The SharePoint Brand center, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124838, centralizes brand asset management, enabling customization of SharePoint and Viva Connections. It’s available in Public Preview, with rollouts continuing until mid-October 2024. Global administrators need to activate the Brand center app, with steps varying based on current tenant configuration.
Viva Learning premium now allows users to sort search results by relevance, ratings, or views. This feature is available on various Viva Learning pages within Microsoft Teams and the web, and will roll out in early September 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
Starting September 30, 2024, classic Viva Engage will retire inline PDF viewing in external networks and non-connected communities, requiring users to download PDFs to view them. User interface changes include a generic preview with a download prompt. No action is needed, but upgrading to Native Mode is advised.
Viva Insights will exclude meetings marked as ‘Private’ or ‘Confidential’ from metrics, starting mid-September 2024, with full rollout by mid-October 2024. No action is required from organizations, but updating training and documentation may be considered.
We are announcing the Create and publish UI elements collections in desktop flows feature. This feature allows you to create, share, and import collections of UI elements in Power Automate desktop flows. This feature will reach general availability on September 30, 2024.
We’re excited to announce the ALM feature for customized process mining Power BI reports. This allows you to move all your process mining entities, such as dataflow connections and custom metrics, and Power BI reports between environments or workspaces. This feature is now generally available.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a simplified app installation process to enhance user experience, with fewer steps involved. Rollouts will begin in early September 2024 for Targeted Release, mid-September for General Availability worldwide, and late October for GCC. The update is automatic and does not alter existing app management practices.
Microsoft SharePoint introduces custom fonts through the SharePoint Brand center, allowing organizations to express their brand creatively on sites and pages. This feature is part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 375490 and includes new web parts supporting custom fonts. Rollout phases include Public Preview, Targeted Release, and General Availability, spanning from April to October 2024. Brand managers can upload and manage fonts in the Brand center, creating custom font packages for SharePoint and Viva Connections Desktop experiences. Default Microsoft font packages are provided, and the feature is available by default with no admin action required.
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