Use Loop components in Microsoft Outlook emails
Emails are written by a sender and read by a recipient(s); it has been that way for decades. Will this change make emails ‘live’...
Collaborate in Microsoft Teams meetings with Excel Live
TL;DR:With “Excel Live”, you can easily find and share an Excel workbook with meeting participants with just a few clicks. It seamlessly turns the...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 4th – 17th September...
Welcome to our sixteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Here’s what we...
Rich text and images in Planner task notes
I first shared this update in late 2021, after going quiet for a while this great update is finally rolling out.
TL;DR:Microsoft are adding support...
Meeting Effectiveness Surveys and Effective Meeting Plans in the Teams Viva...
TL;DR:Surveys and shared plans are being introduced for users with a Viva Insights subscription. Meeting effectiveness surveys enable meeting organisers to view aggregated feedback...
SharePoint: Medium People Card soon to be available as part of...
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...
Expanded reactions in Microsoft Teams
It’s back! I first shared this update in late 2021 and it was due January 2022…but it sort of fell off the radar for...
New features available in Microsoft Whiteboard – August 2022
Have you seen the latest updates to the Microsoft Whiteboard? These updates are fully rolled out as of August 2022:
Open existing whiteboards in Teams...
Outlook on the web – Update locations to message compose options
TL;DR:Outlook on the web is updating where some message-compose options are located. These changes include the formatting bar and the ‘send’ and ‘discard’ buttons....
Create and share video Clips in a Microsoft Teams Chat
Update 13th April 2023: Now with captions. Read more: Microsoft Teams Video Clip auto-generated captions.
Details:Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting...
How to schedule a Microsoft Teams chat message
Many of us work early or late because it suits our lifestyles. But, we respect the work hours of our colleagues with actions such...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 21st August to 4th...
Welcome to our fifteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
Do you find these...
Automatically view up to 49 videos (7×7) in Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft Teams meetings currently support a maximum of 9 videos (3x3) on the screen by default (Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos,...
Folders and Rules Support for Microsoft 365 Groups in Outlook
TL;DR:You will have the ability to create folders and create rules inside a Microsoft 365 Groups mailbox using Outlook on the web. Due early...
Custom Download Location for Files in Teams
TL;DR:You will soon be able to choose your preferred Microsoft Teams file download location and even specify a download location on a per-download basis....
Microsoft Teams: Live Translated Captions in Meetings and Calls
12th May 2023 Update from Microsoft: "Earlier this year we announced the grace period for several Microsoft Teams Premium features that were in preview,...
Microsoft Viva: Recurring Time Booking for Breaks, Learning, and Message Catch...
TL;DR:Users with a Microsoft Viva Insights subscription will see options to book recurring time for catching up on messages, taking breaks, and learning through...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 1st to 20th August...
Welcome to our fourteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
Here’s what we have...
New Location for Key Functions and Direct Access to Other Microsoft...
You will have noticed that some M365 apps have a menu in the top-left corner. Outlook is joining that club.
TL;DR:The new experience for accessing...
Quiet Time Settings in Viva, Teams, and Outlook
TL;DR:Viva Insights will offer the ability to configure quiet time to silence notifications from Outlook and Teams mobile applications, outside of working hours. You...
How you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a...
TL;DRThe way you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a while in early release; the Add a tab + option has been...
