Welcome to our eighteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, all delivered in plain English…hopefully!
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Here’s what we have in this update:
- Outlook
- Planner
- SharePoint
- Teams (check out the guide to channel meetings)
- Viva
- Around Microsoft 365
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Outlook
Recalling of Read Messages
Microsoft are releasing a new feature that will recall messages that are flagged as “read” – the classic Message Recall in Outlook doesn’t recall read messages. “Once the new Message Recall is rolled out, by default the feature will recall read messages, which is different from how the classic Message Recall feature in Outlook behaves. This change in behavior will be welcomed by many, but it could be confusing for recipients who read a message only to have it disappear from their mailbox shortly thereafter”. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 59438. Due mid-November 2022.
Outlook for Windows: cloud signatures
MS: “Upgrades to how your email signatures are managed will be launching soon. These enhancements change where the signature data is stored from per-device to per-account. This means the same set of signatures will be available on any Windows (Microsoft 365) or Web version of Outlook, and you will no longer need to reconfigure your signatures when getting a new device. Read more.
Reactions to Email Messages
With reactions in Outlook, you can now react to an email message sent from someone in the same organisation without having to send a reply email. Available now on mobile and web. Due by December in classic Outlook for Windows. Read more.
Planner
Planner due date digest email design update
Microsoft Planner sends out a daily Due Date Digest email to users who have tasks that are assigned to them and are either:
- Overdue
- Due today, or
- Due in the next 7 days.
Microsoft are making changes to the email template to improve the visuals and provide more relevant links. Due early to late November 2022. Read more (includes link showing how to manage notifications from Planner).
SharePoint
Delayed: Stream on SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part
When users click to play a video in the Hero web part section of a SharePoint site, the video will play inline. This feature allows users to watch a video without being taken off the SharePoint page and allows users to browse or scroll through the other contents of the page while the video plays. Now due by early November 2022.
Delayed: Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news
This new feature will provide the ability to create private drafts for pages and news posts. A private draft will be visible to only the page author, the people the author chooses to share it with, and site admins. You will be able to create and edit content that’s not ready for others to see except the people with whom you want to collaborate. Now due early August to mid-November 2022. Read more.
Teams
What did Microsoft unveil for Teams at Microsoft Ignite 2022?
“This post provides details for all the Teams features and solutions announced at Microsoft Ignite”: What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2022 – Microsoft Community Hub
What is Microsoft Teams Premium?
Microsoft Teams Premium is a paid tier of Microsoft Teams announced around 12th October 2022 at the time of the Microsoft Ignite conference. Due February 2022 at a possible cost of $10 per user per month. Read more.
All about Microsoft Teams channel meetings – the good, the bad and the ‘how to’
A regular Teams or Outlook meeting is created and owned by someone, it surfaces in their calendar, and they invite people to that meeting. Channel meetings are open door meetings, which surface in a Teams channel. Anyone in the team can come along, but you can still invite people to them too. Read the full article and learn more.
Magnify PowerPoint Live slides in Teams
When a slide deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees will be able to use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the presentation. Due mid-November to early December 2022. Read more.
Payments app in Microsoft Teams
The Payments app in Microsoft Teams will allow you to get paid by customers for appointments, classes, or events hosted on Teams. The Payments app is free to use with a Teams or M365 subscription. Due in the Microsoft Teams app store in November 2022, as a Public Preview, for United States and Canada based businesses. Read more.
Delayed: Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams Meetings
Speaker Coach provides private, personalised feedback on your speaking and presentation skills. Both in real-time as well as a post-meeting summary. Now due mid-August to late October 2022. Read more.
Creation of Contact Groups in Calls App
Creation of Contact groups will soon be available in the right rail pane of the Calls App. You’ll be able to create new groups and edit the membership of existing groups via the Calls app. Due early to late October 2022. This update relates to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100152.
Delayed: Video Clips in Microsoft Teams Chat
Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting with colleagues using short (up to 1 minute) video in Microsoft Teams. You can capture, trim, send, and playback video messages in Chat in Teams desktop, mobile and browser. Now due late September to early late November 2022. Read more.
Delayed: Group chat invitations from unmanaged users
When using external access for Microsoft Teams, users receiving a group chat invitation from an unmanaged Teams user will be prompted with the option to acknowledge or leave the group chat. Due early November to early December. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95051 and MC428514. For the admins: Manage external meetings and chat – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.
Support for PSTN attendees in meetings to join Breakout Rooms
This Breakout Rooms feature enables PSTN participants to be assigned and join breakout rooms. PSTN participants includes dial-in users, dial-out users, and call-me users. Due by late November 2022. This relates to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100297.
My Activity retirement in Teams desktop and web clients
Activity will soon support only activities directed to you (the option to view activities initiated by you will be retired). Once this change is implemented Teams desktop and web client users will no longer see the “My activity” dropdown. Due mid-November to early December.
Sign Language View in Microsoft Teams meetings
Microsoft are introducing a new sign language experience in Teams Meetings which prioritises interpreters and other sign language users so that they remain visible in a static, central location on the meeting stage, with higher video quality. Due early to mid-December 2022. Read more.
Additional Filters in Approvals
Microsoft Teams approval list within the personal app will include additional filters to filter your approval list such as key word search and other options such as Approved. Due by mid-November 2022. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92486.
Delayed: Leave a meeting from all of your devices
When a Teams user attempts to leave a meeting or call from multiple personal devices, there have been challenges to fully disconnect from the meeting or call on all devices. With this new feature, there will now be an option displayed to multi-device users in a call that will prompt the user to leave the meeting or call from all devices when selected. This feature will be enabled for desktop, iOS, and Android clients. Now due early August to early September October late November 2022.
Viva
New praise compose experience in Teams and praise trends in Viva Insights
The praise composer, which is accessible through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar or through the Viva Insights app in Teams, is being refreshed to replace praise badges with emojis and introduce the ability to select gradient backgrounds for all Teams users. Also, in the Viva Insights app in Teams, praise trends are being introduced, privately surfacing analytics such as counts of praise sent and received, your top fans and top praises received. Due early November to early December 2022. Read more.
Around Microsoft 365
What did Microsoft unveil for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva at Microsoft Ignite 2022?
“At Microsoft Ignite, we’re sharing new innovations across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Viva to help everyone thrive”: Microsoft 365 at Ignite—Re-energize your workforce in the office, at home, and everywhere in between | Microsoft 365 Blog
The Microsoft Office app is becoming the Microsoft 365 app
On 12th October 2022 Microsoft announced that the Office app for web (office.com), Windows, iOS, and Android will be rebranded to become the Microsoft 365 app. Between late 2022 and early 2023, these apps will automatically update to the Microsoft 365 app and include a new icon, styling, and features. Read more.
Insert Online Videos for Microsoft Whiteboard
The ability to insert & embed online Videos (YouTube, Stream, Flip, Vimeo, TED and Slideshare) is coming soon to Whiteboard web, Teams and Windows App. Due early to late October 2022. This update relates to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98084.
New look for Office for the Web
Microsoft have announced a new look for Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the Web. They are changing the visuals to give it a clean look to help you focus, but apparently nothing is moving, and no functionality is changing. Due mid-December to late February 2023, but you can try it sooner. Read more.
Insert Links/URL support for Microsoft Whiteboard
The ability to insert links with rich preview is coming soon to Whiteboard web, Teams and Windows App. Due early to late October 2022. This update relates to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98080.
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