Additional file types to filter your OneDrive files
DetailsYou will soon be able to filter your files in Microsoft OneDrive on the web by new file types.
You will see a More dropdown menu next to the filter pills in...
New Outlook for Windows is generally available (GA) from 1st August 2024
TL;DRNew Outlook for Windows will be generally available on 1st August 2024 for commercial accounts. This change will not automatically affect end users. Due 1st August 2024.
Details
Main points:
Transition to General Availability...
Skin tone options are coming to reactions and emojis in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting skin tone settings for emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms. Now due early to mid-November 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to change...
SharePoint is getting authoring assistance from Copilot
TL;DRCopilot is being integrated into Microsoft SharePoint's Rich Text Editor, enabling content authoring assistance for SharePoint page editors with an M365 Copilot license. Now due late August to late September 2024.
DetailsAfter...
New update to the OneDrive shared folder experience
DetailsMicrosoft OneDrive will change the shared folder experience. Instead of opening a shared folder within the sharer’s OneDrive, you will access it via the People view in your own OneDrive.
This view,...
New Show/Hide toggle setting for the Teams Discover feed
DetailsBefore this update, you were not able to turn off the Discover feed at the top of your list of Teams channels.
You will soon be able to go to Teams >...
Message results will soon appear as you search in Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon offer results from your chats as you do a general search. Due mid to late July 2024.
DetailsIf you search from the command/search box at the top of...
Microsoft Teams to automatically detect and hide inactive channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically hide your inactive channels. Due mid-August to mid-September 2024.
DetailsAfter this rollout, Teams will hide channels that have been inactive and notify you with the message: "We're...
SharePoint is getting a new content pane for Pages and News
TL;DRSharePoint is getting a new content pane that serves as a hub for various panes that support authors. Due late July to late August 2024.
DetailsPreviously, you would access section tools and templates...
Enhanced contextual info and search are coming to Teams chat
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams chat will soon get enhanced features, including contextual information access and chat search. Now due early to late September 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing a new feature that enhances the chat...
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting an enhanced File menu
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing an enhanced File menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. This update is intended to make it easier for you to create, open, share, export, and...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? June 2024
Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2024. We look at what is being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in June.
Check out the May blog or video for lots of content still...
New to SharePoint: collaborate on Pages and News with co-authoring
TL;DRCo-authoring is coming to SharePoint Pages and News to allow multiple authors to edit a page simultaneously. Now due early August to late October 2024.
Details
Before the rollout, only one author could...
Turn notifications on or off for a post in a Microsoft Teams channel
DetailsYou will be able to turn off or turn on notifications for a post in a Microsoft Teams channel.
Select the three-dot menu at the top right of a post to toggle...
Coming to Microsoft Teams: view attachments of invitations created in Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon let you view file attachments of meeting invitations created in Outlook. Now due mid-July to mid-September 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams will soon allow viewing of file attachments from Outlook...
Improved time-based Copilot responses in Teams chat and channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is enhancing Copilot's ability to understand and respond to time-related queries using terms like "yesterday" and "last month”. Now due mid to late August 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing improvements...
New Search filters are coming to new Outlook and web
DetailsSoon, new Microsoft Outlook for Desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web will allow the filtering of search results by All, Mail, Files, Teams (shows relevant chat messages), and People (easily...
In Microsoft Teams Chat, the Files tab is to be renamed Shared and gets...
TL;DRThe Files tab in Teams Chat is to be renamed to Shared and gets upcoming features like image previews and keyword search. Now due early to late September 2024.
DetailsThe old Files tab...
A new compact multitasking gallery view is coming to Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing a compact multitasking gallery view to Teams meetings. Perfect for people who need to show up at meetings but still need to get real work done. Now due...
Enhancements are coming to the SharePoint Text web part
TL;DRSharePoint Online is introducing enhancements to the Text web part, including expanded font size support, additional bullet and numbered list styles, and custom list settings. Due late June to late July...
Share your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts with colleagues
TL;DRYou will soon be able to share your Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat) prompts with colleagues within your organisation. Due late November to early...
