Improvements to the SharePoint page authoring experience (March 2023)
TL;DR:Microsoft are releasing new improvements to the SharePoint page authoring experience. They are intended to reduce clutter and increase your productivity. Due late March to late June August 2023.
Details:The update...
New SharePoint site templates (April 2023)
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing two new SharePoint communication site templates (Organisation home and Brand central) and a template powered by Microsoft Syntex for Accounts payable. Due early to mid-April 2023.
Details (from 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...
Changes to SharePoint pages authoring
TL;DR:Microsoft are releasing a set of updates to SharePoint pages authoring: Proof text in multiple languages in the text web part, more control over spacing in text web parts and removal...
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...
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...
