Product transitions to the cloud.microsoft domain – April 2024

Microsoft products Viva Engage, Viva Goals, and Viva Pulse are now available on the cloud.microsoft domain, with a full transition expected by April 2024. Users will be redirected automatically, and no action is required if Microsoft network guidance is followed. Organizations should update materials and ensure network access to cloud.microsoft.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot assisted Loop Page Creation

Collaborate with copilot to go from a blank page to a structured document ready for collaboration as quickly as possible. Start from scratch, or select an existing page or template as the starting point and Copilot can modify it for the task at hand

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Microsoft Viva: Multi-tenant communities and campaigns in Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage is bringing support to enable multi-tenant organizations to have a seamless experience with Campaigns and Communities.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document, rather than operating in large part against the entire document.

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SharePoint: Pages – Updated Hero web part with new layout & styles

The reimagined hero web part will feature a carousel layout and a selection of new styles, creating an eye-catching and engaging experience at the top of the page.

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Outlook: Swipe in the Message List on Outlook on the Web and the New Outlook for Windows

The Message List will now support Swipe from Left and Swipe from Right actions on Outlook on the Web and the New Outlook for Windows. As a result, some minor organization changes will also happen for the hover actions. #newoutlookforwindows

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SharePoint: Flexible Layouts

New flexible layout sections allow authors to build pages without the strict column structure. Web parts can be dynamically resized and moved within the flexible section.

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SharePoint: Image shapes

We’re adding the capability to apply a shape over the image web part as well as on inline images in the text web part. Shapes include square, circle, triangle, hexagon, pebble, and teardrop.

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New Policies for Browser Context in Copilot in Edge

The DiscoverPageContextEnabled policy for controlling page context in Microsoft Copilot in Edge will be retired in July 2024. It will be replaced by two new policies, CopilotPageContext and CopilotCDPPageContext, which allow administrators to manage browser context access for Copilot. Existing settings will not be migrated and the new policies are unconfigured by default. Administrators should set new configurations before July 25, 2024, to avoid interruptions.

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Microsoft Teams Mobile: Copilot for Teams will soon be available after eligible meetings end

Copilot for Teams will be accessible in Microsoft Teams Mobile after meetings end, starting early May 2024. This feature requires meetings to have transcriptions enabled and will be available worldwide by late May 2024. No admin action is needed for this rollout.

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