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...
Microsoft Word for the web: New Copilot AI-generated document summary when sharing
DetailsIf you have a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and are sharing a Word document from within Word for the web, you will soon be able to include an AI-generated...
Coming soon to OneDrive PDFs: annotate with text boxes
TL;DRAnnotate and save PDFs with text boxes in OneDrive and SharePoint. Due mid-May to early June 2024.
Steps:
Open a PDF in OneDrive or SharePoint
Click Edit
Select the Add Text icon on the left
Write and format...
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,...
The Microsoft 365 app launcher is getting a rather nice makeover
TL;DRThe Microsoft 365 app launcher is getting a new look along with quick creation options. Due early April to late June 2024.
DetailsKey points and what’s included:
A new search bar for quickly...
Boring, but important changes in file open behaviour in classic Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft is making changes to the file open experience in classic Teams that will affect users in select scenarios, including Shared channels and the apps OneNote, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Due...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Make your Teams group chat avatar stand out with images and emojis
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is introducing custom avatars for group chats, allowing you to upload your own images or select from built-in images or emojis. Due mid to late March 2024.
DetailsYou will soon be...
Slash commands are coming to the Teams compose box
TL;DRSlash commands for composing messages, navigating Teams, and setting your status are coming to the compose box. Due mid to late June 2024.
DetailsType a forward slash in the compose box. Example...
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....
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look at April...
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...
