Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Unsaved default label indicator

When default labeling of files is enabled in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Microsoft 365 Apps for Windows, a default sensitivity label is applied to any unlabeled document when it is saved. To improve user confidence that default labeling is functioning, the sensitivity bar will now indicate that a label will be applied on next save when the user opens a new or previously unlabeled file.

When this will happen:

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early July and expect to complete by mid-July.

How this affects your organization:

When the change is rolled out, when a user opens a new or previously unlabeled file and default labeling is enabled, the sensitivity bar will indicate that a label will be applied on next save.

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What you can do to prepare:

You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.

Message ID: MC635990


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