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MC1208688

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Feb 13, 2026

Published Dec 29, 2025

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Microsoft 365 apps
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Roadmap ID

468888

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MC1208688 - Microsoft Office for the web: Apply sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions

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Updated February 13,March 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

Office for the web in Microsoft 365 now supports applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions. This enhancement provides organizations with greater flexibility and control over document access in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web.

This feature will only be available in tenants that have enabled coauthoring on files encrypted with sensitivity labels: Enable co-authoring for files encrypted with sensitivity labels

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 468888.

When this will happen

General Availability

  • Worldwide and GCC: We will begin rolling out in mid-MarchApril 2026 (previously mid-February)March) and expect to complete by early AprilMay 2026 (previously early March)April).
  • GCCH and DoD: We will begin rolling out in mid-MarchApril 2026 (previously mid-February)March) and expect to complete by early MayJune 2026 (previously early April)May).
How this affects your organization
  • Who is affected: All users of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web in Microsoft 365.
  • What will happen:
    • Users can apply sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web.
    • The experience aligns with the modernized permissions dialog in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows.
    • No changes to existing admin policies; feature respects current configurations.
What you can do to prepare

No action is required. The user interface for applying custom permissions is consistent with the modernized dialog in Office desktop apps.

Learn more: 

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.

Snapshot from Feb 13, 2026

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

Office for the web in Microsoft 365 now supports applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions. This enhancement provides organizations with greater flexibility and control over document access in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 468888.

When this will happen

General Availability

  • Worldwide and GCC: We will begin rolling out in mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by early April (previously early March).
  • GCCH and DoD: We will begin rolling out in mid-March (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by early May (previously early April).
How this affects your organization
  • Who is affected: All users of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web in Microsoft 365.
  • What will happen:
    • Users can apply sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web.
    • The experience aligns with the modernized permissions dialog in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows.
    • No changes to existing admin policies; feature respects current configurations.
What you can do to prepare

No action is required. The user interface for applying custom permissions is consistent with the modernized dialog in Office desktop apps.

Learn more: 

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.