Microsoft Viva: Glint Copilot

Highlight top issues and potential solutions hidden throughout employee suggestions from survey results; plus, help leaders explore comments using natural-language questions.

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Microsoft Teams: Proximity Join via Ultrasound

With ultrasound for proximity join, users can more accurately discover and add the Teams Room they are in to their Teams meeting. The user’s companion device detects ultrasound beacons emitted only within the physical Teams Room, providing a more accurate list of nearby room options on the pre-join meeting screen.

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Microsoft Intune In Development for March 2024 is now available

Microsoft Intune In Development for March 2024 is now available. The In development page has been updated with a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. You can inform your IT staff and helpdesk of the upcoming changes listed on this page.

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Update to only show site results at a tenant root site when in the “site search” scope

Starting from early April 2024, SharePoint Online will only show site results from the tenant root site when in the “site search” scope. This update will not affect the search experience if the root site is set as a hub, set as a Viva Connections home site, or configured to show hub or tenant wide results by default. If you want to continue to get all results when searching from the root site, you can configure the default search scope at the root site to show tenant wide results.

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Microsoft SharePoint Online: New section backgrounds in Pages and News

Microsoft SharePoint Online is introducing new features that allow authors to add curated image or gradient color backgrounds to page sections. The update includes improved focal points, fill mode, overlay, and opacity settings to ensure accessibility. The rollout will begin in mid-March 2024 for Targeted Release and early April 2024 for Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD. No action is required to prepare for this rollout. SharePoint Page and News authors can access the new features when editing a page or news section. Note that unsupported section backgrounds will be replaced with SharePoint theme colors in email.

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Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-In Update in Outlook

The Teams Meeting Add-in in Outlook will not receive feature updates for Classic Teams after March 31, 2024, as part of the transition to New Teams. Organizations should transition to New Teams for the best experience and update their training and documentation accordingly. Note that the Teams Meeting Add-in can still be used for New Teams.

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Microsoft Viva Engage: Digest email will now have audience analytics

Microsoft Viva Engage premium digest email will soon include audience analytics for designated leaders and their delegates. The change will roll out from mid-March 2024 to late April 2024 and will only apply to emails viewed in the interactive format in Outlook for the web or the New Outlook for Windows. No action is needed to prepare for this change.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

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

  • Current Channel

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Microsoft 365 Health Dashboard now on Microsoft 365 admin center home page

Microsoft 365 Health Dashboard will soon be available as a view on the Microsoft 365 admin center home page. The change will take place between mid-March and mid-April 2024 and will not affect the Health page. No action is needed to prepare for this rollout. To access the new view, select Health from the View drop-down menu. The Dashboard link on the left navigation will be removed to simplify the interface.

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Microsoft Teams: Automatic application updates for new Microsoft Teams Rooms Windows devices

In the quest to deliver low-friction deployment and proactive management for Microsoft Teams Rooms, the Microsoft Teams Rooms for Windows app now automatically checks for, and installs, new application and Windows updates during the initial setup process, ensuring devices are protected and up to date on day one.

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