Org Explorer in Outlook On the Web

Org Explorer helps you visualize and explore your company’s internal structure, work teams, and individual roles. This experience, available in Outlook for Desktop, is now coming to Outlook on the web. Org Explorer is a part of the People in Viva service plan, which is a part of the Microsoft Viva Suite subscription.

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Microsoft Teams: On-Demand Recording Feature in Webinars

Organizers can soon publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to their attendees, in which they will receive a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on their event page. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123052

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Teams New Service Plan: Collaboration Security for Microsoft Teams

Collaboration Security for Microsoft Teams is now generally available for all users of Microsoft Defender for Collaboration.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Viva: Share an Update broadcast feature for Viva Goals

With “Share an Update”, leaders can share updates of their team goals to the members of their organization directly from Viva Goals. Updates are sent to users via email.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Support for static and adaptive policy scopes for auto-apply retention labels targeting SITs in Exchange

Auto-apply retention labels targeting sensitive information types in Exchange will now support static include/exclude and adaptive policy scopes. Previously admins could only target all Exchange mailboxes.

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Microsoft Teams: Unified fun picker

Users can now find all their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker. Browse and discover all the fun stuff you need, all in one hub of content.

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Outlook: Reactions in Outlook for GCC Moderate

We will be enabling reactions in Outlook, a feature that is already available in world-wide multitenant, for customers in GCC moderate.

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Microsoft Stream: Insert and playback videos in Word and PowerPoint

This feature allows customers to insert Stream (on SharePoint) videos into PowerPoint and Word using the existing “Insert Online Video” feature in those apps. Video playback happens inline within Word and PowerPoint with enhanced playback features such as transcripts, captions, search, chapters, and playback speed controls. Stream (on SharePoint) videos are videos stored in a user’s OneDrive Business account or in SharePoint. Note: Video insertion will be available on desktop client and web, but not on mobile. Video playback will be available on desktop client, web and mobile. PowerPoint for Mac is supported; however, Word for Mac is not supported.

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Deploy new Microsoft Teams with Microsoft 365 apps

Starting in September 2023, we will begin including new Microsoft Teams as part of the new and existing installations of Microsoft 365 apps for Windows depending on the schedule provided in this post. Currently, users can install the new Teams by using the Try the new Teams toggle switch in classic Teams or having administrators bulk deploy directly to the computers in their organization. Read MC533687 and MC617066 for details for earlier announcements for new Teams.

Administrators can exclude installing new Teams from their Microsoft 365 apps deployment if they don’t wish to have new Teams included in the installation.

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Microsoft 365 apps for Mac Suite Installer will include Microsoft Defender for individuals

Starting in September 2023, the Microsoft 365 apps for Mac Suite Installer will contain a shim application for the Microsoft Defender for individuals app. Users can download the full version of the Microsoft Defender for individual’s app through this shim application. 

What is the Microsoft Defender for individual’s app?

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