Viva Glint: Use Feature Access Management in Viva for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Glint

We are excited to announce that we will add the Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint feature to Feature Access Management in Viva. This will allow global admins and AI admins to control the rollout and availability of Copilot in Viva Glint.

Copilot in Viva Glint is enabled for all users in Viva Feature Access Management by default. If users have access at the Feature Access Management in Viva level, you will also need to grant access in the Viva Glint product as it is disabled for all users by default in Viva Glint.

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SharePoint Online: Enhancements to the Text web part

The Text web part in SharePoint Online allows users to add normal text, tables, and paragraphs to a SharePoint site page. It provides various formatting options such as bullets, styles, indentations, links, and highlighting. To use the Text web part, go to edit mode, select the circled plus (+) icon, choose Text from the web part toolbox, and enter your desired text in the Text field.

In the updated Text web part, similar themed features are grouped together for better customer experience and usability.

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Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap Update

We are excited to announce a new user interface (UI) refresh for the Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap. This update is designed to enhance your experience by aligning the look and feel with the recently refreshed Azure Update site. This initiative is driven by valuable feedback from our customers, aiming to deliver cohesive and modern user experience across our platforms.

The new interface maintains the same usability features you are accustomed to, ensuring a seamless transition without significant changes to how you navigate the roadmap. However, the backend has been upgraded to be produced from our Change Communication engine. This upgrade lays the groundwork for future enhancements, providing us with the flexibility to introduce new features and improvements over time.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Full file evidence support for restricted apps

Full File Evidence supports activities like Cloud egress, paste to supported browser, copy to USB, Network share, RDP, Bluetooth app. Now we are expanding full file evidence collection for unallowed apps as well.

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Power Automate – Process Mining thin client app announcement

We are announcing the Process Mining thin client app for Power Automate Process Mining. This app includes the same features as the previous Process Mining desktop app but allows you to run process mining operations without the need to download the process model to your computer. This app will reach general availability on March 1, 2025, and will be enabled automatically.

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Power Automate – Ingest files from Fabric OneLake

We are announcing the Ingest files from Fabric OneLake feature for Power Automate Process Mining. This feature enables the ingestion of data files in CSV, parquet, and delta-parquet format from Fabric OneLake. This feature will reach general availability on March 1, 2025.

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Copilot Studio – Agent Builder in Copilot Chat

We are announcing the Agent Builder in Copilot Chat feature for Copilot Studio. This feature enables pay-as-you-go agents for the existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial users. This feature will reach general availability on February 18, 2025.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Add SharePoint as a knowledge source

We are announcing the SharePoint as a knowledge source for generative answers feature. When a user asks a question and the agent doesn’t have a topic to use for an answer, this feature allows the agent to search the SharePoint URL and all subpaths, and generative answers will summarize this content into a targeted response. This feature will reach general availability on February 28, 2025.

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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: New “None” color category for Mail and Calendar

Coming soon to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web: A None color category that users can apply to Mail and Calendar items. This update provides parity with classic Outlook and more flexibility and customization for users to categorize their emails and calendar events. By selecting the None option, users can choose to have items without a designated color, allowing for cleaner organization and more control over which items stand out visually.

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