What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 21st August to 4th September 2022
Welcome to our fifteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
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Automatically view up to 49 videos (7×7) in Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft Teams meetings currently support a maximum of 9 videos (3x3) on the screen by default (Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, you need to manually select the ‘Large...
Folders and Rules Support for Microsoft 365 Groups in Outlook
TL;DR:You will have the ability to create folders and create rules inside a Microsoft 365 Groups mailbox using Outlook on the web. Due early September to mid-October mid-November 2022, but not...
Custom Download Location for Files in Teams
TL;DR:You will soon be able to choose your preferred Microsoft Teams file download location and even specify a download location on a per-download basis. Now due early September 2022 to late...
Microsoft Teams: Live Translated Captions in Meetings and Calls
12th May 2023 Update from Microsoft: "Earlier this year we announced the grace period for several Microsoft Teams Premium features that were in preview, including live translated captions for meetings. Starting...
Microsoft Viva: Recurring Time Booking for Breaks, Learning, and Message Catch Up in Viva...
TL;DR:Users with a Microsoft Viva Insights subscription will see options to book recurring time for catching up on messages, taking breaks, and learning through the Briefing email as well as Viva...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 1st to 20th August 2022
Welcome to our fourteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
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New Location for Key Functions and Direct Access to Other Microsoft 365 Apps in...
You will have noticed that some M365 apps have a menu in the top-left corner. Outlook is joining that club.
TL;DR:The new experience for accessing Mail, Calendar, People, and other Outlook apps...
Quiet Time Settings in Viva, Teams, and Outlook
TL;DR:Viva Insights will offer the ability to configure quiet time to silence notifications from Outlook and Teams mobile applications, outside of working hours. You will receive personalised insights through the Viva...
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...
Convert Word and Pdf form or quiz to Microsoft Forms
TL;DR:This feature allows you convert existing forms or quizzes into Microsoft Forms, which should make it much to get started. After import, you can still edit as needed before collecting responses....
Microsoft Forms: share your survey or quiz directly to a Teams chat or channel...
Details:As a Forms user, you will soon be able to directly share your survey or quiz to a Teams chat and channels straight from the Forms app.
Availability:Delayed by a couple of...
Brand new first-run experiences for new Microsoft Forms users
New Forms users can find themselves staring at a blank form wondering where to start…this update aims to fix this.
TL;DR:New Forms users will be guided through the basics of Forms when...
Microsoft Forms templates for commercial users
If you are a new Forms user and find creating great forms from scratch a bit daunting, you will love this update!
TL;DR:Microsoft Forms will soon be able to provide high quality...
Forms distribution and email notification feature
Do you ever create forms or polls for a sub-set of your colleagues, but find the process of setting it up a bit clunky? This new update is about to make...
Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop
Another great usability feature for Outlook on desktop; Immersive Reader is coming soon.
TL;DR:Immersive Reader in Outlook Desktop includes all capabilities available in Immersive Reader Microsoft Word. Now due late July to...
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.
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Microsoft Teams: Improvements to In-Meeting Notifications
‘Meeting being recording’ notification across the top, poor network quality message shown another way and then there're chat bubbles…messages in Teams are a bit all over the place. This great update...
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...
Viva Engage, replacing Yammer Communities app for Teams
What is Viva Engage? "...the newest app within Microsoft Viva, designed to help organizations build community, spark engagement with leadership, harness knowledge and answers, and build personal networks. Microsoft Viva Engage will be...
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...
