Fluid live components in Teams chat rebranded ‘Loop Components’
April 2022 update: Fluid live components in Teams chat were rebranded 'Loop Components' a couple of months ago and were given a new icon. Originally available on Desktop, Mac, Android and iOS,...
Teams: New default settings when opening Office files
Short version:This new feature allows you to set a default method of opening Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files within Teams. The options are browser, desktop app or view within Teams. Due...
Teams Meeting Auto Recording
Short version:As a meeting organiser, you will be able to set a meeting to auto-record by ticking the “Record automatically” setting from your Meeting Options page. This option can be enabled...
OneDrive: Sharing experience – “Shared with”
Short version:At the bottom of the Share Dialogue, the "Shared with" list of people will give you an at-a glance view of everyone you’ve given access to a file. Click on...
New assignment experience in pop-up window for Breakout Rooms
Short version:Participant assignment is now moved from the Breakout Rooms’ right panel to a separate window that pops up when selecting Assign Participants. This helps you quickly find your participant or...
Teams attendance report dashboard
Short version:This new reporting dashboard will appear as a tab in the meeting detail and will provide:
Attendance information for Teams regular meetings.Registration information for Webinar prior to the meeting and joined...
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...
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...
On-demand channels post translation in Teams iOS and Android
Short version:This release of on-demand channels post translation will allow you to translate channel posts that are in another language, into the language of your choice. This is rolling out in...
Teams meetings: Lower All Raised Hands
Short version:As a meeting organiser or presenter, you will be able to lower all raised hands during a Teams Meeting. Early to mid-June.
Details:As a meeting organiser or presenter, you will be...
Teams organisation-wide backgrounds (preview)
Short version:Currently, you can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image you have personally uploaded. Microsoft are introducing the ability for your organisation to provide backgrounds...
Announcing annotations in PowerPoint Live in Teams
Short version:This new release will allow you to use a virtual laser pointer and make ink annotations when presenting through PowerPoint Live in Teams, so the audience can easily follow along....
WANTED: Assign Custom background to entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal
Short Version:Assign Custom background to an entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal. Release date unknown, Microsoft: “Working on it”.
Details:Assign Custom background to an entire Organisation from Teams Admin Portal. This would...
Teams Together Mode Extensibility
Short version:Creators can now build custom Together Mode scenes using the newly built Scene Studio - a web application in the Microsoft Teams Developer Center – to bring new and exciting...
Group chat with external users in Teams
Short version:This new external group chat feature enables you to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organisation, external group chat in Teams supports up to...
Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title...
Short version:Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will...
Whiteboard storage changing to OneDrive for Business
Short version:Microsoft Whiteboard is being rebuilt to integrate seamlessly across 365, so you can create, share, discover, and manage whiteboards as easily as any Office document. Starting October 2021, all newly...
Unboxing, first impressions and review – Jabra Evolve 20 headset
I needed a new work headset and am currently using Jabra Evolve 20 - I share my thoughts in this unboxing, first impressions and quick review video.
Research and Buying
Regardless of where...
SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel
Short version:This new Microsoft Teams release will make it easy to tell which folders within your SharePoint library have a Teams channel associated with them. Additionally, you'll be able to see...
MAC users: Reduce background noise in Microsoft Teams Meetings
Short version:The AI-based, real-time noise suppression that was added to Windows desktop client for Microsoft Teams in Nov 2020 will soon also be available on MAC. This feature will automatically remove...
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...
