Templates & Document Defaults
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branded templates in File > New gallery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branded document themes (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Normal.dotm replaced (Word default)* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| NormalEmail.dotm (Outlook default)* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Excel Book.xltx replaced* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| PowerPoint default theme replaced* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| File > New locked to branded only | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in & web templates hidden | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| SharePoint Templates library auto-synced* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Company templates in right-click menu in File Explorer, synced from SharePoint in real time* | − | − | ✓ |
| Word Quick Parts deployed* | − | − | ✓ |
| AutoCorrect Custom Dictionary deployed* | − | − | ✓ |
| Branded Power BI report template shortcut (client-supplied or Bauer-hosted .pbit)* | − | − | ✓ |
| Canva Setup Kit (Brand Kit setup guide + Content Pack + Canva's Brand Guidelines document) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vertical / short-form video deck (9:16, produced on request) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
Office App Behavior Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word Quick Styles locked to brand | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paste behaviour enforced | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-bullets & numbering replaced | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| PowerPoint enterprise themes (branded only) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| OneNote defaults (font and basics, kept flexible) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Formatting inconsistencies flagged | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Excel table style locked | − | − | ✓ |
| Copilot custom brand vocabulary | − | − | ✓ |
Security & Compliance Baseline Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Hello for Business* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic browser security* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VBA macro hardening | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Internet macro blocking | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trusted Locations (OneDrive, SharePoint) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add-in management (allowlist) | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows Update ring configuration* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
Browser & Web Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge homepage & theme* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edge managed bookmarks & Entra branding* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edge NTP & profile switching* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Chrome basic policies* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chrome full ADMX parity with Edge* | − | − | ✓ |
Desktop / Device Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallpaper & lock screen (locked)* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows theme & accent colors* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Login screen branding* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Start Menu layout* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teams & Zoom virtual backgrounds* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teams meeting-invite branding (logo, legal/help links) + AI transcript-disclosure footer | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-screen brand touches (mouse highlighter)* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clipboard history & paste management* | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-screen brand touches, full (highlighter + spotlight)* | − | − | ✓ |
| Company templates in right-click menu (File Explorer, from SharePoint)* | − | − | ✓ |
| Line-of-business desktop app config* | − | − | ✓ |
Cloud Platform & Admin Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entra ID sign-in page branding | ✓ | ||
| OneDrive silent sign-in & KFM* | ✓ | ||
| M365 admin centre app tiles & Brand Center | |||
| Copilot search acronyms & bookmarks | |||
| Branded File Requests (external file-intake links) | |||
| SharePoint content types (branded New menu in libraries) | ✓ | ||
| Server-side email signatures | |||
| SharePoint custom navigation & footer |
Deployment Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard rollout | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pilot → broad rollout → exclusion groups | − | − | ✓ |
AI Brand Skill Features
| Feature | Ready | Pro | 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branded infographic generator | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Icon system (Fluent icon library, brand-coloured) | − | − | ✓ |
| Slide-pattern library (24 layouts) | − | − | ✓ |
