The Teams meetings gallery is getting a make-over
TL;DRMicrosoft is revamping the default gallery in Teams meetings and calls. Now due mid-June to late July 2024.
Details
Participant tiles will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. Apparently, a better experience when turning...
At last. Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams
DetailsThis feature will allow you to delete items from your activity feed by clicking on the ellipses and selecting Remove.
Applies to new Teams only.
AvailabilityDue early to late February 2024.Now due early...
Co-organiser experience upgrades for Microsoft Teams Webinars and Townhalls
DetailsCo-organisers will soon gain the ability to:
Edit event details like title, date/time, description
Edit event details
Publish and cancel the event
Microsoft says the co-organiser will have full parity of experience as the Webinar/Town...
The tired old Files app in Teams is dead. Long live the excellent OneDrive...
DetailsThe Files app in Teams has remained largely the same for six years or so, with a minor refresh around April 2023. In contrast, OneDrive Online has had some rather good...
Creation of new Microsoft teams and channels moved and simplified
DetailsMicrosoft is reducing the number of clicks required to create Teams channels and teams by surfacing both options in the + button at the top of the rail in the Teams...
Want to access your OneDrive files using OneDrive for the web or Teams…when offline?...
Imagine you’re working on a project and you have stored all your project files in OneDrive. You’re travelling and you find yourself in a location with poor or no internet connection,...
New for 2024: Forward 1:1 and group messages in Teams chats
Imagine you’re working on a project with your team and you’re having a 1:1 Microsoft Teams chat with a colleague about a specific task. During the conversation, your colleague shares a...
Want easy access to an individual file in OneDrive and SharePoint using a shortcut?
TL;DRYou will soon be able to create a shortcut to files stored in other people’s OneDrive and document libraries to find them within your OneDrive or document library. Now due November...
The Microsoft Teams Workflows message extension is about to get more helpful
Not sure which message-related Worklows would be most useful? Microsoft is about to help you out.
DetailsMicrosoft: “The Workflows Message Extension in Microsoft Teams will include new default actions to assist user...
Love Loop components? You’ll soon be able to create them in Microsoft Teams Channels
TL;DRCollaborative Loop components, which you may know from Teams chats, are coming to channels. You will be able to create, share, and edit components to collaborate without leaving your channel conversation....
AI-powered custom backgrounds are coming to Teams channel announcements
Update from Microsoft 11th December 2023: "Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability...
The new version of Microsoft Teams is now generally available for Windows and Mac
TL;DRMicrosoft announced the new version of Teams in March 2023 and released a preview version for some of us to try. Since then, they have achieved feature parity for almost all...
Microsoft Teams chat web links to open in Edge with the chat displayed alongside...
TL;DRThe Teams desktop app will soon open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge, with the chat displayed alongside the web content. This will allow you to continue your conversation...
Teams Live events are dead*. Long live Teams Town Halls!
TL;DRMicrosoft has announced that Teams Live Events will be retired for commercial customers on 30th September 2024, and the functionality will be replaced with Town halls, which will be available from...
Immersive spaces in Teams meetings ready for Generally Availability
TL;DR: Immersive spaces allow you to have a fun, 3D meeting experience during your Teams meetings. Experience Spatial Audio, play team-building interactive games and express yourself with live reactions to engage...
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams webinars: unique join links for external presenters
Details:Organisers of Teams webinars will soon be able to create unique join links for their external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to enter...
Collaborative meeting notes are coming to Teams on mobile
TL;DR:The ability to use Collaborative meeting notes (view, edit, and create collaborative notes including agenda, notes, and follow-up tasks) is coming to Teams for iOS and Android. This update will bring...
Microsoft Teams emojis, GIFs and stickers are to be combined in one easy to...
Details:Currently, you see separate emoji, GIF and sticker pickers when composing a message or post in Teams:
With this update emojis, GIFs, and stickers will be combined in one picker under the...
The Teams meeting Outlook add-in now supports multi-tenant/account meeting creation for users of new...
TL;DR: The Teams meeting add-in in Outlook now supports the ability to switch between multiple tenants and accounts to schedule Teams meetings. Available now for users of the new Teams client.
Details:If...
Workflows are replacing Connectors within the Microsoft Teams channels menu
TL;DR:Microsoft: “Microsoft Teams will be bringing workflows powered by Power Automate into the overflow menu for channels and replacing the Connectors option within the menu”. Now due late October to mid-November...
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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