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What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? October 2024
Welcome to our tenth roundup of 2024. We look at what was being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in October.
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How to save your Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat prompts
TL;DRYou will soon be able to save and reuse your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat prompts. Due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft 365 Copilot...
Share your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts with colleagues
TL;DRYou will soon be able to share your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) prompts with colleagues within your organisation. Due late November to early...
The revamped Microsoft Forms experience is now available
TL;DRMicrosoft Forms is updating the portal page (what you see when you open Forms), form creation, and response analysis. Due late October to early December...
Microsoft Teams is getting a new chat and channels experience
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting a new, unified chat and channel experience to bring your conversations and topics to one screen. Due late January to...
Add approvals to a SharePoint document library
TL;DRSharePoint will soon enable approvals for document libraries. Due early to late November 2024.
DetailsOnce approvals are enabled, you can create a file and submit...
Add a name pronunciation to your profile card in Teams and...
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams and Outlook will soon include a feature that enables you to record and share the pronunciation of your name on your profile...
Coming soon: Download Teams Town Hall and Webinar Transcriptions
TL;DRAfter this rollout, organisers of town halls and webinars will be able to download the transcript once the event has ended. Due mid to...
Create charts, graphs, and data analysis in M365 Copilot chat
DetailsCopilot users will soon be able to enter prompts in Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) to create charts, graphs, and data analysis.
You will also be...
Design Ideas is now available in SharePoint
TL;DRMicrosoft: “Design Ideas is now available in Microsoft SharePoint, allowing page authors to enhance sections with new layouts and formatting”. Available now.
DetailsWhen you first...
A new calendar experience is coming to Teams
TL;DRThe New Calendar app offers a unified, modern calendar for Microsoft Teams and Outlook users. Users can switch to the New Calendar interface within...
New data sync solution and rename for Forms for Excel in...
TL;DRA new data sync solution is coming to Forms created from OneDrive and SharePoint. Forms for Excel to be renamed Forms survey. Due mid-October...
SharePoint is getting an excellent new feature: a PDF electronic signature...
Update 27th September 2024: Microsoft has updated the EU country list for this feature (new in bold): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? September 2024
Welcome to our ninth roundup of 2024. We look at what was being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in September.
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Adding a location to your presence in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRIf your organisation is using Microsoft Places, you can add a location to your presence signal to indicate when you’re in a particular office...
Microsoft is adding volume control to language interpreter support in Teams...
TL;DRMicrosoft is adding volume control to Language interpreter support in Microsoft Teams meetings. Due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsAfter this rollout: If a meeting organizer...
A new Copilot compose experience is coming to Outlook
DetailsThe draft with Copilot experience in Microsoft Outlook is getting a major design change. Functionality is not changing.
This update will apply to new Outlook...
Microsoft Forms | Data sync to Microsoft Excel: Support for migrating...
TL;DRMicrosoft: "Microsoft Forms will replace the older data sync to Excel with a new, more reliable solution on January 13, 2025. Users must manually...
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced query suggestions when searching for people
TL;DRSearching by a person’s name in Teams is about to be improved with better query suggestions and more focused on the people you interact...
OneDrive on Windows prompt will ask you to confirm deletion of...
TL;DROneDrive on Windows desktop will soon ask you to confirm the deletion of shared files. The prompt for the deletion of 200+ files at...
Share your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts with colleagues
TL;DRYou will soon be able to share your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) prompts with colleagues within your organisation. Due late November to early...
