Microsoft Viva Topics – Search to add files/pages in Topic Page

With this update, topic editors can now pin files/pages to a topic page by searching for it in the resource picker.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88852.

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Microsoft Graph connector for Jira and Confluence cloud standard release announcement

Microsoft is releasing two new Graph connectors for Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

With the Microsoft Graph connector for Confluence cloud, you would be able to index and search for Confluence pages and blogs from any of Microsoft Search endpoints like Bing, SharePoint, Office.com etc. Similarly, with the Graph connector for Jira cloud, you will be able to index and search for Jira issues and tickets.

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Rebrand Privacy Management as Microsoft Priva

As announced at Ignite last November, Microsoft Priva will become the new brand of privacy solutions that help companies build a privacy-resilient workplace. Privacy Management for Microsoft 365 will be rebranded as Microsoft Priva, offering 2 products – Priva Privacy Risk Management and Priva Subject Rights Requests.

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Microsoft Viva: Topics available in GCC

Availability for Viva Topics in GCC.

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Excel: Hyperlinks in Modern Comments

Add hyperlinks to your Modern Comments in Excel.

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Outlook: Expands support for suggested replies in Japanese, Thai, and Turkish

Outlook on the web, and Outlook for iOS and Android are extending support suggested replies in the following languages: Japanese, Thai, and Turkish.
More info: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-suggested-replies-in-outlook-19316194-0434-43ba-a742-6b5890157379

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Visio: Enhanced UX interactivity and responsiveness in Visio for the web

Improved user experience in Visio for the web with faster interaction speed during resizing shapes, moving shapes, and routing connectors.

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OneDrive: Sync admin reports – bulk data export

Support for bulk export of device status, including username, sync app version, known folders, last sync date, and sync errors.

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Visio: Mind maps in Visio for the web

Brainstorm and capture information in a structured format that makes it easy to understand and recall with new mind map shapes in Visio for the web.

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Certificate based Authentication for Security and Compliance Center PowerShell

With this update, which will improve the security of your tenant, Security & Compliance PowerShell will enable configuration of certificate-based authentication to allow unattended App-only access. 

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