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Apr 03

Teams Meeting experience improvements   Major Update: Announcement started We are pleased to announce the following features will be available to improve your Teams Meeting experience:Background effects in Teams meetings – Roadmap ID 62890Rolling out beginning in mid AprilNew experience for launching instant channel meetings - Roadmap ID 62904Rolling out starting in late AprilImproved Teams meeting join launcher experience - Roadmap ID 62905Rolling out starting in late April More ... MC208577 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 03

Updated Feature: Get files and items from folders and subfolders Users can create flows that run on folders and target specific files in the folder using the “Get Files (property only)” action in Power Automate.Similarly, users can create flows that run on folders and target specific list items in the folder using the “Get items” action in Power Automate. More ... MC208464 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 03

Update April 3rd: Awareness of Microsoft 365 temporary feature adjustments   Major Update: Announcement started As a part of our commitment to customers and Microsoft cloud services continuity during these unprecedented times, we're making temporary adjustments to select capabilities within Microsoft 365.Here are a few updates. The changes previously announced are down below for reference. New announcements: OneDrive: Customers who use OneDrive Files On-Demand and choose to "display items by using large thumbnails" in Windows Explorer or Mac Finder will see generic icons instead of thumbnails for a... More ... MC207439 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 03

Updated Feature: Microsoft Stream cloud recordings   Major Update: Announcement started Updated April 3, 2020: Based on feedback and analysis we have decided to not roll out the feature at this time. We are working on improvements to provide more control. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to move forward. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updated February 19, 2020: We are updating the roll-out timeframe to ensure the best experience. We apologize for any inconvenience. Updated February 13, 2020: We have updated the post to emphasize the default state once... More ... MC200501 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 03

Updated Feature: Updates for time management and calendaring in Outlook mobile We are making a few updates in Outlook for iOS that can help users easily schedule meetings, get additional calendar context at a glance, and show up on time.These changes relate to the following Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs: 54450 and 61412. More ... MC208463 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 03

New Feature: Create a SharePoint list from an Excel table We are making it easy for your users to create a SharePoint list by importing an Excel table.We'll be gradually rolling this out to Targeted Release customers in early April.The rollout will be completed by early July 2020.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 61013. More ... MC208460 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

New Feature: Multi-Window Chat for Microsoft Teams Updated March 23, 2020: The initial roll-out will be for Windows clients only. We will provide support for Mac and Linux clients in the coming weeks. Multi-Window Chat is a new Microsoft Teams feature which enables users to multitask more efficiently by popping out their chat conversations into separate windows.We'll begin roll-out to all customers starting in early April and expect to complete the roll-out by the end of May.This enhancement is related to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 57292. More ... MC207218 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

Dynamics 365 and Power Platform - Licensing and enforcement deadline extensions   Major Update: Announcement started To ensure that organizations have ample time to prepare and respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we are taking steps to help ensure our customers’ business continuity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. As part of this effort, we are extending upcoming license and technical enforcement deadlines as follows: Dynamics 365 Team Members: Existing Dynamics 365 customers who acquired the Team Members license prior to October 1, 2018 can continue to renew their existing Team... More ... MC208422 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

New Feature: SharePoint File Delete Lockout override We've gotten a lot of feedback from people who are unable to delete a document because they had it open in another tab on a different computer, or because someone else had it open and forgot about it, effectively locking the document. This feature allows you to override that lock and delete an Office file (such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint) when you or someone else has it open, whether intentionally or not. The new functionality will be available to people who want to delete items from their... More ... MC208414 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

Update available for Office 365 ProPlus on the Monthly Channel We've released an update to the Office 365 ProPlus Monthly Channel to address issues with OneNote and Project.We began gradually rolling out this update of Office 365 ProPlus to users on the Monthly Channel beginning March 31st, 2020. More ... MC208378 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

New Feature: Make All Company feed a connected community Live events and Office 365 Resources will soon be accessible to your users in the All Company community if you have enforced connected groups.We'll be gradually rolling this out to all customers in early April.The rollout will be complete by end April.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62962. More ... MC208373 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 02

Co-editor chat access directly from Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents has been retired   Major Update: Announcement started Updated April 1, 2020: Based on customer feedback we have updated the message for clarity. Updated March 26, 2020: Several days ago we announced that the ability to initiate a Chat directly with a co-editor of a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document would be retired over several weeks beginning mid-April (across web, Windows and Mac versions of Office). However due to continued issues with the feature, we made the decision to pull the retirement date in, rather than continuing to enable the... More ... MC207547 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Updated Feature: Yammer uses your Office profile   Major Update: Announcement started As communicated originally in MC188875, August 2019, we’re updating how Yammer uses Office profiles. User profiles in Yammer will now use the Office profile rather than the standalone Yammer profile. To ensure the proper experience we had delayed this roll-out. We are now ready to proceed and the updated timeline is below. We apologize for any inconvenience.We will begin roll-out of this feature in mid-April and expect to be complete by the end of June.This message is associated with Office 365... More ... MC208357 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

New Feature: SharePoint Spaces Preview SharePoint spaces is a web-based, immersive platform which allows your users to create and share mixed reality experiences.We are gradually rolling out SharePoint spaces (Preview) to Targeted Release customers in April 2020. We will update this post when we start the rollout for standard release customers.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62752. More ... MC208358 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Updated feature: Command bar menu updates for Power Automate (formerly Flow) The Command Bar in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business is being reorganized to group automation features together. Branding is also being updated to reflect the product name change from “Flow” to “Power Automate”. More ... MC208356 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Dynamics 365 - Change is coming! Automatic transition to Unified Interface As announced on September 10, 2019, the time is now to prepare for the move to Unified Interface. We have introduced an optional transition service to help you with the move and assigned selected environments for transition in the next 30 days within your organization tenant. This requires your explicit approval for any transition to proceed. Read on for details. Planned Transition Date: May, 01, 2020 More ... MC208318 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

New Feature: Outlook on the web, new editor capabilities Your end users who enjoy Outlook on the web will soon have new tools to help refine their email messages.We'll be gradually rolling this out to Targeted Release customers in early April 2020.The rollout will be completed for Standard Release customers by the end of May 2020.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 59642. More ... MC208308 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Updated Feature: Secure by Default We’re implementing another phase in Secure by Default, which will affect any domains which fail authentication although they are implicitly allowed in your anti-spam policy.We'll be gradually rolling this out in mid-April.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62398. More ... MC208307 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Updated Feature: Sharing behavior for non-Office resources We’re updating how sharing works for people who have existing access to non-Office shared resources.We'll be gradually begin rolling this out the first of AprilThe rollout will be completed by mid-AprilThis message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62859. More ... MC208305 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 01

Dynamics 365 – Service Update 162 for EUR We have a minor service update planned for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 organization in the EUR region. Maintenance window start: 26 April 2020, 18:00 UTC Maintenance window end: 27 April 2020, 03:00 UTC More ... MC208263 Like | Dislike

 

Mar 31

Updated Feature: Blocked file types in Outlook on the web   Major Update: Announcement started   Act By: Apr 06 We will be adding some additional file extensions to the BlockedFileTypes list. The BlockedFileTypes parameter specifies a list of attachment file types (file extensions) that can't be saved locally or viewed from Outlook on the web.This change will roll out in early April and will be complete by the end of April.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 55100.For more information, including a complete list of extensions that will be blocked, please see... More ... MC206009 Like | Dislike

 

Mar 30

Updated Feature: Microsoft Secure Score provide better security posture visibility We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score to provide better visibility into your organization's security posture.We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers in late April 2020.The rollout will be completed by late June 2020. More ... MC208163 Like | Dislike

 

Mar 30

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscriptions: new names, same great value, same price. On April 21, 2020, we are renaming the following subscriptions to be more reflective of the range of features and benefits in each:Name changes are as follows:Office 365 Business Essentials will become Microsoft 365 Business BasicOffice 365 Business Premium will become Microsoft 365 Business StandardMicrosoft 365 Business will become Microsoft 365 Business PremiumOffice 365 Business will become Microsoft 365 Apps for businessOffice 365 ProPlus will become Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise More ... MC208096 Like | Dislike

 

Mar 30

Updated Feature: Outlook mobile updates the Search experience Microsoft is rolling out a number of updates to the search experience in Outlook for iOS and Android.These changes provide helpful ways to find email, people, events, and filesfaster and easier with more relevant results.The updates are related to these Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs:Actionable calendar search answers in iOS 55044 and Android 60856Meeting Insights in Outlook for iOS Search home page in iOS 61149Natural language search iOS 56821 and Android 56822Search deleted folders in Android... More ... MC208100 Like | Dislike

 

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