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...
Set out of office within Microsoft Teams
Short version:With this update, you can create an out of office message from within Microsoft Teams desktop or Microsoft Teams on the web. This out of office message will sync with...
Teams meetings to support view-only attendees
Short version:Currently (April 2021), Teams meetings are limited to 300 users (1000 coming soon). With this update, meeting organisers who are assigned an appropriate license will be able to host a...
Microsoft Teams: webinars plus new meeting registration options
Short version:Microsoft have announced the forthcoming availability of Teams webinar capabilities. Associated features that apply to webinars and meetings, include: Registration page creation with email confirmation for registrants and Reporting for...
Create tasks from Teams chats or channel posts
Short version:This new feature will allow you to create Tasks from Teams chats or channel posts. Includes a link back to the original chat or channel post to provide context. You...
Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events
Short version:As a meeting organisers, you will now be able to schedule an anonymous presenter for a Teams live event when using the Teams desktop app. This feature rollout will begin...
PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint Web App
Short version:While in a Teams meeting, you will be able to present your slide presentations with one click of the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for the web to the remote audience...
New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing
Short version:When making a Live Presentation, you will soon be able to add a video feed superimposed onto the foreground of the content being shared. This feature is available for the...
Microsoft Teams: Windows 10 native notifications in Teams
Short version:With this update, you will be able to choose your preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via their native OS notification system....
New breakout room functionality coming to Microsoft Teams
Short version:New breakout room functionality coming to Microsoft Teams: Microsoft are adding persistent breakout rooms; the ability to reassign participants when rooms are open; and the ability for organizers to set timers...
Microsoft Teams to allow only organisation participants to bypass the meeting lobby
Short version:Microsoft are updating the Microsoft Teams Meeting lobby settings to enable organisation participants to skip the lobby while holding guests in the lobby until they are admitted. This feature is...
Expanded emoji picker in Microsoft Teams
Short version:Expanded emoji picker in Microsoft Teams: Going from 85 to more than 800! Many reflecting Microsoft’s diverse and widespread user base. Feature rolling out late April to late May.
Details:The expanded...
Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings
Short version:This release of Multiple spotlights in Teams meetings will allow you as organisers and presenters to spotlight up to 7 participants simultaneously for everyone to see during meetings. Rollout from...
Supervised Chat for Teams private chats
Short version:Microsoft are releasing Teams Supervised Chat that will block restricted users from starting new chats unless an appropriate supervisor is present. Supervisors aren't allowed to leave chats and other participants...
Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls
Short version:Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web. Rollout will begin in mid-April and should be complete by late April.
Details:This new...
Forms: New features in Teams polls in meetings
Short version:With this update, Polls in Teams Meetings now support guests and you, a meeting presenter will be able to create a poll in Teams mobile, either before or during a...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? December 2024
Welcome to our final roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in December.
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