SharePoint spaces adds styles for text and annotation icons

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2021 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

This new SharePoint spaces feature enables the creation of immersive mixed reality environments that can be authored and published just like SharePoint pages. The new styles feature for text and annotation icons simplifies creation of consistent and great looking content. Text styles make consistent formatting easy to apply with just a click. Annotation icon styles allow customization of icon, size, and visual style for icons used to highlight specific content in the spaces 360° tour web part.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70733.

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Improved API support for working with files in the SharePoint recycle bin

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2021 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

We’re rolling out some API improvements for working with files in the SharePoint recycle bin. These changes will not impact end-user experiences, but will make the contents of recycled files accessible by APIs with the use of a special request header. These updates will also result in some new change log behavior. Applications that consume operations from the change log may need to be updated to work as intended. More details about these changes can be found on the SharePoint: Developer Blog.

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Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Windows)

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2021 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

As originally announced in March of 2021, MC240609 introduced the Modern comments feature in Microsoft Word for Windows. This post extends that support content and contains updates to the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT.

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Retirement: Outlook for iOS and Android to stop syncing with Facebook, Meetup, and Evernote Calendars

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2021 Exchange Online 0 Comments

Beginning September 13th, 2021, Outlook for iOS and Android be no longer sync calendars from Facebook, Meetup, and Evernote.

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Nucleus service plan addition to support Microsoft Lists

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2021 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

You will soon see a new Nucleus (June MC261538) service plan associated with your Microsoft 365 license. The Nucleus service plan enables features associated with Lists sync and offline mode. It can be found in the M365 Admin Center. Lists sync is packaged, installed, and updated through the OneDrive sync app’s existing update mechanism.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2021 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

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

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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Introducing background effects on web

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Introducing background effects on web. If you want to change what appears behind you in your video meeting or call, you can either blur your background or replace it entirely with any image you want.

Note: Blurring or replacing your background might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other people in the call or meeting.

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Announcing automatic redirection from Office 365 Security and Compliance Center to Microsoft 365 Defender portal

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 10, 2021 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

We will soon begin redirecting users from the legacy Office 365 Security and Compliance center (protection.office.com) to Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com), for all security workflows including: Alerts, Threat Management and Reports.

Items in the Office 365 Security and Compliance center that are not related to security will not be redirected to Microsoft 365 Defender. For compliance solutions redirection to Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, see (March 2021, MC244886).

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Allow Non-Admin User to Install Language Access Packs

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 10, 2021 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

This new group policy, AllowNonAdminUserInstallLAPs, setting controls whether users can install language accessory packs for Office even if they don’t have local administrator permissions on their devices. By default, Office users must have local administrator permissions on their devices to install language accessory packs. This policy will be applicable to the following products:

  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • OneNote.

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Advanced Hunting: Surfacing more email data from Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 9, 2021 Exchange Online 0 Comments

We’re happy to share new enhancements to the advanced hunting data for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 in Microsoft 365 Defender. As part of this update, we have added new columns and data points to make your investigation experience better and more relevant. These additions will be rolling out in public preview, and should be available within the EmailEvents, EmailAttachmentInfo, and EmailPostDeliveryEvents tables.

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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.