External File Request in SharePoint document libraries
Details:The File Request feature in SharePoint document libraries will give you an easy and secure way to request and obtain files from anyone. Navigate to a folder in a SharePoint document...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office apps
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me, like to open an app such as...
New SharePoint site templates (December 2022)
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing two new SharePoint site templates for creating sites for HR and a template powered by Microsoft Syntex for contract management. Now due early December 2022 to mid-February 2023.
Details:
New...
Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news
Do you ever need to create a SharePoint page that no-one can see, not even other editors, until you are ready to publish? Maybe business results, for example? If so, Private...
SharePoint: Medium People Card soon to be available as part of the People web...
The SharePoint People webpart will soon include a Medium People Card option. This allows authors to input a 50-character description accompanying each person's thumbnail image. Due early to late October 2022.
Details:Main points:
The...
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...
Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page
Do you have videos scattered across Teams and SharePoint? This new SharePoint page will display them all in one place for you.
TL;DR:SharePoint video collections pages are designed to make it easy...
Improvements to SharePoint pages authoring – Column reflow and RSS connector web part
TL;DR:These updates include changes to Microsoft’s reflow automation (how the SharePoint page layout is automatically adjusted for different screen sizes) for two-column sections and the RSS Connector web part (by giving...
Pairing naming convention between Teams channels and corresponding SharePoint folders
Alternative title: Renaming a Teams channel will simultaneously rename the corresponding folder in SharePoint.
Short version:This update will update the channel rename experience in Teams to simultaneously rename the corresponding folder in...
SharePoint: Updates to Teams channel sites to display site permissions
TL;DR:Microsoft are bringing back the Site Permissions panel to Teams channel sites in SharePoint, displayed in a read-only mode. Site owners will also be able to access and make changes to...
Planner cards to show on your SharePoint team site activity feed
Planner is a great, basic task management tool. But your tasks can be a bit ‘out of sight, out of mind’. This update will help surface your tasks…
TL;DR:This new feature will...
SharePoint Site template history panel
Have you ever taken over a SharePoint page and wondered what the previous editor did? This should help…
TL;DR:This new panel in Site settings will allow SharePoint site owners to view the...
Section templates for SharePoint pages
Microsoft continue to improve the SharePoint page authoring experience with another nice feature…
TL;DR:SharePoint page section templates, curated for image and text combinations, will soon be available in the plus menu when...
SharePoint and Teams: Updates to channel site layouts and parent site settings
The SharePoint page layout for the site that ‘sits behind’ your team in Teams is being revamped. Also changing is how the site theme and navigation is inherited when the Teams-connected...
Create from the SharePoint app bar
Update 2nd June 2022. Microsoft: "Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. The create command in...
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...
New Content for My Feed Web Part on SharePoint
Are you a SharePoint page editor? This Feed Web Part update may be of interest to you.
Short version:The updated SharePoint Feed Web Part will enable your page viewers to have access...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? March 2025
Welcome to our third roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in March.
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