Outlook: Import calendars and contacts from PST file to mailbox in new Outlook for Windows

With this update of support for .pst files (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) in the new Outlook for Windows, users will be able to import calendars and contacts from .pst file to mailbox. Future releases of new Outlook will expand the support for .pst file capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows #pstfilesupport.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage – Report a Conversation in new admin center

Report a Conversation feature configuration will soon be available in the new Engage admin center, moved from the legacy Yammer admin center. This feature allows admins to set-up a reporting mechanism for Engage conversations in their network. There are no changes to the end-user experience.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot creates an automatic presentation summary

When you open a presentation, Copilot will automatically create a summary, making it easy to understand the content quickly.

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PowerPoint: Refreshed Placeholders in PowerPoint on Desktop

Placeholders in PowerPoint are getting refreshed to look more modern and provide clear guidance on the object that can be inserted. Image placeholders now allow you to pick from a variety of sources to insert an image.

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Microsoft Teams: New Teams calendar available to Education customers

The new calendar in Teams will be available to Education customers. The new calendar in Teams is designed to be familiar and reliable, as it’s one unified calendar that works across new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, Microsoft Places, and now Microsoft Teams. With this update, the new Teams calendar will be enabled by default, and users can turn it off from the “New calendar” toggle at the top right of the calendar app in Teams.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: New Inline Protection controls for AI apps in Edge for Business

With the new inline protection capability for Edge for Business, you can prevent data leakage across the various ways that users interact with sensitive data in the browser, including typing of text directly into a web application or generative AI prompt. Starting with some of the top consumer GenAI apps (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and DeepSeek), admins will be able to block typed prompts containing sensitive data.  The inline protection capability complements existing endpoint DLP controls for uploading or pasting sensitive content in the browser.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning – Ability to view inferred skills and course recommendations

Learners would be able to select skills for learning, view inferred skills and courses recommendations based on inferred skills. Inferred skills are generated by taking users activity in M365 ecosystem into account.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – New inline data protection in Edge for Business for unmanaged Windows and macOS devices

When using Microsoft Edge for Business as the secure enterprise browser, Admins in Purview DLP can now configure policies that apply protections directly in the Edge browser that target scenarios where users on unmanaged (or BYO) devices are sharing data to or exfiltrating data from org-managed cloud apps (apps which use Entra authentication for user sign-in).

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Word: Email Notification Context Previews for Files Protected with Microsoft Purview

Notification emails for mentions, tasks, comments, and replies will now contain context previews even when the source document is encrypted, and the email will inherit the document’s security policies.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot: Users can insert cloud files in Copilot chat prompts

Users will soon be able to attach cloud files from OneDrive or SharePoint in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat via the Web tab. This feature will roll out in April 2025 and requires no admin action. Users need a Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft 365 license. Roadmap ID: 481139.

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