New SharePoint page templates for Stream videos
TL;DRNew page templates are coming to SharePoint to present Stream videos. Due early to late June 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to use the new templates from within SharePoint or Stream.
In SharePoint,...
New kid Loop components to join forces with old-timer OneNote
TL;DRLoop components will soon be available in Microsoft OneNote web and desktop. Due early April to mid-July 2024.
DetailsYou will soon be able to create and insert Loop components on a OneNote...
Save meeting content with collaborative annotations as a Microsoft Whiteboard
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting presenters using screen sharing and annotations will soon be able to save the screen and annotations as a Microsoft Whiteboard, allowing post-meeting collaboration.
Look out for the new Save button...
New to Microsoft Teams: Edit and interact with onscreen content when using annotations
TL;DRIf you present in Microsoft Teams and use annotations, you will love this new ability to edit the file onscreen without ending the annotation session. Due early to late May 2024.
DetailsBefore...
The Microsoft Teams presenter window is getting an upgrade
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting enhancements to the presenter window shown when you are screen sharing to make it a lot more useful. Due late May to mid-June 2024.
DetailsThe presenter window (the...
Copilot magic is coming to Microsoft Stream
DetailsMicrosoft: “Copilot in Stream will enable the copilot pane in Stream and will allow you to quickly extract information from videos. For example, you can use it to:
Summarise any video to...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look at April 2024
Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2024. We look at what is being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.
These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin...
A new ‘Meet now’ experience is coming to Teams group chats
DetailsMicrosoft Teams group chats are getting a new meeting experience. Instead of starting a video/audio call, Meet now will start an instant, ringless, in-the-moment, meeting with your colleagues. The chat for this...
Improvements to working hours and location (WHL) in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook...
TL;DRWorking hours and location (WHL) in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook web will soon make it easier to see who else is in the office and integrate your work location...
Updates to the Microsoft Copilot user interface
TL;DRMicrosoft is making several minor tweaks to the Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise) user interface. These include relocating disclaimers and a cleaner-looking experience for choosing your chat style. Now due...
Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on a shared file
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon bring Workflows to the three-dot menu for files shared in Teams chat or channels. This will make it faster and easier to ‘do stuff’ with/to those files....
Media: A new photo and video content view for OneDrive web
TL;DRMicrosoft is adding a Media node to the left navigation of Microsoft OneDrive for web. Find all photo and video content stored in your OneDrive in a single view. Now due...
Quickly attach: for attaching recent and relevant files to Teams chats and channel posts
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing Quick attach to Teams chat and channel posts. When you select the paperclip to attach a file to a chat or post, you will see recent and...
Coming to OneDrive for the web: Create from templates
TL;DRSoon, selecting the Add new button in OneDrive for the web will give you the existing option to create a new blank file and Create from templates for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint....
Microsoft Teams Meeting Options are being grouped together
DetailsIf you think it is getting harder to pick out the Teams Meeting Options you need, as Microsoft adds more options, you’ll be pleased to hear they are introducing categories for...
Automatic captions are coming to Microsoft Clipchamp
TL;DRMicrosoft Clipchamp will soon offer automatic captioning to make your videos more accessible. Now due early to mid-April 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft: “The Caption menu is an icon in the top right corner of the Clipchamp editor....
New SharePoint section backgrounds for Pages and News
TL;DRMicrosoft SharePoint online authors will soon be able to add curated images as well as gradient colour backgrounds to page sections. Due early to mid-April 2024.
DetailsOther improvements include improved focal point...
The magic of Copilot is coming to Microsoft Forms
TL;DRThis new feature, Copilot in Forms, allows Copilot for Microsoft 365 licensed users with access to Forms to easily create and customise forms. You describe your desired form in natural language,...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look at March 2024
Welcome to our third roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in March.
These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre,...
Coming soon to Teams meetings: recap and meeting artefacts shared automatically in chat
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically share a recap message in the meeting chat after a meeting. Users with access to intelligent recap will also receive meeting insights. Due early to late...