New Teams meeting type: Virtual Appointments
TL;DR:A new Teams Meeting type; ‘Virtual Appointment’ will appear in the 'New meeting' dropdown menu in the Teams Calendar. This is a free feature...
Microsoft 365; introducing the Microsoft Feed
Details:The Microsoft Feed will provide a mix of relevant content from across Microsoft 365. It helps you discover and learn about people and content across...
Whodunnit? Attribution support for sticky notes in Microsoft Whiteboard
Details:Attribution support allows you to see who added a sticky note to a Microsoft Whiteboard, and who updated it last.
Availability:Due late December 2022 to...
Microsoft Teams: Mention Everyone in chat
TL;DR:Similar to how you can mention individuals in chat, you will soon have the option for “Everyone”. After typing @, you will see the...
Microsoft Teams: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements
TL;DR:The Teams team at Microsoft have done a great job of adding useful features to Teams meetings…but things have gotten a bit busy looking....
Teams Support for co-organisers to manage Breakout Rooms
Do you remember when the meeting co-organiser role came to Teams? It was an excellent and very welcome addition. However, it was missing some...
Loop components in Word for the web in Targeted release
TL;DR:Microsoft Loop components are coming to Word for the web. Due for targeted release users in early December to early February 2023.
Details:MS “Microsoft Loop...
Modern commenting experience coming to Whiteboard
TL;DR:You will soon be able to share your thoughts and have conversations on Microsoft Whiteboard using the modern commenting experience. Now due late April to...
Stream on SharePoint: search video transcript
TL;DR:This feature allows users who are viewing a video to search for keywords contained in the video transcript. This feature is available on video...
Teams ‘Out of date’ banner…and more about the update process.
TL;DR: From December 2022 you may see an ‘Out of date’ banner in Microsoft Teams if you have not been keeping it up to...
S01E01: Introductions, what’s this all about and what is Microsoft 365?
Welcome to Season 01, Episode 01 of Mark & Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365! Here's what we cover in our opening 6-minute episode:
Introductions
What's...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 1st – 30th November...
Welcome to our nineteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, all delivered in...
Live Copy and paste support for Loop Components in Microsoft Whiteboard
TL;DR: The ability to copy and paste live Loop components from other Microsoft 365 apps (such as Teams) is coming soon to Whiteboard for...
Number matching to be enabled for all Microsoft Authenticator users
Details:If you use the Microsoft Authenticator app to approve your work sign-ins to Microsoft 365 you are going to start being asked to select...
Editor Using Context IQ: Inline Search Within Documents in Word for...
Context IQ in Word for the web allows you to easily search for and insert links to People, Files, Viva Topics, and Loops in...
Briefing Email Enhancements: dynamic subject titles, tasks from Teams chat, and...
The Briefing email from Microsoft Viva helps surfaces information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time...
Text Formatting Support for Microsoft Whiteboard
The ability to format all or a portion of text in text boxes, notes and shapes is coming soon to Whiteboard web, Teams and...
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....
Modern Meetings and Calls on the Microsoft Teams Web Client
The desktop and web versions of Microsoft Teams have had different meeting controls for a long time. The web version is finally catching up…
TL;DR:The...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office...
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me,...
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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