Microsoft Teams meetings: assign seats in Together Mode
TL;DR:Microsoft Teams users in a meeting will soon have the option to assign seats in Together Mode for all participants in a meeting. Due early to late September 2022.
Details:When a meeting...
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...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 1st – 16th July 2022
Welcome to our twelfth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
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Record a new video on the Stream start page in office web
TL;DR:Microsoft 365 customers will soon be able to make demos, explainer videos, and communication videos with the new Stream camera. Due early to late August 2022.
Details:You will soon be able to use...
Changes to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint integration in Teams
Since early 2018 I have heard people say of Teams "it's just another place I need to check for work". Since then I have been responding along the lines that if...
New question type for Polls app in Teams meetings: Ranking
TL;DR:The Ranking question type will soon be added to the Polls app within Microsoft Teams. This will be a quick and easy way to increase meeting engagement and collect information from...
Microsoft Teams: Accept or block external chat requests
TL;DR:Teams users will soon see an invitation pop-up to accept or block an external user when receiving new chats from external users. Due mid-August to early September.
Details:When receiving a new one-on-one...
Microsoft Teams will no longer auto provision a Wiki with new channels
TL;DR:Microsoft are making some changes to the wiki experience in Teams channels. At present whenever a new private or standard channel is created then a wiki is automatically provisioned for the...
Teams meetings: Pop out shared content into a separate window
If you attend Teams meetings, and have two screens, you will soon be able to pop the shared content out to one screen and view the meeting window on the other....
Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page
Do you have videos scattered across Teams and SharePoint? This new SharePoint page will display them all in one place for you.
TL;DR:SharePoint video collections pages are designed to make it easy...
Is this new Microsoft Teams feature the GOAT? Soft focus and Adjust brightness in...
Is your high-quality webcam just a bit too good at showing every little detail during Teams meetings? You’ll soon be able to smooth things out with an update that is maybe...
Enable Q&A in Teams Meetings via Meeting Options
Q&A in Teams meetings are an excellent way of engaging attendees with structured questions and answers, but adding the Q&A app to the meeting feels a bit clunky. This is about...
New Microsoft Stream Web App
TL;DR:Microsoft will be rolling out the new Stream web app soon. The web app improves how you view and publish video and audio files that are stored in/uploaded to Teams, Yammer,...
Outlook Web – new experience for sharing cloud file links
Details:Microsoft are updating the experience for email attachments associated with files from cloud locations (OneDrive, SharePoint, and third-party file storage providers). In the new experience cloud attachments will be substituted by...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 18th – 30th June 2022
Welcome to our eleventh roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
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Cameo in PowerPoint Live
TL;DR:With Cameo in PowerPoint Live, you will be able to integrate Teams camera feed into PowerPoint presentation and customise how and where you want to appear on slides. Due September 2022.
Details:Cameo...
Remove a call from the Teams call history view
If I saw someone’s name in your Teams calls history, could I guess something about that person due to the role you do at work? If yes, should you remove that...
Use more Bluetooth headsets and speakerphones to answer, end and mute Teams calls
A physical mute button is one of the fastest, easiest methods to go on and off mute during a Teams meeting. This functionality is about to become available with more devices.
TL;DR:This...
New Teams Meeting Poll Question Type – Rating
Polls in Teams meetings are an excellent way to engage attendees and capture information. This feature will be a great addition.
Details:The Rating question type is being added to the Polls app...
MyAnalytics dashboard and Briefing email settings changes
TL;DR:The Config Settings page in the MyAnalytics dashboard allows you to customise working hours, set up focus plan, set quiet hours, set up delay delivery, and, when applicable, configure your team....
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...
