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Jul 11

Communication compliance: analyze Teams chat data of users with on-premises mailbox Communication compliance now supports monitoring Team chat in an Exchange hybrid deploymentwhere user's primary mailbox is located on-premises. It will also automatically monitor all Teams that a user belongs to.This message applies to tenants with one ofthese E5 or E3 licenses; otherwise, you can safely disregard this message.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs64186and64188.When this will happenThese updates are available today. More ... MC218305 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 11

Communication compliance: analyze Teams chat data of users with on-premises mailbox Communication compliance now supports monitoring Team chat in an Exchange hybrid deploymentwhere user's primary mailbox is located on-premises. It will also automatically monitor all Teams that a user belongs to.This message applies to tenants with one ofthese E5 or E3 licenses; otherwise, you can safely disregard this message.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs64186and64188.When this will happenThese updates are available today. More ... MC218304 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 11

We are renaming 10 Azure Active Directory roles   Act By: Aug 14 Some Azure Active Directory (AD) built-in roles have names that differ from those that appear in Microsoft 365 admin center, the Azure AD portal, and Microsoft Graph. This inconsistency can cause problems in automated processes. With this update, we are renaming 10 role names to make them consistent. Key points Timing: mid-August rollout; complete in early September 2020 Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin UI Action: Review and assess by August 14, 2020 More ... MC218295 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 10

Microsoft Power Platform Release Wave 2 Today, we published the 2020 release wave 2 plans for Microsoft Power Platform, a compilation of new capabilities that will be released between October 2020 and April 2021. The new features and enhancements demonstrate our continued investment to power digital transformation for our customers and partners. We’ve done this work to help you—our partners, customers, and users—drive the digital transformation of your business on your terms. More ... MC218287 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 10

Office 365 ATP Campaign View enhancements We are making some enhancements to Office 365 campaign views.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62495When this will happenWe will begin rolling out in mid-July and expect to be complete by the end of July. More ... MC218283 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 10

(Updated) Contextual search (Ctrl F) is coming to Teams Updated July 10, 2020: We are pleased to announce that we have completed the roll-out for all tenants. Teams users will soon be able to search within a specific chat or channel in both the desktop and web Teams clients.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 64017.When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in late June, and the rollout will be complete in mid-July. More ... MC213822 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 10

(Updated) SharePoint default page templates Updated July 10, 2020: We have temporarily rolled back the default page templates feature to address an issue that prevents customers from correctly setting default templates in their sites. This will only affect customers in our Targeted Release program. Due to this rollback, the ability to set a default template will no longer be available in your tenant. All set default templates will revert back to the Blank template. Please inform site owners and content creators in your organization. We... More ... MC215704 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 10

(Updated) New Feature: Microsoft Teams room management within Teams Admin Center Updated July 10, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below Microsoft Teams Rooms provide a complete meeting experience that brings HD video, audio, and content sharing to meeting spaces of all sizes, from small huddle areas to large conference rooms. With this feature we are enabling easy management of Teams room devices in the Teams... More ... MC213457 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 09

Cortana voice assistance in Teams mobile   Major Update: Announcement started We are pleased to offer Cortana voice assistance in the Teams iOS and Androidmobile app, which allows users to perform communication, collaboration, and meeting-related tasks by speaking natural language. At the time of this release, the feature will be be enabled only for users in the U.S. Expansion to additional languages and regions will happen as part of future releases.Key points Microsoft 365Roadmap ID 65346 Timing: mid-August and complete by the first of September Control type: admin... More ... MC218148 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

Customization of quarantine notification We are making it possible for you to customize quarantine notifications with your organization logo, custom display name, and a custom disclaimer.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 64781When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in to standard release customers mid-July through the end of July.We will begin rolling this out to government customers the end of July through mid-August. More ... MC218143 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

Introducing Microsoft Lists home (web)   Major Update: Announcement started We are pleased to launch the first stage of Microsoft Lists, a Microsoft 365 app. Microsoft Lists home (web) is the central place for all the lists you access across different sites.Key PointsMicrosoft 365 Roadmap ID 64160Timing: targeted release in late July; complete for all by mid-October 2020Roll-out: tenant levelControl type: user control More ... MC218031 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

Required columns will now sync as read/write   Major Update: Announcement started Sharepoint has long allowed document libraries to have custom columns with required metadata; however, the sync client has only treated these libraries with required columns as read-only. With this change, these libraries will sync with read/write privileges. Key points Timing: mid-August and complete by end of August Roll-out: tenant levelAction: review More ... MC218032 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

(Updated) New Feature: Poll added to Outlook Updated July 8, 2020: To ensure the proper experience we are adjusting the roll-out plan. The rollout for Outlook for the web and Outlook for Mac have completed. The rollout for Outlook for windows has begun and we expect it to be complete in mid-August. We apologize for any inconvenience.Your end users will no longer need to download the Quick Poll add-in from the store and manually install it in Outlook to create a poll after we pre-install the Poll add-in. The rollout for Outlook on the web... More ... MC205124 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

(Updated) New Feature: Cortana Briefing email   Major Update: Announcement started Updated July 7, 2020: We have updated the message to provide additional clarity based on feedback. Please see updates below. The Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks as well as protecting time for independent work. After this feature rolls out, your end users will receive an automatically generated Briefing email (from Cortana) unless you disable the feature for your tenant. Only users who have an... More ... MC217997 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2020 Release Wave 2   Major Update: Announcement started Today, we published the 2020 release wave 2 plans for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform, a compilation of new capabilities that will be released between October 2020 and April 2021. The new features and enhancements demonstrate our continued investment to power digital transformation for our customers and partners. We’ve done this work to help you—our partners, customers, and users—drive the digital transformation of your business on your terms. Get ready and learn more about the latest... More ... MC218114 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 08

Dynamics 365 – Service Update 204 for EUR We have a minor service update planned for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 organization in the EUR region. Maintenance window start: 02 August 2020, 18:00 UTC Maintenance window end: 03 August 2020, 03:00 UTC More ... MC218068 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

(Updated) New Feature: Pre-publish overview in SharePoint Updated July 7, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We’re introducing a new pre-publish panel that gives page authors key information about their pages and news posts before they publish. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 63257. When this will happen We will begin gradually rolling this out to Targeted... More ... MC212330 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Acronym answers are now available with Microsoft Search in SharePoint We're bringing acronym answers with Microsoft Search to SharePoint Online.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 64865.When this will happenWe'll begin rolling out to Targeted Release customers in mid-June and expect to be complete by early July.We'll begin rolling out to Standard Release customers in late August and expect to be complete in mid-September More ... MC216995 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

(Updated) Feature Update: Office.com home page layout and navigation Updated July 7, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We are updating the layout and application navigation for the Office.com home page and the Office app in Windows 10 based on customer feedback. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID64019. When this will happen We will roll out this new experience to Targeted... More ... MC213423 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

(Updated) Microsoft Teams new calling and meeting experience   Major Update: Announcement started Updated July 7, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We are pleased to announce that we will be enabling users to be able to view meetings and calls in separate windows along with the other recently announced features.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 57294When this will happenWe will be rolling this out in... More ... MC212453 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Reminder: SharePoint - Classic popularity reports to be retired   Major Update: Announcement started   Act By: Aug 07 As we advised in MC195889 in November 2019, we are getting ready to retire Classic usage and popularity reports and these will no longer be available after August 7, 2020. Instead, users will be able to find site usage data through the modern Site Usage report.Key Points:Major: RetirementTimeline: August 7, 2020Action: Review and assess More ... MC217998 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows   Major Update: Announcement started Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2010 workflows.Key Points:Major: RetirementTimeline:Starting August 1st, 2020, SharePoint 2010 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants.Starting November 1st, 2020,... More ... MC217999 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Reminder: Office 2013 Client Connectivity to Office 365 Services   Act By: Oct 13 We are republishing the content for MC190854 (Sept, 2019) as it was removed from Message center prematurely. The original message is provided below. We apologize for the inconvenience.As previously announced via blog and MC175274 (March, 2019), Office 2013 clients’ connections to commercial Office 365 services will not be supported after October 13, 2020. After this date, ongoing investments in the Office 365 cloud services – including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for... More ... MC218020 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Update available for Microsoft 365 ProPlus on Current Channel We've released an update to the Microsoft 365 ProPlus Current Channel.When this will happenWe began gradually rolling out this update of Microsoft 365 ProPlus to users on the Current Channel beginning July 1, 2020. More ... MC218018 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 07

Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture.When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in mid-July; the rollout will be complete end of July. More ... MC218001 Like | Dislike

 

Jul 06

Upcoming features in Outlook for iOS and Android Outlook for iOS and Android will soon roll out a number of new features, including a different location for the New Message and New Event buttons, the ability to create a task from an email, suggested meeting actions in the reading pane, and new capabilities for formatting. Outlook for iOS: new location for compose and create event, Roadmap ID 65440Rolling out in early JulyOutlook for Android: rich text options, Roadmap ID 65442Rolling out in early JulyOutlook for iOS: create task from an email... More ... MC217989 Like | Dislike

 

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