Meeting organisers will soon be prompted to create Loop workspaces for...
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon prompt meeting organisers of recurring meetings, with 3-50 invitees, to create a Loop workspace for sharing and collaborating on meeting...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look at May...
Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2024. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in May.
These hand-picked...
Updates bring Microsoft SharePoint Lists closer to the Lists app
TL;DRThis update for Microsoft SharePoint Lists enhances performance and adds updates already available in the Lists app.
DetailsMicrosoft: “This update improves the overall performance of Lists in...
PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ is gaining support for protected...
TL;DRMicrosoft PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ will soon support protected or encrypted Word documents. Due early to late June 2024.
DetailsPreviously, users who wanted...
Remember ‘Notify when available’ in Teams? It’s back!
TL;DRThe "Notify when available" feature in Microsoft Teams classic notified users when a colleague became available. This feature was lost with the move to new...
Notification suppression is coming to hidden Teams channels
DetailsCurrently, you receive team and channel notifications (mentions, reactions, replies, etc.) from hidden channels. Notification suppression for hidden channels will suppress these notifications.
After this...
Soon, you will be able to drag that annoying Microsoft Teams...
TL;DRTeams is getting a draggable, collapsing presenter toolbar when screen sharing. Due mid to late June.
DetailsYou will soon be able to drag the Presenter...
File image previews are coming to Microsoft Teams messages
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon show file previews in chats and channels. Now due early October to mid-November 2024.
DetailsTeams will soon show previews for files...
Draft with Copilot in Microsoft Word based on text, list, or...
TL;DRYou will soon be able to use Draft with Copilot in Microsoft Word with the on-canvas Copilot menu and existing text, a list, or...
Coming soon to Outlook: Access the Copilot app
DetailsA Copilot icon will soon be added to the left app bar in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Outlook for the web and...
Teams message reactions added to the right-click menu
DetailsSoon, right-clicking any message in Microsoft Teams will show reactions in the right-click menu.
A small but nice improvement over the current slightly clunky hover...
New align content options for SharePoint page sections
TL;DRSharePoint will soon allow page editors to align their on-page content. Due mid to late May 2024.
DetailsSharePoint pages are made up of sections that...
Graph-grounded chat with Microsoft Copilot in Outlook
TL;DRChat with Copilot in Outlook for Windows, and Outlook on the web will be graph-grounded. It will respond based on finding information and documents...
What does ‘Grounded ‘ in Microsoft Copilot actually mean?
You may see articles with headings like Graph-grounded chat with Microsoft Copilot in Outlook and ask yourself what Graph-grounded chat means.
Let's start with...
Coming to Outlook: respond to meetings with ‘Follow’
TL;DRCan’t attend a meeting but want to stay engaged and easily access meeting information? The new Follow meeting response in Outlook and Teams is...
Slash commands are coming to the Teams compose box
TL;DRSlash commands for composing messages, navigating Teams, and setting your status are coming to the compose box. Now due mid-June to late July 2024.
DetailsType...
Coming soon to OneDrive PDFs: annotate with text boxes
TL;DRAnnotate and save PDFs with text boxes in OneDrive and SharePoint. Now due late June to late August 2024.
Steps:
Open a PDF in OneDrive or...
New SharePoint page templates for Stream videos
TL;DRNew page templates are coming to SharePoint to present Stream videos. Now due early to late July 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to use the...
New kid Loop components to join forces with old-timer OneNote
TL;DRLoop components will soon be available in Microsoft OneNote web and desktop. Now due early April to early August 2024.
DetailsYou will soon be able...
Save meeting content with collaborative annotations as a Microsoft Whiteboard
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting presenters using screen sharing and annotations will soon be able to save the screen and annotations as a Microsoft Whiteboard, allowing...
Microsoft Teams now automatically detects and hides inactive channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically hide your inactive channels. Now due mid-November 2024 to mid-January 2025.
DetailsAfter this rollout, Teams will hide channels that have...
