Outlook Browser extension is being retired

As we focus our efforts on improving the Outlook on Edge sidebar, which offers a more seamless and integrated experience for our users, we are retiring the Outlook browser extension. and it will not be accessible after November 30, 2023. This applies to both Edge and Chrome browsers.

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Teams Webinar Graph APIs

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new set of Graph APIs that support business-to-business workflows.

These provide the ability to sync webinar data such as: attendee names, attendee duration, registration, and cancellations with a third-party platforms. Third-party systems such as CRMs and marketing tools can use this data to enrich and power their lead generation and more!

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Microsoft Stream: Add a hyperlink or text callout to a video at specific times

Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding annotations that can include hyperlinks and text. Call out important moments or share documents and other links to additional resources. You can add text and links anywhere in the video timeline to help guide your viewers to the right information. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180795

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Microsoft Teams: New settings available for your frontline manager in Shifts app

We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements on our Shifts settings page design to empower your organization through frontline managers to decide what capabilities their team can leverage from Shifts.  

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New user analytics extended to Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Office in the Search

We are excited to announce that Microsoft Search Analytics reports in the Search & Intelligence Admin Center have been updated with improved user analytics! We have expanded coverage to almost all search applications, including Outlook, Teams, and Windows Search! Other improvements provide deeper insights and filtering capabilities for search adoption across search applications and user segments like geography, department, and occupation. The goal is to give you a good insight into adoption of search and to identify adoption gaps for specific search applications, geographies, or departments.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177894.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Attack Simulation Training in DoD

Attack simulation and training (AST) in the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is an intelligent risk reduction tool, which allows customers to run realistic attack scenarios in their organization, identify vulnerable users, and help drive behavior change through an integrated security awareness training program. It is to be made available in the DoD environment.

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Microsoft Teams: Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings

Collaborative Notes will replace Wiki-based Channel Meeting Notes. Collaborative Notes in channel meetings allow attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items.

Since Collaborative Notes are a Loop component, it is always in sync regardless of how many places they live in. Assigned Tasks in Collaborative Notes automatically sync with To Do and Planner.

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Outlook: Global Address List updates in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the Web

We are making some adjustments to the GAL search and browse experiences. Users will be asked to type in more characters to refine their search in some cases.

There will be some other visual improvements in error messaging. Another way to find recipients is by using the suggestion dropdown picker in the To/Cc/Bcc lines.

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Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of new reports page

Coming soon, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out the public preview of new reports page.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 169889

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Microsoft Search in Bing configuration renamed to Microsoft Search and Microsoft 365 Chat in Bing

The Microsoft Search in Bing configuration setting on the Search & Intelligence portal within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center will be renamed to: Microsoft Search and Microsoft 365 Chat in Bing.

When will this happen: 

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