Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Can’t find a workflow template that matches what you need in Microsoft Teams? You will now be able to describe in detail how you want your automation to work and receive a workflow to match your needs. All you need to do is select the Workflow builder button at the bottom of the create dialog in the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu. 

Workflow builder will come to the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu first. Other entry points to Workflows will get this feature later.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Block Sender in Quarantine notification will require signing in to security portal

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Following the feature update described in Message Center post MC711335 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Quarantine End User Allow and Block list management, published January 31st, 2024, sign in to the security portal will be required for the Block Sender action in Quarantine notifications. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380185

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The new Microsoft Planner app in Microsoft Teams

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The new Microsoft Planner is a single, unified work management experience. It brings together the simplicity of Microsoft To Do, the collaboration of Planner, the power of Microsoft Project, and the intelligence of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 into a single, simple solution that spans from individual task management and frontline task management to enterprise and professional project management.

We are updating the existing Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to the new Microsoft Planner app, which will maintain all existing app functionality and add new options and features to help users be more productive.

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Microsoft Teams: Use Apple AirPods to mute/unmute yourself

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Note: If your organization does not use macOS, you can ignore this message.

You will soon be able to mute or unmute yourself with Apple AirPods in Microsoft Teams on Macs running macOS Sonoma. The same functionality is already available on iPhones running iOS17.

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Microsoft Edge management service: Controls for automatic profile switching

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Microsoft Edge management service is a new, dedicated, and simplified management experience for Microsoft Edge in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Controls for automatic profile switching in the Edge management service has begun rolling out for preview. This new feature allows IT admins to configure profile switching behaviors for their end users, helping enforce context separation between work and personal browsing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 382636

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Microsoft Teams: Personalize group chats with avatars

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

In Microsoft Teams, we are introducing custom avatars for group chats. Group chat members will be able to upload their own image or select a built-in image or emoji, to add a layer of inclusivity and expression to their chat as well as helping visually identity chats with similar titles or participants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119305.

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Microsoft Outlook: To Do in Microsoft Outlook for Mac

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The To Do app in Microsoft Outlook helps you manage your tasks and stay on top of what’s next. These features will be available in Microsoft Outlook for Mac for commercial users.

Tenants who have enabled the To Do app should expect it to appear in the left navigation of Outlook for Mac for eligible users.

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Microsoft 365 Suite: The new Microsoft Purview portal entering general availability

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The new Microsoft Purview portal has a streamlined design and unified experience that helps you discover and access data security, data governance, and risk and compliance solutions for all your data, wherever it lives across your data estate. You can now access all Purview solutions in one single portal as well as experiences such as settings, global search, recommendations, and roles and permissions management.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383017

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Export functionality for External Domain Activity report in Microsoft Teams Admin Center

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

In Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC), we are introducing a feature update to the export functionality for External Domain Activity reports. 

Previously, this report was not exportable. Now, the report can be exported to .csv files where admins can view and manipulate the raw data so that they can show the data to other stakeholders in their organization, visualize the data, write scripts based on the data, and more.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage – leader’s dashboard in leadership corner

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 19, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Identified leaders in Viva Engage will now have access to a leader’s dashboard in leadership corner

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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.