Browse files by people in OneDrive Web using the People view
TL;DR:The new People view in OneDrive online will group files by who shared them with you and whom you shared with. View by person, filter by file type, and even pin...
Colour, font, and navigation changes in OneDrive for Web
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing an improved left navigation in OneDrive for web and minor colour, font, and icon changes to the user interface. Due late July to late August 2023.
Details:1. The background of...
PDF Annotation and Interactable Form Fields in Microsoft OneDrive
TL;DR:There are two parts to this OneDrive online update. 1: Using the "Edit" action in Microsoft OneDrive for the Web, you will be able to annotate with hand-drawn ink into your...
OneDrive simplified sharing
TL;DR:OneDrive is getting an updated file sharing experience that appears when you share files in Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, Stream, OneNote, Planner and other Microsoft 365 apps…the updated sharing...
Sharing in OneDrive is getting a refreshed Manage Access experience
Details:Microsoft's OneDrive folk have been busy recently, the Manage access experience has the latest updates and will be more people-centric and easier to use. You will be able to view a...
Microsoft Search: Video Search in Bing, Office.com, SharePoint, and Stream
Details:Microsoft is making it easier for us to find videos at work across Stream, OneDrive and SharePoint. A new Video tab will appear on Microsoft Search in Bing, Office and SharePoint....
Minor look and feel updates for OneDrive
TL;DR:Microsoft are making a small set of visual updates to OneDrive’s ‘files container’, left navigation and the command bar. Due early to mid-April 2023.
Details:Microsoft: “Microsoft uses the Fluent design system to...
OneDrive Home: the new landing Experience
TL;DR:Microsoft are going to refresh the OneDrive commercial web landing experience. The new OneDrive Home experience surfaces your most recently used files, along with relevant file activity, so you can see...
New ‘Activity’ Column in OneDrive ‘My Files’ list view
Do you share files in OneDrive to collaborate with others? This new feature will help you to keep track of their contributions.
Details:Microsoft are introducing a new Activity column in the OneDrive My Files list view...
New OneDrive Shared with you view
TL;DR:Microsoft are making updates to the OneDrive > Shared > Shared with you view in OneDrive (web) to make it easier for you to quickly get back to shared content. The...
Favourite & unfavourite files in OneDrive (web)
Lots of people I know could name x number of files they work on most often, and maybe have a certain file they can never find. They’ll like this time-saving update.
TL;DR:Adding...
NOT PROCEEDING: OneDrive: New sharing menu dropdown
TL;DR:Microsoft are updating the Share button in Microsoft OneDrive to provide easy access to additional sharing options. When you select Share in OneDrive for Business on Web, you'll see a contextual...
OneDrive & SharePoint simplified share control
Just last week during a Microsoft 365 and Teams adoption session, a user told me they found the “document sharing pop-up box” confusing looking. I think this update looks great and...
OneDrive and SharePoint: Share Word documents in Review mode
Before we get into this update, what is Review mode? In Review mode, you don’t have full edit rights, but instead are allowed to add suggestions to the document in the...
OneDrive Web: Rename ‘Add Shortcut to My files’ shortcuts
The ability to add shortcuts from your OneDrive to a SharePoint folder is very helpful. What’s less helpful is when the person who created the destination folder used a vague name,...
Pin SharePoint shared libraries to OneDrive Quick Access
SharePoint is great, but keeping track of document libraries that matter to you can be source of frustration. These two simple, but excellent, features coming to OneDrive will help get you...
Account switching for Microsoft 365 web apps
Do you need to access multiple Microsoft accounts in a browser? This change will eliminate the need to sign out, use an InPrivate window, or use a different browser.
TL;DRThis update brings...
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...
OneDrive and SharePoint: Access your Teams standard and private channel files
Navigating to and between Microsoft Teams channel file areas can feel a bit long winded, and private channels can make this experience even worse. This new view is about to solve...
Move your shortcuts in OneDrive
Do you create OneDrive shortcuts? You’ll like this new option to help you to organise them.
Short version:You will soon be able to move OneDrive shortcuts you’ve added using “Add shortcut to...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? May 2025
*Members only early access* Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and...
