Microsoft Teams Activity feed: Mark all as read
Sometimes, there is just no catching up with your 'unreads'; you just need to scan them to spot anything urgent and park the rest. Microsoft Teams is with you on this.
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Spatial audio in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing Spatial audio to Microsoft Teams meetings, creating “a next-generation immersive soundscape” when using a wired stereo headset or built-in stereo speakers. Due late May to mid-June 2023.
Details:Microsoft: ““This...
Microsoft 365 ‘OMG’ Moments! 006 – Microsoft Teams Meetings Snapchat Lenses
Welcome to Microsoft 365 OMG! Moments. In this episode on Snapchat Lenses for Microsoft Teams meetings, we show you how to set up Snapchat Lenses and Kirsty reacts to seeing twenty...
Microsoft Teams meeting recap enhancements
TL;DR:Microsoft are improving Teams Meeting Recapping. Your recording, transcripts, meeting content, and meeting notes will be under a new Recap tab; watch your recording directly in the new tab while reviewing the...
Microsoft Teams for Mobile: Chat Details Update
TL;DR:Microsoft are updating the chat details experience for Group Chats, One to One Chats, and Self Chats on Teams Mobile. Now due early August to early September 2023.
Details:Microsoft: “The following items...
Profanity filtering on/off control for Live Captions in Teams meetings
TL;DR:Live Captions in Teams meetings currently has profanity filtering turned on by default. A new toggle will allow you to turn profanity filtering on or off. Perfect for those meetings with...
Microsoft Teams Video Clip auto-generated captions
TL;DR: The Teams Video Clips feature was released late 2022. Microsoft is now adding auto-generated captions support. Now due July 2023.
Details:This update is intended to close the accessibility gap for Teams Video...
Speaker View in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft Teams is introducing Speaker View. This option can be selected during meetings, allowing you to easily track the current active speaker. Speaker View is particularly effective in meetings with few...
Microsoft Teams version 2.0
A faster, more efficient version of Teams is coming...and is available to use in Preview now. Here's some key points, timeline and supporting links.
Highlights:
"Users can be signed into multiple tenants and...
Avatars for Microsoft Teams
TL;DR:Do you hate being on camera in Teams meetings, but want better representation than that old photo in your profile can provide? Avatars for Microsoft Teams is for you! In preview...
Use public preview to get early access to new Microsoft Teams features
Are you a trainer, super user or Microsoft Teams enthusiast and love getting your hands on new features as early as possible? Of course you are! Teams public preview is for...
Green screen feature in Microsoft Teams Meetings
I can’t wait for this update! Backgrounds and blur in Teams meetings are excellent, but struggle with my hair colour and style; I often have chunks of background in my hair,...
New Files app in Microsoft Teams
TL;DR: The new Microsoft Teams files app brings a new experience to allow you to access all your content from chat, channels and meetings as well as from OneDrive and SharePoint....
Explicit recording consent for Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft Teams is going to soon support an Explicit Recording Consent meeting policy. If the policy is applied by your organisation, the Teams meeting window will request explicit consent of all...
People insights are being added to Teams profile cards
Details:Hot on the heels of the Expanded view of the profile card in Teams news, Microsoft have announced that People insights are being added to Teams profile cards: “To help you...
Microsoft 365 ‘OMG’ Moments! 004 – Twelve Teams chat hints and tips
Welcome to Microsoft 365 OMG! Moments.
In this episode on Microsoft Teams chat we look at these fantastic features you may have missed:
00:36 Kirsty abuses Mark (again)02:25 Video clips in chat04:15 Scheduled...
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 Help app pops out by default
Details:Microsoft: “Previously, the Help app opened in full screen mode, filling the Teams window. With this update, Help will open as a pop out, in a separate window. This experience will allow users to view...
Ultrasound Howling Detection in Teams Meetings
TL;DR:When multiple people are in a Teams meeting in the same room a feedback loop can be created, causing a horrible howling, screeching noise. Teams will soon automatically mute the microphone...
Microsoft Teams PowerPoint Live is getting video closed captions
TL;DR:Closed captions will soon be supported for videos embedded in PowerPoint and shared in Teams (desktop and web) using PowerPoint Live. Due early to mid-March 2023.
Details:When creating a PowerPoint presentation in...
Ground your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts in third-party data
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Copilot Biz Chat will soon allow you to ground prompts in third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors. Due late February to early...
