New Microsoft Teams app: Meet
TL;DR:Microsoft: “Microsoft Teams users will soon have a dedicated space to manage their meetings – “Meet”. The Meet app is a centralized hub for all meeting activity and content”. Due mid-October...
Microsoft Teams webinars get a brilliant on-demand recording upgrade
TL;DR:Webinar organisers will soon be able to publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to attendees, including a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on the...
Stream video preview and playback in Microsoft Teams chats and channels
TL;DR:You will soon be able to preview and play Stream videos directly in Microsoft Teams Chats and Channels without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. Now due...
Microsoft Teams app store suggestions to be grouped by app purpose
Details:The Microsoft Teams app store will soon show app suggestions grouped by the tasks that the apps support (such as ‘manage tasks’ and ‘take notes and create lists’) as opposed to...
S01E09: Avatars for Teams Meetings – part 2 (SUCCESS)
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 09 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365!
In our eighth (very short) episode we planned to follow up on our Avatars - part 1...
Microsoft 365 ‘OMG’ Moments! 007 – ‘Microsoft Teams WOW! moments’ at Commsverse 2023
Welcome to Microsoft 365 OMG! Moments. In this episode on we revisit Kirsty's Commsverse 2023 session 'Microsoft Teams WOW! moments'.
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S01E10 Microsoft Teams features you may have missed
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 10 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365!
In our tenth episode (number 9 is in the pipeline somewhere!) we look at some nice Microsoft...
S01E08: Avatars for Teams Meetings – part 2 (FAIL)
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 08 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365!
In our eighth (very short) episode we planned to follow up on our Avatars - part 1...
Show/hide previews in your Microsoft Teams chat list
TL;DR:‘Show message previews in your chat list’ is a new way to make better use of space on the rail when looking at chat. It also improves privacy by hiding the...
Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings
TL;DR:The animated background feature in Teams Meetings will allow you to replace your background with an animation. Animated backgrounds will be identified by a small video icon in the bottom-left corner...
Tasks in Microsoft Loop Components to start syncing with Planner and To Do
TL;DR:Tasks created using Microsoft Loop components will soon start syncing with Microsoft tasks apps To Do, Planner, and the Tasks app in Teams. Now due mid-June mid-August 2023.
Details:The Task List Loop...
Zoom controls while viewing a screenshare in Teams meetings
Details:You will soon see new buttons to zoom in, zoom out and restore the original size of screenshares during Microsoft Teams meetings and chats.
Here's a closer look at the buttons in...
Change your Work Hours and Location in Microsoft Teams
Details:Work Hours and Location (WHL) in New Outlook/on the web lets you set and share your in-office/at-home schedule. Should your schedule change, this new Teams feature allows you to quickly change...
Microsoft Teams Collaborative Stageview
TL;DR:You will soon be able to open app content in a new, separate Teams window that’s been built for collaboration. Now due mid-July to late August 2023.
Details:Collaborative Stageview is a new...
Microsoft Teams is getting a new chat and channel search experience
TL;DR: Microsoft have announced improvements to the search experience for chats and channels. They include a search pane on the right, a ‘Find in channel’ button and improved result captioning/highlighting. Now...
Intelligent meeting recap for Microsoft Teams premium
TL;DR: Microsoft Teams users with a Premium license will soon be able to access a comprehensive meeting overview in the new ‘Recap’ tab in Teams, which leverages AI to provide personalised...
Outlook on the web – Work Hours and Location (WHL)
TL;DR:Hybrid workers, you can now set up your Work Hours and Location (WHL) in Outlook on the web, specifying when you’ll be remote or in the office. Once set up in...
Creation of a default Notes tab in new standard channels in Microsoft Teams
TL;DR: Microsoft Teams users will soon get a new Notes tab, added by default, at the top of new standard channels. This note-taking capability was previously provided by a Wiki tab,...
Usability improvements for Together Mode in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft are bringing new usability improvements to Together Mode in Microsoft Teams. Name labels attached to videos will indicate microphone, active speaker, spotlight and pin. Raised hands and reactions will also...
S01E07: Avatars for Teams Meetings – part 1
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 07 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365! In this episode Kirsty sets up and uses an Avatar for the first time.
If Avatars are...
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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