Microsoft OneDrive: Annotate PDFs with text boxes

Microsoft OneDrive introduces a feature for annotating PDFs with text boxes, rolling out mid-May to early June 2024. Users can edit PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint by opening the file and using the ‘Edit’ and ‘Add Text’ commands. No admin action is required for this update.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Cloud Policy service audit logs for policy changes

,Activities performed by administrators within the Cloud Policy service, like editing a policy configuration, will generate Audit logs stored in Purview Audit and will be accessible by Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users.

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OneDrive: Sync admin reports – GCC

We are adding support for the OneDrive Sync admin reports for the GCC environment.

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Outlook: Entry point change – apps when reading emails moved to the ribbon

The Apps flyout and entry point for pinned apps will be moved to the Home tab in the Ribbon in the New Outlook and Outlook for Web.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – Enhancements to the device onboarding page

This adds new enhancements to the device onboarding page, including these: search by IP address to look up devices, filter using the new “Valid user” filter, use a refined device list to only include devices that can be DLP supported (exclude Android devices from showing in the device onboarding list), and use new properties in the export report (valid user, first onboarded date, MDATP device ID, Defender engine version, Defender Mocamp version, Endpoint DLP status, last policy sync time, and Advanced Classification bandwidth usage exceeded).

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New Microsoft Teams for Web: Now generally available for Firefox, Safari, and Linux

Microsoft Teams for Web is now available for Firefox, Safari, and Linux users. It supports the latest three versions of Firefox and the latest two versions of Safari. Users can switch back to classic Teams for Web until mid-May 2024. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Microsoft Teams: Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcription

Microsoft Teams is introducing a tenant-wide policy to control permissions for downloading meeting transcripts, with IT admins able to exempt certain security group members. The rollout begins mid-May 2024 for Targeted Release and extends to General Availability in various stages through August 2024. Default transcript permissions will also be updated post-rollout.

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Managing Microsoft Viva Engage no longer requires the assignment of a Microsoft 365 license seat

Global and Engage admins can manage Microsoft Viva Engage without a dedicated service plan after a change in May 2024. Other admin roles still require a “Viva Engage Core” plan. Admins should adjust licenses accordingly and update documentation. Rollout is automatic.

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Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Exfiltration of business sensitive data to free public domain emails

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management is introducing a feature to detect exfiltration of sensitive data to free public domain emails, with a public preview in mid-May 2024 and general availability in late June 2024. The update enhances email insight alerts and adds new domain detection for better security incident prevention.

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Plan for Change: Updates to Basic Mobility and Security URLs and user interface

In mid-May 2024, Basic Mobility and Security will undergo updates including UI changes and new URL locations. The device list UI will be updated, and the URL will change to https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/IntuneDevices. APNs certificate management will move to the Microsoft Azure portal, and activating Basic Mobility and Security will shift to the Microsoft Purview overview page. Organizations should inform IT admins and update documentation and firewalls accordingly.

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