Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Request License for Others

This feature enables all unlicensed users to request a license from their IT Admin. IT Admins see these requests in MAC and either approve or decline them. Today, unlicensed users who get errors while trying to sign in cannot proceed. With this feature, they can at least express intent to their IT Admin to start using Goals. Also, Org Admins can now request licenses for all unlicensed users in their Goals Organizations, thus unblocking them from using Goals.

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Microsoft 365: “Help me create” in Microsoft 365

“Help me create” is a content create feature in Microsoft365.com that is powered by Copilot for Microsoft 365. Like Copilot, “Help me create” is built on Microsoft’s comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy.

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Microsoft Edge: Extending support for viewing MIP Protected PDF Files to different sovereignties (including GCCH)

Sovereign cloud customers (including GCCH) will be able to open MIP protected PDF content in Microsoft Edge. This change will be available in the Microsoft Edge built-in PDF reader powered by Adobe Acrobat and the legacy Microsoft Edge PDF engine.

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Microsoft Viva: Leader suggestions in Viva Engage

Viva Engage Admins and corporate communicators will now see up to three leader suggestions so that they are added to leadership corner. These suggestions are primarily powered by AAD organizational data.

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Outlook: Working hours and location

New working hours and location options in Outlook lets people set more flexible working hours each day and specify the location from where they plan to work. You can also view your colleagues’ work location when scheduling a meeting.

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Microsoft Teams: Copilot in Teams meeting chat will take the meeting transcript into account

When you ask Copilot in the meeting chat a question, it will use the chat and transcript content as the source.

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Microsoft Teams: Open Teams app content in multi-window stageview

Microsoft Teams enables you to open your app content in new multi-window experiences. Unlock multi-tasking workflows for your users inside Teams. Allow them to engage with content and conversation, side-by-side.

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Microsoft Viva: Campaign Enhancements – Targeted campaigns and campaigns in the digest.

Corporate communications and campaign managers will now have the capability to effectively promote their campaigns by sending notifications directly to users, ensuring they are promptly informed about new campaigns and can readily participate in them. Additionally, campaigns will be discoverable in the engage digest, enhancing visibility and engagement opportunities.

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Moving admin center controls for Microsoft Search in Bing and Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Bing, Edge, and Windows

To provide additional flexibility in managing Search for your organization, Microsoft Search in Bing and Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Bing, Edge, and Windows will no longer be managed by a single control in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Bing, Edge, and Windows will be managed using a PowerShell script.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID and passcode required to join on Teams Rooms on Android

For organizations with a Teams Room Pro license, the room admin will be able to configure and require a meeting ID and passcode to join a meeting from Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android to ensure higher levels of security and privacy. This means that, if you have configured the room to use this feature, the room user is required to enter the meeting ID and passcode when selecting the Join button from the Teams Room calendar.

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