Microsoft 365 and Teams introduce ‘Catch up,’ a new feature in Microsoft Copilot, requiring a license. It provides updates and action prompts on a ‘Catch up’ tab, rolling out from late June to July 2024. No admin action needed for the rollout.
Outlook for Windows and web will soon allow adding shared folders to Favorites. Rollout begins June 2024 for Targeted Release and July 2024 for General Availability. No admin action needed; users should be informed. Learn more at Microsoft Support. Not applicable to Mac or mobile devices.
Starting July 2024, Viva Engage will introduce a view-only mode, allowing admins to limit users’ abilities to create or edit content. Users in view-only mode can still access content and receive notifications. The feature is managed in the Engage admin center and recorded in M365 audit logs. No action is required from admins to enable this feature.
Microsoft Teams introduces enhanced sound notification controls, allowing users to customize sounds for different notification types. Rolling out for Windows desktop and web in July 2024, with Mac to follow, this feature includes settings for standard, urgent, and priority notifications, with multiple sound options available. No admin preparation is required.
Outlook is updating the event context menu to make RSVP options more accessible, with responses applicable to individual events or entire series. Rollout starts in June 2024 for Targeted Release and in July 2024 for General Availability. No admin action needed, but users should be informed.
The message details a change in the installation directory for the Teams Meeting add-in to prevent file removal during classic Teams uninstallation. It is available now, with no admin action required unless manually installing the add-in. Admins should update documentation accordingly.
SharePoint Online’s Text web part is being enhanced with expanded font size support, additional bullet and numbered list styles, and custom list capabilities. Rollout starts mid-May 2024, with all page authors gaining these features automatically. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 394278.
This creates a new setting for prebuilt (contract, invoice, and receipt) and structured/freeform models to specify the file pages to be processed.
You can configure a new setting for sensitivity labels that prevents content within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook from being sent to Microsoft for content analysis as a privacy control, even when these are stored in Microsoft’s cloud, such as SharePoint or OneDrive. Use this to help you optimize your data privacy needs on a per-content basis, using the familiar configurations and end-user experiences available with Microsoft Purview.
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