Actionable items in Microsoft Search

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 7, 2021 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

We’re rolling out actionable items to Microsoft Search. After this change, search results will be supplemented with an assistive action menu providing. We’re rolling out actionable items to Microsoft Search.  After this change, search results will be supplemented with an assistive action menu providing opens to open results in the browser or client, download, share, or copy links to search results to help with task completion.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70700.

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Now GA for Communication Compliance: OCR support and 7 added languages for pre-trained classifiers

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 7, 2021 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

Previously announced in public preview (MC238655), the following Communication Compliance features are now generally available:

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Teams meeting invite recipients limit from Outlook

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 7, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

We’re making some changes to limit the number of individual recipients allowed for scheduling a Teams meeting from Outlook (WIn32 client only at this time). We will apply this limit for meetings created with more than 750 recipients in the invite. This limit does not apply to the content of Distribution Lists and therefore we encourage users to use Distribution Lists when inviting a large number of attendees to a Teams meeting.

When will this happen:

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Briefing Email Language Expansion (FR, DE, IT, PT)

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 4, 2021 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

The Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. Currently, the Briefing email is available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English and Spanish. We are expanding to support Exchange Online mailboxes in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81999.

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Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 3, 2021 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

Note: If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message.

Originally announced in MC219641 (July ’20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end.

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Yammer and SharePoint for Business: Yammer Conversations Web Part V3

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 3, 2021 Yammer 0 Comments

We have updated the Yammer Conversations web part for SharePoint to add new configuration options including:

  • New horizontal layout – showcase Yammer conversations from your community, topic or user horizontally, making it easier to see many conversations at once
  • New filter option to show only Questions or All Conversations – showcase recent questions from a community or topic​
  • New configuration option to show or hide the Yammer publisher– curate the content displayed

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Teams Mobile – Large Gallery in meetings update

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 3, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

The “Large Gallery” layout for meetings on Teams mobile is getting an upgrade! This layout will become mobile-optimized, letting you swipe through all the participants in a meeting. This is rolling out on the Teams iOS and Android app.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82959.

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End-to-end encryption for Teams calling

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 3, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. Teams will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1:1 Teams VoIP calls. To support customer security and compliance requirements, IT will have full control of who can use E2EE in the organization.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70780

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New Communication Compliance features: Teams conversation context

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 3, 2021 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

The Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft 365 compliance center will soon support Teams conversation context (public preview) and provide new reporting for sensitive information types.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68872 and 81970.

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Post on behalf of capability coming to Yammer

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 2, 2021 Yammer 0 Comments

This new “Post on behalf of another user” feature will allow Yammer users to assign other users in their network as their delegates. All users in the Yammer network will be able to add other users in the same network as their delegate.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66500.

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Joao Ferreira

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