Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for Azure Window Desktop on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

User on Azure Window Desktop will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of
the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.

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Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for VMware on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

User on VMware will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then
approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.

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Microsoft Viva: Shared focus plan in Viva Insights

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

The shared focus plan enables managers and team leads to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to book focus time for uninterrupted work.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/use/myteam

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Advanced Deployment Guides with Self-Service Automation focusing on Compliance Administration

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Information Protection 0 Comments

Updated step by step advanced setup wizards and automation to help tenant admins deploy services.

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New Content Scenarios for My Feed Web Part on SharePoint

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

We will be adding new content scenarios to the My Feed Web Part on SharePoint. The update will come with the following features.

  • Suggested Task
    • These are tasks or actions you have requested by or of you. They also may be tasks or actions you promise to do. These tasks are pulled from your email conversations.
  • People Highlights
    • These comprise of Birthdays, Work Anniversaries and Change of roles for people who you work with. The information is only visible for those who have chosen to share it on LinkedIn.
  • Meetings out of routine
    • These are meetings scheduled on Teams or Outlook and are out of your usual working hours. This allows your users to either request for a reschedule or act on the meetings as appropriate.

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Announcing graph support for Get Team Template List and Get Team Template Details

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

This new release will bring Graph support to Get Template List and Get Template Details. Team templates enable users to quickly create the right collaboration structure for their business needs. With Graph API support for Team Templates, we will be empowering our developer community to build their custom create team solutions on top of our existing APIs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70793.

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Microsoft Teams: Approvals PCF controls for Power Apps

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Developers are able to plug in Approvals PCF controls when creating a new Power App.

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Microsoft Teams: Pinned apps for frontline workers

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

We are providing a tailored experience for frontline workers in Teams! With this feature users with an F license will get frontline worker apps such as Tasks, Shifts, Walkie Talkie and Approvals pinned out of the box. Organizations can further configure the apps pinned, but this feature provides a foundation for a Teams environment purpose-built for frontline workers.

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Microsoft Viva: Briefing Email support for Japanese and Simplified Chinese

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Viva Insights 0 Comments

This personalized, actionable briefing email from Microsoft Viva, automatically delivered to your Outlook inbox to help you start the day on track and stay on top of tasks, will support Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/personal/Briefing/be-overview

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Microsoft Teams: Shared templates between Teams and SharePoint

Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Team templates and SharePoint templates are now shared for specific use cases.

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Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.