A new calendar experience is coming to Teams
TL;DRThe New Calendar app offers a unified, modern calendar for Microsoft Teams and Outlook users. Users can switch to the New Calendar interface within Teams as an opt-in feature on Windows...
New Teams is losing the ability to open the website tab in the client
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is losing the ability to show websites inside the new Teams client when using the Website tab, these links will open in a new browser tab instead. This is...
Magnify PowerPoint Live slides in Teams
TL;DR:When a slide deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees will be able to use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the...
Adding a restore option to the Manage Tags Tab (Restore option for deleted Tags)
Tags in Teams are a great way to reach a particular group of people at once with a post. The functionality is like @mentioning individuals, except you’re @mentioning a group of...
Pop out live captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing the ability to pop out live captions and the new Real-Time Text (RTT) in Microsoft Teams meetings and calls. Now due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsYou will...
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 Teams meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting participants will soon be able to select breakout rooms. Now due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting organisers will soon be able to make the list of...
Quick Share for images in Microsoft Teams
Short VersionMicrosoft is bringing Quick Share to images in Microsoft Teams, so you can share or copy image links faster — straight from hover actions, right-click menus, overflow menus, and shared...
Pop out your core Teams apps into a new window
DetailsYou will soon be able to ‘pop out’ core Teams apps, such as Chat and Teams, from the app bar into a new window.
Right-click on an app and select Open in...
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...
Collaborative Annotations on Presenter Shared Screen
One of the fastest ways to get work done is to get together on a Teams call, and co-author on a document as you chat and work together. This update is...
Microsoft is hiding app names on the Teams app bar
Short VersionMicrosoft is planning to give your Teams app bar a clean look by hiding app names, but it will do so by default. Now due late April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing...
Teams Support for co-organisers to manage Breakout Rooms
Do you remember when the meeting co-organiser role came to Teams? It was an excellent and very welcome addition. However, it was missing some capabilities that even Breakout Rooms Presenter support...
Easily navigate to all your Microsoft Teams files from OneDrive
Is OneDrive your go-to place for navigating to your files across Microsoft 365? It’s about to get even better with a new Your Teams section.
Short version:In OneDrive, Microsoft are adding a...
Microsoft Teams: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements
TL;DR:The Teams team at Microsoft have done a great job of adding useful features to Teams meetings…but things have gotten a bit busy looking. The new Microsoft Teams meeting toolbar makes...
Pronouns on profile cards in Microsoft Teams and Outlook Web
TL;DR:Microsoft are adding a new feature to the profile card in Microsoft 365. You will be able to add pronouns directly to your profile card in Outlook on the web and...
Teams Chat with self
Do you ever send yourself an email or text message as a way of reminding yourself about something? A neat little new feature will soon let you do this easily in...
Unboxing, test and review: Jabra Evolve2 40 – USB-A MS Teams Stereo
It’s time to replace my cheap old headset after a client spoilt me with a Jabra set, but then took them back after the project...which is fair enough, I guess. Read...
The Microsoft Teams presenter window is getting a great upgrade
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting enhancements to the presenter window shown when you are screen sharing to make it more useful. Now due early August to late December 2024.
DetailsThe presenter window (the...
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...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? November 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
