This release will extend OCR support from standalone images (JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, and PDF) to images embedded inside the following files and file types: Office files (XLSX, DOCX, PPTX), container files (zip, rar, 7z, and more), and PDF files. Image-only PDF files are already supported, and this this release will support hybrid PDF files containing images and searchable text.
Admins can now use advance mapping options to link AAD and Workday.
Update UI/UX admin experience for advanced configuration settings.
Participants can use reactions (like, love, applause, laugh, surprised) to express themselves during a town hall and the reactions appear as a continuous stream on the side of the screen.
The message announces an update to the Teams PowerShell Module. The LocationPolicy, OptionFlags, and VoicePolicy attributes will be retired from Get-CsOnlineUser and Get-CsUserPolicyAssignment cmdlets. This change will be implemented in March 2024. Administrators will need to use the Teams PowerShell Module cmdlets to get LocationPolicy and VoicePolicy information. Detailed instructions are provided in the message.
Microsoft Teams will allow users to open app content in new multi-window experiences with Collaborative Stageview. This feature can be opened from an adaptive card, Teams JS SDK or deeplink. The Collaborative Stageview will open existing Stageview deeplinks and Stageview.open API calls in a Teams multi-window. The rollout will begin in mid-March 2024 for Targeted Release and early-April 2024 for Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD. Consider updating training and documentation as appropriate.
If your organization does not support macOS, you can ignore this message.
In Microsoft Purview’s compliance portal, you’ll soon be able to restrict unintentional sharing of sensitive items to unallowed cloud apps and monitor sensitive activities in your macOS environment.
Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Web will introduce Conditional Formatting, allowing users to highlight messages meeting specific conditions in the message list using various font colors. The feature will roll out worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD from mid-March to mid-April 2024. Users can create conditional formatting rules in Settings > Mail > Conditional Formatting, with conditions supported including From, To, Cc, and Subject. There are 25 different colors available for Light and Dark modes, and no action is needed to prepare for this change.
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