SharePoint Events web part will display event images
Short version:The SharePoint Events web part on SharePoint pages and news posts will have an option to show images. Existing Event web parts will not be updated, new web parts added...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams – 27th February – 6th March 2021…and...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of Microsoft 365 updates from the 27th February – 6th March 2021. We'll have a look across Office, SharePoint and Teams as well...
Lightweight Plans in Planner
Short version:Lightweight Plans in Planner are back after being on hold for a while. This will be enabled by Roster containers, which is a simple list of members stored in Planner that...
Teams: Transfer calls between devices
Short version:Teams: Transfer calls between devices - This new Teams release will expand support and allow calling participants to transfer an ongoing VoIP, PSTN or Group call between Teams devices. Users...
OneDrive Android – Bookmarks feature for PDF viewing
Short version:OneDrive Android - Bookmarks feature for PDF viewing: Microsoft are adding a bookmark that makes it easier for you when using the OneDrive mobile app for Android to return to...
New personal wellbeing insights coming to Insights app in Teams
Short version:New personal insights to help you balance productivity and wellbeing are coming to the Insights app in Teams. You will be able to tap into breathing breaks, send praise to collaborators,...
Outlook – Tag for external email messages received
Short version:Outlook will display a new tag on emails, External, in the message list. Available for Outlook on the web, Mac, iOS and Android. Disabled by default, but is available to be...
New Teams meeting experience: Dynamic View
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New Teams meeting experience: Dynamic view is a redesigned meeting stage that will optimise your experience of consuming shared content and engaging with video and audio participants during Teams meetings....
Microsoft Teams: Increasing interactive meeting participants 300 to 1000
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Currently, Microsoft allow only 300 users to be added to interactive meetings. They are increasing the meeting participant and chat size from 300 to 1000. This feature rollout will begin...
Microsoft Forms: update in sharing with collaborators and recipients
Short version:Microsoft are making it easier to share a form with a collaborator or with respondents by separating the sharing process with the creation of Send and Co-author buttons. Change due...
Microsoft 365 and Teams update 20th – 27th February 2021…and a Microsoft Ignite reminder
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of updates from the 20th – 27th February 2021 across Microsoft 365. This week is a strange one; lots of delays revised timelines...
OneDrive for Business and SharePoint online upload capability increased to 250GB
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OneDrive for Business and SharePoint online upload limit increased from 100GB per file 250GB via the sync client as well as the web app. Increased capacity available now. See link...
Microsoft 365 and Teams update 13th – 20th February 2021…and we dip a toe...
It’s time for our hand-picked updates from the 13th – 20th February 2021 across Microsoft 365. We'll start with what’s delayed then look across Office, SharePoint and Teams as well as...
Dictation in Word and Outlook improvements
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Dictation in Word and Outlook improvements make it easier for you to create, edit content, change settings like Auto punctuation, Profanity filter and Spoken language with your voice. Rollout will...
Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation
Short version:SharePoint modern comms and team sites will soon feature the SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customisable global navigation as well as other intranet resources making important content and resources...
Introducing a change in access behaviour for public groups in Microsoft Forms
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Microsoft are introducing a change in access behaviour for public groups in Microsoft Forms. Currently all users can edit a public Group form and view response data without joining the...
Outlook on the web: update in how users access Mail, Calendar, People, and To...
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Microsoft are adding an app bar to Outlook on the web which changes how you will access Mail, Calendar, People, and To Do functions (and more). Currently these are a...
New file sharing experience in Microsoft Teams
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Teams file sharing update: MS are updating the file sharing and access control experience in to make it similar to the experience with other 365 apps; you’ll have much more...
Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) available in Microsoft Forms
What you need to know:
You will soon be able to use text formatting (bold, italics, and underline) in Forms surveys and quizzes differentiate and emphasise content.
What you need to do:
Nothing, this...
Feature Update: Modern comments in Word for Windows and Mac
What you need to know:
Microsoft are rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work...
New ‘Web content’ on/off toggle for Microsoft Copilot
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will soon add a Web content on/off slider to the three-dot menu. Due mid-December 2024 to late January 2025.
DetailsYou will be able...
