SharePoint News Boost
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...
Fluid live components in Teams chat rebranded ‘Loop Components’
April 2022 update: Fluid live components in Teams chat were rebranded 'Loop Components' a couple of months ago and were given a new icon. Originally...
Teams: New default settings when opening Office files
Short version:This new feature allows you to set a default method of opening Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files within Teams. The options are browser,...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 26 June – 10...
Here's our end-user focused catch up of updates for the fortnight 26th June - 10th July 2021 across Microsoft 365.
Just a reminder to set...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams? 19 – 26 June...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of updates for the week 19th - 26th June 2021 across Microsoft 365.
Just a reminder to...
Teams Meeting Auto Recording
Short version:As a meeting organiser, you will be able to set a meeting to auto-record by ticking the “Record automatically” setting from your Meeting...
OneDrive: Sharing experience – “Shared with”
Short version:At the bottom of the Share Dialogue, the "Shared with" list of people will give you an at-a glance view of everyone you’ve...
New assignment experience in pop-up window for Breakout Rooms
Short version:Participant assignment is now moved from the Breakout Rooms’ right panel to a separate window that pops up when selecting Assign Participants. This...
Quick Create – Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists
Short version:There is a new guided authoring experience in Lists that will make it easy to quickly create business intelligence reports in Power BI...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams 5 – 19 June...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of updates for the fortnight 5th - 19th June 2021 across Microsoft 365.
Who's looking forwards to...
Teams attendance report dashboard
Short version:This new reporting dashboard will appear as a tab in the meeting detail and will provide:
Attendance information for Teams regular meetings.Registration information for...
Microsoft Search: Find a meeting recording based on what was said
Short version:This update will enhance the Microsoft Search experience for Teams meetings that were recorded to OneDrive & SharePoint. For Teams meeting recordings that...
Microsoft Lists: @mention people in comments
Short version:You’ll soon be able to “mention” people you work with while adding a new comment to a list Item. This will help you...
Chat bubbles in Teams meeting
Short version:Chat bubbles in Teams meetings: chats sent during a Teams meeting will appear overlayed on the screens of all meeting participants, making the...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams 29 May – 05...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of updates for the week 29th May – 5th June 2021 across Microsoft 365.
Remember, these...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams 22 – 29 May...
It’s time for our end-user focused catch up of updates for the week 22nd – 29th May 2021 across Microsoft 365.What are you doing...
On-demand channels post translation in Teams iOS and Android
Short version:This release of on-demand channels post translation will allow you to translate channel posts that are in another language, into the language of...
Teams meetings: Lower All Raised Hands
Short version:As a meeting organiser or presenter, you will be able to lower all raised hands during a Teams Meeting. Early to mid-June.
Details:As a...
Play My Emails in Outlook launching internationally
Short version:Already available in the UK, India, Australia, and Canada, Play My Emails in Outlook for iOS and Android will soon be rolling out...
Teams organisation-wide backgrounds (preview)
Short version:Currently, you can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image you have personally uploaded. Microsoft are introducing the...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? November 2024
Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in November.
Check out...
