Microsoft Teams Rooms Companion Device Experience enhancement – Optimize video gallery for in-room participants

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

When joining a meeting in a Microsoft Teams Rooms with a personal laptop running Microsoft Teams, the video galleries on both the Microsoft Teams Room and laptops will be optimized to display only remote attendees and will not display the room video or other in-room attendees’ videos on the room gallery or the personal laptop. (Proximity Join with Microsoft Teams Rooms is required).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96212. 

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Update to Defender for Cloud Apps IP Addresses

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 6, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

Defender for Cloud Apps is updating its IP addresses related to ‘App connectors’ and ‘Third-party DLP integration’.

When this will happen:

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Minecraft Education: Wild Update (1.19)

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

Get ready for the Wild Update for Minecraft Education! With useful new blocks and items, charismatic mobs, and mangrove swamps, explore and survive in amazing new worlds. This update improves the user experience with smoother sign-in, library search, and tooltips.

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Outlook: Text predictions in Quick Reply on Android

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Outlook 0 Comments

Text predictions will be available in the quick reply experience as they have already been in full compose.

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Microsoft Forms: Invitation card, the new type of cover page

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

Forms users will be able to create an elegant invitation card for casual events and parties with background music and vivid images.

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Microsoft Forms: new distribution experience for in-org and external forms

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

Now by using Forms, users can send forms with the permission setting of anyone can respond to external users by email. Also, a preview of your distribution email sent from Forms will be shown in the sending dialog.

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Microsoft Project: Grid Conditional Coloring

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft Project 0 Comments

Conditional coloring allows one to configure rules on various project fields to visually highlight patterns in the project data.

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Microsoft Forms: new cover page templates for forms and surveys

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

Design your cover page for forms or surveys by selecting from new AI suggested templates within the Theme setting pane. In the Theme setting pane, users can easily design a cover page for their forms by picking from several AI suggested template for any scenarios.

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Microsoft Teams: Multitask with Picture in Picture on iPhone / iPad

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

The new Picture in Picture mode lets you see your meeting in an adjustable window while using other apps on your mobile device.

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Microsoft Teams: Notification Granularity

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Admins can use Intune to determine the types of content a user can see in a notification on their mobile lock screen.

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Joao Ferreira

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