompts. This update reduces the time and effort needed to visualize data on SharePoint pages and enables more intuitive, AI-powered authoring experiences directly within SharePoint.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 560076.

When this will happen:

• Targeted Release: Rollout begins in late May 2026 (previously early May) and is expected to complete by mid-June 2026 (previously mid-May).
• General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid-June 2026 (previously mid-May) and is expected to complete by end of July 2026 (previously late June).

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

• SharePoint page authors
• Tenants using SharePoint Online
• A Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) license is required to use this feature

What will happen:

• While editing a SharePoint page, a Chart web part can be added in one of the following ways:
  • Open the AI agent chat pane from the Agents coin icon in the upper-right navigation or the AI sparkle icon on the page toolbar.
  • Open the web part toolbox, search for Chart under the AI category, and add it to the page (this automatically opens the chat pane).

  Screenshot 1: Entry point if adding a chart from the web part toolbox:

  

• Describe the chart to create using plain language, such as the data to visualize and the chart type. Relevant files can be attached to provide additional context.

Screenshot 2: Prompt to add a chart through the chat pane:



• After the chart is created, follow-up prompts can be used to:
  • Add, edit, or remove data
  • Adjust the look and feel of the chart
• Changes can be reverted at any time using the Undo button in the command bar.
• The feature is enabled by default for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and existing SharePoint permissions and Microsoft 365 policies continue to apply.

What you can do to prepare:

No action is required.

• Optionally inform SharePoint authors of the new capability.
• Update internal documentation if you provide SharePoint or Copilot guidance.
• Review Copilot licensing assignments to confirm which users will have access.

Learn more: Create a chart on pages with AI in SharePoint | Microsoft Support

Compliance considerations:

This change introduces a new way for users to interact with generative AI by using natural language prompts to create and edit charts in SharePoint pages.

Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro

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