SharePoint: Image shapes

We’re adding the capability to apply a shape over the image web part as well as on inline images in the text web part. Shapes include square, circle, triangle, hexagon, pebble, and teardrop.

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New Policies for Browser Context in Copilot in Edge

The DiscoverPageContextEnabled policy for controlling page context in Microsoft Copilot in Edge will be retired in July 2024. It will be replaced by two new policies, CopilotPageContext and CopilotCDPPageContext, which allow administrators to manage browser context access for Copilot. Existing settings will not be migrated and the new policies are unconfigured by default. Administrators should set new configurations before July 25, 2024, to avoid interruptions.

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Microsoft Teams Mobile: Copilot for Teams will soon be available after eligible meetings end

Copilot for Teams will be accessible in Microsoft Teams Mobile after meetings end, starting early May 2024. This feature requires meetings to have transcriptions enabled and will be available worldwide by late May 2024. No admin action is needed for this rollout.

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Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit

Beginning January 2025, Exchange Online will enforce a new External Recipient Rate limit of 2000 recipients per 24 hours, introduced in two phases for new and existing tenants. This limit is part of the overall 10000 Recipient Rate limit, aiming to prevent abuse of services. Organizations exceeding this limit should consider Azure Communication Services for Email.

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Bookmark and acronym answer retirement on OWA

The bookmark and acronym answer features in OWA will be retired in June 2024, but this will not affect the overall email search experience.

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Advanced Hunting Permissions update for some Microsoft Defender for Office 365 security admins

The permissions for accessing Email & Collaboration schema in Advanced Hunting for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 are updated to align with Threat Explorer. Changes will roll out in May 2024, affecting security teams with specific roles. Organizations must assign new permissions to maintain access to the schema.

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Microsoft Teams: Walkie Talkie will be integrated with Apple’s iOS Push-to-Talk feature

Microsoft Teams’ Walkie Talkie feature on iOS will integrate with Apple’s Push-to-Talk, enabling audio transmission from the lock screen and optimizing performance. Rollout begins late April 2024, requiring iOS 16 or later, with no action needed from admins or users.

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Feature Update: ‘Modern Workplace – Autopatch Client Setup’ script upgrade to version 1.2

The ‘Modern Workplace – Autopatch Client Setup’ script is being upgraded to version 1.2 starting June 3, 2024, with improvements and a technical cleanup. The upgrade will roll out to different deployment groups throughout June. No action is needed from users, but assistance is available through the Microsoft Intune admin center if necessary.

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Microsoft Purview: Microsoft Information Protection – Exact Data Match adding support for role-based access control (RBAC) for EDM upload authorization

Customers will be able to choose to leverage RBAC to authorize users for uploading data to the Exact Data Match (EDM) service instead of leveraging the EDM_DataUploaders security group for authorization.

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Microsoft Viva: Multi-tenant Events and AMA in Viva Engage

Enable hosting of Cross-tenant AMAs and Events with Viva Engage

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