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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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Join third-party meetings from Teams

When a third-party meeting is created from Outlook or OWA, participants of the meeting will now be able to Join the meeting directly from Microsoft Teams. The participants will see “Join” button on the Teams calendar events card and in the meeting details page. On clicking on the Join button, the link will route the users to the browser or the third-party application to join the meeting. This experience will be available on both mobile and desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 138139

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Channel meeting invitation | Allow organizer to send a channel meeting invite to everyone in team

Channel meeting invitations will now allow channel meeting organizers the ability to share invites on personal calendars of all channel members.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 142405

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Viva: Use of Viva Topics in Viva Engage Grants Visibility of Topic Names

In January, we announced the General Availability of Viva Topics in Viva Engage (Yammer) to customers. As part of the Viva Engage topics transition to Viva Topics, posts in Viva Engage (conversations, questions, polls, announcements, storyline posts) will be considered as Viva Topic resources. As a result, all users with access to posts in Viva Engage will be able to see the topic names applied to those posts in Engage as well as in other Viva Topics experiences in Microsoft 365 (e.g., Topic cards and pages).

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Power Platform – Creating, using, and adding Access Teams to a Solution

We are happy to announce that you can now include Access Team templates in your solution. This allows you to export your access team templates from one environment and import it into another.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:

• Current Channel

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Control inbox and calendar sharing options in Outlook mobile

Outlook mobile users can give author, editor, and reviewer permissions to their inbox from the mobile experience.

They can also give view, edit, and delegate permissions to their calendar.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Require sensitivity label to restrict permissions

Users with access to Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) are redirected from old protection mechanisms towards the modern sensitivity labeling experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109532

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 26, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments