Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify – Introducing content pane

The content pane is a new place for relevant panes that help authors create their publications. With the introduction of this centralized location, a new toolbox will help authors quickly browse and add content to create rich and engaging pages. The content pane will include additional panes such as configuration tools and design ideas. Within Viva Amplify, the content pane is used to host the distribution channel selection, writing guidance, and audience selection.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify – Improved authoring experience

This updates the Viva Amplify editors for both Outlook and Teams distribution channels to improve previewing and editing. These updates will provide improvements to load time and create a coherent audience selection experience across the channels.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Proactive document summarization

Automatically see a Copilot-generated summary of a document you open.

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Microsoft Teams: Show Chat info in Microsoft Teams

Chat users can have access to contextual information including members, pinned messages, shared files and links, and entry point to contextual search from this canvas.

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Excel: Formula data summaries in rows and cells

Add a single formula to summarize column data into one cell. Today, full column calculations produce a unique result in each row, but this new feature gives you the option to calculate all data in a column together to return one result. You can also create a row with formulas that apply for relevant columns; for example, an “add total sales row” will add a SUM formula underneath every column that has sales data.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – Improved Report PDF Exports

PDFs exported from Glint Reports are improved to be easily printable, searchable, and readable.

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Outlook: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through the new Outlook for Windows

When users are in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps, and they want to share a file that is saved locally in their device (not stored in a cloud location), the new Outlook for Windows will show up as a share target and they will be able to easily email the file. #newoutlookforwindows

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OneNote: OneNote Copilot on Mac

OneNote Copilot on Mac is your intelligent assistant, transforming the way you interact with your notes. With simple natural language commands, Copilot helps you understand, summarize, and rewrite notes for enhanced clarity and purpose. It’s designed to work seamlessly on the Mac, offering a contextual chat experience that allows you to accomplish tasks faster than ever. Whether you’re preparing for a meeting or organizing your thoughts, OneNote Copilot on Mac is the perfect partner for boosting productivity and creativity on the go.

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Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery view option for minimized meeting window

When meeting window is minimized, participants can enlarge the small view of Teams meeting to a new bigger gallery view, making it easier to multitask on screen and stay aware of meeting events. Users can choose the size of the minimized gallery view window from the following options: one participant visible in the minimized window, 4 participants visible in the minimized window, fully minimized, or fully expanded.

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Outlook: Updated conversation actions on Outlook for Android

Currently, when viewing a message, you can access the available actions in the top-right corner. We are updating these actions to be at the bottom of the screen with the ability to customize the order and placement of the actions to suit your needs.

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