Migrate your Outlook COM/VSTO add-ins to web add-ins model supported in the new Outlook for Windows

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 16, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We recently announced the expansion of new Outlook for Windows to Current Channel users in April 2023, with the goal of providing a unified, modern and robust Outlook experience across desktop and web.

One of the top feedback items we hear today is that Outlook works differently on different platforms, making it hard for tenants to manage, and for users to seamlessly use it across endpoints. With the new Outlook for Windows, our goal is to bring rapid access to new features through a shared codebase and ensure platform consistency and robustness.

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Microsoft Teams: Mixed grid view in meetings.

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Mixed grid eases the transition from video on to video off and places everybody in a 16:9 ratio. Users can also change their grid size by choosing one of the predefined options. As the new version of Gallery, this is the default view users will have upon joining meetings. Users can choose to go back to this view through the view switcher as desired.

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Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3×3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 4 videos (2×2) on the screen by default (i.e., Gallery view) on web browsers. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 9 videos (3×3) on Chrome and Edge on their screen by default without an explicit
action.

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Microsoft Teams: Virtual Appointments app for GCC

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Virtual Appointments app provides a single location where professionals and administrators can create and manage scheduled and on-demand virtual appointments in Microsoft Teams, view valuable appointment insights and analytics, get real-time status updates in a queue view, and send appointment reminders.

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Microsoft Teams: Change Call Queue and Auto Attendant Greetings and Announcements by Authorized Users

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Changing business conditions often require adjustments to call queue/auto attendant greetings and announcements. However, it can be difficult to identify the right Teams admin to make these changes, and addressing high request volumes can be time-consuming for the responsible admins. With the introduction of user managed CQ/AA greetings for Teams Phone, authorized users (as identified by Teams tenant admins) can change greetings and announcements for their respective call queues and auto attendant directly from the user’s Teams settings, in the “Calls” settings. To implement this capability, tenant admins must select permissible greetings/announcement changes for a voice policy, and then authorize specific users in the Teams Admin Center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 116739

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Modern Authentication Settings Update

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Over the past few months, we have turned off Basic Auth for specific protocols in Exchange Online. We are now making changes to the Admin Center to remove some redundant controls.

When this will happen:

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Basic Authentication Retirement for Outlook Service

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Over the coming weeks, we’re going to turn off basic authentication for the Outlook Service protocol in Exchange Online. This is the protocol used only by the native Email and Calendar app, part of Windows 10 and 11. 

When this will happen:

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Teams Meeting Add-in Log Files Location Change

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We’re making some changes to the location of Teams meeting add-in log files.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Viva: Microsoft Project data Integration in Viva Goals

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Connect Viva Goals OKRs with MS Project. As Project tasks and milestones are completed, the connected OKRs and projects will reflect the latest status.

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Microsoft Teams: Federated group calling for GCCH and DoD

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 15, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Easily start a group Teams call with federated colleagues outside your organization, including video and screensharing, all over an internet connection without any PSTN usage charges.

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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.