Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Teams attendance report dashboard

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Short version:This new reporting dashboard will appear as a tab in the meeting detail and will provide: Attendance information for Teams regular meetings.Registration information for Webinar prior to the meeting and joined...

Microsoft Search: Find a meeting recording based on what was said

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Short version:This update will enhance the Microsoft Search experience for Teams meetings that were recorded to OneDrive & SharePoint. For Teams meeting recordings that were recorded and transcribed live during the...

Chat bubbles in Teams meeting

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Short version:Chat bubbles in Teams meetings: chats sent during a Teams meeting will appear overlayed on the screens of all meeting participants, making the chat more central to the meeting. Due...

On-demand channels post translation in Teams iOS and Android

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Short version:This release of on-demand channels post translation will allow you to translate channel posts that are in another language, into the language of your choice. This is rolling out in...

Teams meetings: Lower All Raised Hands

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Short version:As a meeting organiser or presenter, you will be able to lower all raised hands during a Teams Meeting. Early to mid-June. Details:As a meeting organiser or presenter, you will be...

Teams organisation-wide backgrounds (preview)

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Short version:Currently, you can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image you have personally uploaded. Microsoft are introducing the ability for your organisation to provide backgrounds...

Announcing annotations in PowerPoint Live in Teams

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Short version:This new release will allow you to use a virtual laser pointer and make ink annotations when presenting through PowerPoint Live in Teams, so the audience can easily follow along....

WANTED: Assign Custom background to entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal

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Short Version:Assign Custom background to an entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal. Release date unknown, Microsoft: “Working on it”. Details:Assign Custom background to an entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal. This would...

Teams Together Mode Extensibility

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Short version:Creators can now build custom Together Mode scenes using the newly built Scene Studio - a web application in the Microsoft Teams Developer Center – to bring new and exciting...

Group chat with external users in Teams

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Short version:This new external group chat feature enables you to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organisation, external group chat in Teams supports up to...

Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title...

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Short version:Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will...

Whiteboard storage changing to OneDrive for Business

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Short version:Microsoft Whiteboard is being rebuilt to integrate seamlessly across 365, so you can create, share, discover, and manage whiteboards as easily as any Office document. Starting October 2021, all newly...

Unboxing, first impressions and review – Jabra Evolve 20 headset

I needed a new work headset and am currently using Jabra Evolve 20 - I share my thoughts in this unboxing, first impressions and quick review video. Research and Buying Regardless of where...

SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel

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Short version:This new Microsoft Teams release will make it easy to tell which folders within your SharePoint library have a Teams channel associated with them. Additionally, you'll be able to see...

MAC users: Reduce background noise in Microsoft Teams Meetings

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Short version:The AI-based, real-time noise suppression that was added to Windows desktop client for Microsoft Teams in Nov 2020 will soon also be available on MAC. This feature will automatically remove...

Set out of office within Microsoft Teams

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Short version:With this update, you can create an out of office message from within Microsoft Teams desktop or Microsoft Teams on the web. This out of office message will sync with...

Teams meetings to support view-only attendees

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Short version:Currently (April 2021), Teams meetings are limited to 300 users (1000 coming soon).  With this update, meeting organisers who are assigned an appropriate license will be able to host a...

Microsoft Teams: webinars plus new meeting registration options

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Short version:Microsoft have announced the forthcoming availability of Teams webinar capabilities. Associated features that apply to webinars and meetings, include: Registration page creation with email confirmation for registrants and Reporting for...

Create tasks from Teams chats or channel posts

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Short version:This new feature will allow you to create Tasks from Teams chats or channel posts. Includes a link back to the original chat or channel post to provide context. You...

Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events

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Short version:As a meeting organisers, you will now be able to schedule an anonymous presenter for a Teams live event when using the Teams desktop app. This feature rollout will begin...

What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? October 2024

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Welcome to our tenth roundup of 2024. We look at what was being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in October. Check...

Add approvals to a SharePoint document library