What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams 13 – 20 March 2021…and I need...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up on updates from across Microsoft 365 and Teams. We also have new dates for features you may be waiting for, six bite sized...
Coming to Outlook: respond to meetings with ‘Follow’
TL;DRCan’t attend a meeting but want to stay engaged and easily access meeting information? The new Follow meeting response in Outlook and Teams is for you. Now due mid-June to mid-September 2024.
DetailsA...
Meeting organisers will soon be prompted to create Loop workspaces for recurring Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon prompt meeting organisers of recurring meetings, with 3-50 invitees, to create a Loop workspace for sharing and collaborating on meeting content. Now due mid-May to late June...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 16th – 31st July 2022
Welcome to our thirteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
Remember that I now do YouTube Shorts; get updates as they...
Microsoft Forms | Data sync to Microsoft Excel: Support for migrating from the older...
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 migrate to the new solution, which will...
Keep your presenters on time with Teams’ new meeting countdown timer
Short VersionTeams is introducing a meeting timer to help keep your meetings and speakers on track. Now due late September to late October 2025.
DetailsThe new timer will be available by default...
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 late November 2024.
DetailsTo download transcripts after the...
New Teams is losing the ability to open the website tab in the client
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is losing the ability to show websites inside the new Teams client when using the Website tab, these links will open in a new browser tab instead. This is...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look back at January 2024
Welcome to our second roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.
These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre,...
Copilot in Outlook is getting a quick and easy ‘Apply All’ button
TL;DRMicrosoft: “Coaching by Copilot in Microsoft Outlook introduces an 'Apply All' button to implement coaching feedback…”. Now due late September to mid-November 2024.
DetailsStart by running Coaching by Copilot on an email...
Microsoft Teams Room on Windows – In meeting experience update
Do you wish the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience had more of the normal Teams meeting features? Well, here you go…
Short version:Microsoft will be updating the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience on Windows...
Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news
Do you ever need to create a SharePoint page that no-one can see, not even other editors, until you are ready to publish? Maybe business results, for example? If so, Private...
Improved time-based Copilot responses in Teams chat and channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is enhancing Copilot's ability to understand and respond to time-related queries using terms like "yesterday" and "last month”. Now due mid to late August 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing improvements...
You will soon be able to resize Microsoft Teams windows
TL;DRYou will be able to adjust the width of Teams windows. Now due late January to late April 2025 for some (targeted release), a date for the rest of us is...
New features available in Microsoft Whiteboard – August 2022
Have you seen the latest updates to the Microsoft Whiteboard? These updates are fully rolled out as of August 2022:
Open existing whiteboards in Teams meetingsAnnotations in Teams meetingsCollaborate with users outside...
A new compact notification size for Microsoft Teams
Short VersionMake Microsoft Teams notifications less intrusive with the new ‘Compact’ size option. Due late July 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft are introducing a new compact notification size in Microsoft Teams for Windows.
Off by default,...
OneDrive and SharePoint: Share Word documents in Review mode
Before we get into this update, what is Review mode? In Review mode, you don’t have full edit rights, but instead are allowed to add suggestions to the document in the...
Microsoft Clipchamp is getting a video hub start page update
Short VersionMicrosoft Clipchamp is getting an updated video hub start page. Due late August to late September 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft: “We're introducing a new, streamlined Microsoft Clipchamp video hub start page experience—a single...
Updates coming to Viva Daily Briefing Emails
What is the Briefing email from Microsoft Viva? Microsoft: “…helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well...
Language interpreter support in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:MS: “Language interpretation will allow interpreters to convert what the speaker says into another language in real time without disrupting the original flow of delivery of the speaker. This will allow...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? November 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
