The tired old Files app in Teams is dead. Long live the excellent OneDrive...
DetailsThe Files app in Teams has remained largely the same for six years or so, with a minor refresh around April 2023. In contrast, OneDrive Online has had some rather good...
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...
New for 2024: Forward 1:1 and group messages in Teams chats
Imagine you’re working on a project with your team and you’re having a 1:1 Microsoft Teams chat with a colleague about a specific task. During the conversation, your colleague shares a...
Enhancements to search results on the Microsoft Teams app store
Details:Microsoft are improving the search experience on the Teams app store by extending search include the short and long descriptions, category names, and tolerance for minor typos. Results will be ordered...
What is Microsoft Teams Premium?
What is it?Microsoft Teams Premium is a paid tier of Teams announced around the 12th of October 2022 at the time of the Microsoft Ignite conference.
When will this happen?February 2022....
Copilot in Microsoft Teams to use the meeting chat as a data source
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams' Copilot will soon use meeting chat as a data source to provide answers from chat and transcript data for 24 hours either side of the meeting. Due late August...
Schedule Send for Microsoft Teams Chat
Many of us work early or late because it suits our lifestyles. But, we respect the work hours of our colleagues with actions such as delaying email delivery until normal working...
Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams
Short version:This new feature, Reading Progress in Teams, supports students in building fluency through independent reading practice, educator review, and educator insights. This is rolling out on Teams Desktop, web, Mac,...
🆕 Prevent attendees from sharing video feed in Microsoft Teams Meetings
Short version:Meeting organisers and presenters will be able to prevent meeting attendees from turning their camera on to share video during a meeting. Currently meeting organisers and presenters have no control...
Updates app in Microsoft Teams
TL;DR:The Updates app allows you to create, submit, and review colleague updates in Teams. Available now.
Details:Updates in Teams is an out-of-the-box app that enables you to create, submit, and review updates,...
Coming to Outlook: respond to meetings with ‘Follow’
TL;DRCan’t attend a meeting but want to stay engaged and easily access meeting information? The new Follow meeting response in Outlook and Teams is for you. Now due mid-June to mid-September 2024.
DetailsA...
Content from Camera on New Teams
TL;DRContent from camera on new Teams enables meeting attendees to see your whiteboards, printed documents and books etc. It will detect, crop, frame and then share the content with meeting participants....
Microsoft Search: Find a meeting recording based on what was said
Short version:This update will enhance the Microsoft Search experience for Teams meetings that were recorded to OneDrive & SharePoint. For Teams meeting recordings that were recorded and transcribed live during the...
How to set up a great Teams meeting
WORK IN PROGRESS PREVIEW
A great meeting starts with two elements: a great invitation and carefully chosen meeting settings. In this post we’ll start at the very beginning as we explore best practice and take a...
Microsoft Teams: Choose preferred download location for files
Brief details:Teams will soon enable you to select the default location for downloaded file. This is applicable only on the desktop client. Teams on the web will continue to honour the...
Chat bubbles in Teams meeting
Short version:Chat bubbles in Teams meetings: chats sent during a Teams meeting will appear overlayed on the screens of all meeting participants, making the chat more central to the meeting. Due...
Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop
Sometimes, you just need a super-fast way of replying to a message in Teams. Here you go…
TL;DR:Suggested Replies present you with three responses to choose from to quickly respond to messages....
Improved management of Teams guest accounts
For as long as Teams has been around, people with access to more than one tenant have wanted a better experience. Microsoft are about to improve guest user functionality within the...
Hide the General channel in Microsoft Teams
DetailsYou can now hide the General channel in Microsoft Teams, just like any other channel. If the General channel is the only channel, hiding it will hide the team too.
AvailabilityDue mid-February...
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...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? November 2024
Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in November.
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