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RM160010Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Optical character recognition (OCR) support for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business

Summary

Optical character recognition (OCR) support will detect sensitive content in images and subsequently apply data loss prevention (DLP) policies to prevent exfiltration of that sensitive data in SharePoint Online and OneDrive. This release supports key file types like JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PDF (image-only PDF).

Description

Optical character recognition (OCR) support will detect sensitive content in images and subsequently apply data loss prevention (DLP) policies to prevent exfiltration of that sensitive data in SharePoint Online and OneDrive. This release supports key file types like JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PDF (image-only PDF).

GA date: April CY2027

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2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Feb 5, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center only shows the current version; this archive preserves tracked history.

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