SharePoint Syntex: Use taxonomy term set or term as input source in placeholders for modern templates

You can associate pre-defined term sets or terms as an input source to the placeholders you create in modern templates. When users fill the placeholder for creating a document from the template, you can only choose values from the configured term set for that placeholder.

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Microsoft Information Protection: Configure Teams DLP policies to automatically protect files shared in Teams messages (US Government clouds)

New and existing Teams DLP policies can be configured to automatically protect files shared in Teams private chats and channel messages.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-microsoft-teams?view=o365-worldwide

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Microsoft Information Protection: Auto-labeling policies support overwriting manual label and encrypting mail received from any organization (US Government clouds)

New and existing Exchange auto-labeling policies can be configured to apply encryption to email received from outside the organization. In addition, policies can be configured to enforce classification on any email by replacing existing manual labels that have the same or lower label priority.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/apply-sensitivity-label-automatically?view=o365-worldwide

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Manage apps using the new Apps site (SharePoint Online)

The new Apps site (previously known as the App Catalog) will help you as a SharePoint or global admin to quickly get started distributing custom apps or acquiring independent software vendor (ISV) apps in your tenant to extend functionalities of SharePoint, Teams, and Viva Connections. You can use the new Apps site to store and distribute solutions in a streamlined and modernized experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88844.

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Message Center Email Notification Changes

Beginning in early April 2022, admins within your tenant will no longer receive the Message center weekly digest and major update email notifications by default. Any existing admins who have customized their Message center email preferences will continue to receive these emails, based on their customized preferences, and this update will have no impact. This change will also not affect the opt-in state for email notification of Data Privacy related messages.

New admins, specifically those with the roles of Global Admin, Message Center Reader or Message Center Privacy Reader, will be subscribed to a 4-week trial period for the Message center weekly digest and can choose to stay subscribed once the trial has concluded by using the Message center preferences menu.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Activity explorer user experience improvements (US Government clouds)

We’re improving the user experience of the Activity explorer in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. New functionality includes a refresh button to allow refreshing the data without reloading the page, and a new option for “Sensitive info type” added to the list of customizable columns.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/data-classification-activity-explorer?view=o365-worldwide

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Activity explorer user experience improvements

We’re improving the user experience of the Activity explorer in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. New functionality includes a refresh button to allow refreshing the data without reloading the page, and a new option for “Sensitive info type” added to the list of customizable columns.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/data-classification-activity-explorer?view=o365-worldwide

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Outlook: Delegate access control on protected emails

Outlook will provide consistent access control on protected emails for delegates and shared mailbox members. For delegates or shared mailbox members, when they have full access of the owner’s mailbox but are not allowed to read encrypted email, Outlook will have a new setting to block the owner’s protected email access which covers ad-hoc encrypted email as well as email with protected MIP sensitivity labels.

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Azure Active Directory: Customize SSPR, footer hyperlinks and favicon in Company Branding

Today, self-service password reset (SSPR) and footer hyperlinks direct end-users to Microsoft resources. Also, Microsoft logo is rendered in the browser tab. We’re introducing the ability to customize them and remove all references to Microsoft.

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Office app: Account Switching in Office mobile app

With Account switching, users can switch from one account to another through the Profile icon and have a single account view throughout the app.

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