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...
Ink Colour Picker for Microsoft Whiteboard
TL;DR:Whiteboard users will soon be able to use a wide range of colours for inking using the latest colour picker feature. A slider will also be provided to change opacity level...
OneDrive simplified sharing
TL;DR:OneDrive is getting an updated file sharing experience that appears when you share files in Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, Stream, OneNote, Planner and other Microsoft 365 apps…the updated sharing...
Catch up flyout updates for Word online
TL;DR:The a "Catch up" information flyout in Word online is getting an update. The flyout will be split in two, it will show individual changes and a round up. Due mid-May...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? A look at May 2023
Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2023. We look at what’s being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in May. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin...
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...
Sharing in OneDrive is getting a refreshed Manage Access experience
Details:Microsoft's OneDrive folk have been busy recently, the Manage access experience has the latest updates and will be more people-centric and easier to use. You will be able to view a...
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...
New Microsoft Teams channel experience
TL;DR:A new channels experience is coming to Microsoft Teams. Updates include compose box at the top of the page, most recent posts appear at the top of the feed, individual posts...
Teams Breakout Rooms participant shuffle
TL;DR:Breakout Rooms Participant Shuffle allows participants to be randomly reassigned before and during a meeting. Shuffling can be applied to all participants or only to unassigned participants, re-distributing them evenly to...
Microsoft Forms: Allow respondents to edit their responses after submitting
TL;DR:Microsoft is releasing a new feature that will allow Microsoft Forms creators the capability to allow form/quiz respondents to edit their responses after submission. Due early to late May 2023.
Details:Once enabled,...
Intelligent Teams meeting recap in Microsoft 365 Feed
TL;DR:Microsoft is adding Intelligent Meeting Recap functionality to the new and already excellent Microsoft 365 Feed for regular Teams users and those using Teams Premium. Due from mid-May 2023.
DetailsUsers with/without Teams...
Enhancements to search results on the Microsoft Teams app store
Details:Microsoft are improving the search experience on the Teams app store by extending search include the short and long descriptions, category names, and tolerance for minor typos. Results will be ordered...
Collaborative meeting notes for Microsoft Teams
TL;DR:Microsoft are improving the Agenda, Notes and Follow-up tasks experience in Teams meetings. This new capability is powered by Loop and utilises Planner, To Do, Office.com and OneDrive for Business. Now...
Microsoft Search: Video Search in Bing, Office.com, SharePoint, and Stream
Details:Microsoft is making it easier for us to find videos at work across Stream, OneDrive and SharePoint. A new Video tab will appear on Microsoft Search in Bing, Office and SharePoint....
Microsoft Teams Activity feed: Mark all as read
Sometimes, there is just no catching up with your 'unreads'; you just need to scan them to spot anything urgent and park the rest. Microsoft Teams is with you on this.
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Updates to free Microsoft Copilot at work
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will be renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, along with other changes. Due mid-January 2025.
DetailsThis update is for Microsoft Copilot at work, Microsoft’s...
