Microsoft 365 profile update: Add topics to user profiles

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 9, 2021 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

We’re adding new features to the profile card in Microsoft 365 and beginning in early August. Users in your organization will be able to add topics directly to their profile card in Microsoft 365 apps and services or through Office Delve.

  • Topics are terms that individuals can add to their profile through their profile card or Office Delve.
  • Users can add topics to their profile to make it easier for people to learn more about them.
  • Topics can be skills, projects, and even hobbies.
  • When others search for a term that matches a topic on their profile, their name and profile picture may show up in search results across Microsoft apps.

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Teams Call Quality Dashboard – Dimension Name Change

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 9, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

We’re making a change to Microsoft Teams Call Quality Dashboard (CQD).

On August 9, 2021, we’re renaming the Meeting Scenario dimension to Scheduling Source App. This is to better improve the user experience when creating custom queries by ensuring dimension names are easier to understand and will accommodate third-party applications in Microsoft Teams.

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Microsoft Exchange Online – Configuration Change for online meetings by default

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 8, 2021 Exchange Online 0 Comments

Whether you’re working from home or meeting with people in other locations, we will be making a change so that all meetings created in Outlook will automatically be online to allow everyone to attend. This will rollout on desktop, web, mobile and Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81995.

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Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 8, 2021 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

This new feature will support the addition of custom list templates from your organization alongside the ready-made templates Microsoft provides to make it easy to get started tracking and managing information.

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Support for PSTN users to raise hand in meetings and for meeting organizers to manage PSTN audio capabilities.

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 8, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Presenters and Organizers can now prevent public switched telephone network (PSTN) participants from unmuting. This change also allows PSTN participants to request to speak by raising their hand in a meeting via dial-pad command (press *5). This is rolling out on desktop, web and mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80262.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 7, 2021 Exchange Online 0 Comments

We understand that, from time to time, you might disagree with an Exchange Online Protection (EOP) filtering verdict. With this update, you will be able to override filtering verdicts using the Tenant Allow/Block List (TABL) in the Defender portal while your submission is being reviewed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70591

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Music Mode for Teams

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

This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83520

When this will happen:

Standard: We will begin rolling this out in late July and expect to complete rollout late September.

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Migrating admin experiences to the Power Platform admin center

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 7, 2021 Dynamics 365 0 Comments

As part of our effort to improve the overall experience for admin operations, we are migrating all admin operations from the Dynamics 365 CE admin center to the Power Platform admin center beginning in August.

Today, on the Power Platform admin center you can already manage and configure your Dynamics 365 instances, manage capacity, monitor usage and perform other admin operations, as well as submit and monitor support tickets submitted to Microsoft.

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Retirement of Discover slab from old Outlook iOS versions

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 5, 2021 Exchange Online 0 Comments

On August 5, 2021, the Recommended slab will be retired from old versions of Outlook iOS. When the change takes effect, the Recommended slab will silently disappear from the search view in Outlook iOS versions older than 4.31.0.

Note: If your organization does not use iOS, you can safely ignore this message.

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Introducing the modernized SharePoint Store in SharePoint Online

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 5, 2021 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

The SharePoint Store has been updated to a new modern experience that includes a streamlined acquisition flow for third-party apps.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82031

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