Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Updates to the SharePoint site creation experience

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Do you find SharePoint site creation a bit daunting? Not sure about the differences between a communication site and a team site? This update is definitely going to help! Short version:Microsoft will...

New file move and copy experience for OneDrive and SharePoint

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If you find moving or copying files in OneDrive and SharePoint a bit clunky, you’ll like this update. Short version:Microsoft are refreshing the Move/Copy user experience in OneDrive and SharePoint to make...

SharePoint Navigation Switcher

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Do you want more control over your SharePoint team site’s navigation?One size rarely fits all, and the new SharePoint Navigation Switcher will allow you to select the navigation layout that best...

SharePoint improvements to the Text web part for pages and news

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Do you get frustrated making text and images on SharePoint pages look their best? This change to the Text web part will help! Short version:Microsoft are adding the ability to paste inline...

SharePoint: Title Region Gradient

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Short version:This new feature will allow SharePoint page authors to remove the background gradient on title region images. Due mid to late August. Details:This new feature will allow SharePoint page authors to...

SharePoint News Boost

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Short version:This new feature will allow you to prioritise important news and announcements at the top of news feeds across Microsoft 365, you can even prioritise visibility of a news article...

SharePoint news in the Yammer feed

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Short version:Over the next few weeks, Yammer users will see SharePoint News in their Yammer Home Feed along with Yammer content. This new post type will show on both web and...

Immersive Reader for OneDrive and SharePoint documents

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Short version:This new feature release will allow you to open Word Documents and text files directly into Immersive Reader from OneDrive and SharePoint libraries. Due mid-May to late June. Details:This new feature...

Adding Link settings to the Quick Permissions inside the OneDrive and SharePoint Share Control

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Short version:Hot on the heels of Can edit/Can view being added to OneDrive/SharePoint sharing dialogue, this new feature will make Link settings more discoverable by adding it to the quick permissions dropdown. Due...

SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel

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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...

SharePoint site templates

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Short version:This new SharePoint release of scenario-based site templates will help you expand what’s possible with content, pages, and web parts while helping you quickly get started building your own site....

Quick Permissions for the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control

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Short version:This new feature will enable OneDrive/SharePoint share control users to more easily change permissions to Can edit/Can view  when sharing links. Due early to late April. Details:This new feature will enable...

Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages

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Short version:Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages allows you to focus on a greater amount of page content by hiding the site header, site navigation, and global navigation bar with one...

SharePoint Page Analytics

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Short version:This new SharePoint Page Analytics feature will introduce analytics for SharePoint pages and news posts. You'll be able to see the number of viewers on all SharePoint pages in addition...

Immersive Reader is coming to SharePoint pages and news posts

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Short version:The Microsoft Immersive Reader, which is currently built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft apps, will soon be available for SharePoint pages and news posts. Rollout begins in mid-March...

SharePoint Events web part will display event images

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Short version:The SharePoint Events web part on SharePoint pages and news posts will have an option to show images. Existing Event web parts will not be updated, new web parts added...

OneDrive for Business and SharePoint online upload capability increased to 250GB

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Short version: OneDrive for Business and SharePoint online upload limit increased from 100GB per file 250GB via the sync client as well as the web app. Increased capacity available now. See link...

Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation

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Short version:SharePoint modern comms and team sites will soon feature the SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customisable global navigation as well as other intranet resources making important content and resources...

SharePoint to support lightbox for images

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Short version:SharePoint pages will soon support a lightbox for images, making it possible for end users to easily see a larger version of an image. This feature rollout will begin mid-February...

Improvements to Microsoft Search with personal query history

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What you need to know:Delayed: Microsoft are adding a new option in Microsoft Search that allows you to view and manage your personal query history.  What you need to do:With personal query...

Ground your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts in third-party data

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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...

SharePoint pages get flexible sections

A new calendar experience is coming to Teams