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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Notifications pane in Outlook for Web will now be titled ‘Activity’

The notifications pane under the bell icon in Outlook for Web will now be titled ‘Activity’ instead of the previous ‘Notifications’

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72213

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PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Mac

This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Mac. Clicking the “Present in Teams” button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82712

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New Outlook for Mac Preview becomes the default experience in the Preview Channel

With usage growing daily in our preview experience, we are rolling out Outlook for Mac to Preview Channel as the default experience for any user who has never tried the new experience. The default-on Outlook toggle provides access to enhanced performance and user experience across Mail, Calendar, People, and Search.

We announced the toggle in July, 2020 (MC219576).

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Outlook: Dictate emails on iPhone and iPad

You can now use speech-to-text to dictate email messages, available starting in EN-US.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81951

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Microsoft Information Protection: Exact Data Match to support auto labeling

This update will enable organizations to configure new or existing auto-labeling policies using Exact Data Match (EDM) sensitive information types, enabling more granular control over labeling sensitive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68881.

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Connector results in All tab in SharePoint, Office.com and MSB

With Graph connectors result clusters, enterprises can search for content from third party connector data sources in their default view, the All tab, in SharePoint, Office.com, and Microsoft Search in Bing. The results shown in a result cluster are grouped together based on the search vertical configuration.

Key points

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New Azure AD built-in roles – Knowledge Admin, Knowledge Manager and Exchange Recipient Admin

We have created 3 new built-in roles in Azure AD for you to manage Microsoft Viva Topics and Exchange Online admin settings.

  • Knowledge Admin – Users in this role have full access to all knowledge, learning and intelligent features settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
  • Knowledge Manager – Users in this role can create and manage content, like topics and acronyms. These users are primarily responsible for the quality and structure of knowledge.
  • Exchange Recipient Admin – Users with this role have read access to recipients and write access to the attributes of those recipients in Exchange Online.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

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

  • Current Channel

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Office App for Desktop Improvements

The new version of the Office App for Desktop will bring improved performance, reliability, and includes the ability to open multiple instances of the app at the same time.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70811.

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