Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 22, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience.

By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links. 

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Viva Pulse Admin Experience: Add a Link to Internal Policies

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 22, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Viva Pulse Admin experience will soon have a new admin capability called, ‘Add a link to internal policies’. Currently in the customization set up, survey authors will see a general disclaimer message saying, “Important. Your organization may have policies governing appropriate survey questions for employees. Please ensure you have consulted any such policies before proceeding.” With the new ‘Add a link to internal policies’ feature, you can add a link to your organization’s internal policies in the policy reminder messaging in the Viva Pulse Customization set up.  

When this will happen:

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Avatars: Hardware Requirements and Service Plan Update

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 22, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

You will soon see a new service plan associated with your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 license: Avatars for Teams (MESH_AVATARS_FOR_TEAMS). 

Avatars for Teams app is also updating the minimum hardware requirements to access this feature. The new minimum specified hardware requirement is a two core CPU with 6gb RAM. Users will not be able to utilize this feature if it does not meet the minimum hardware spec. This change is due to be able to provide users with a better Avatars for Teams experience. 

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Access and interact with goal progress directly within Outlook email

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Users will now be able to access and interact with goal progress directly within Outlook email, enabling them to stay within the flow of work.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Personalized introductory experience for new users

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

New users will now get a better first run experience tailored to their role that saves them time in getting started.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Enhanced progress tracking with ADO Integration

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Users can now track progress based on ADO fields such as effort, story points, in addition to the existing item level completion tracking.

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Microsoft Edge: Smart Find

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Searching for a word or phrase on a webpage has become easier with AI. Even if you misspell a word in your search query, we’ll suggest related matches and words making it effortless to find what you’re looking for. When you search, simply select the suggested link to quickly locate the desired word or phrase. Administrators can control the availability using the RelatedMatchesCloudServiceEnabled policy.
More info: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/smart-find

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse – Organization-wide template and question customization

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Create organization-wide templates and questions for managers and project leads to use.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse – Create a Viva Pulse from scratch

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Build your Viva Pulse from scratch by creating your own questions or choosing from the question library.

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Microsoft Syntex: Rule to set content type when a file is added to a library based on its file name

Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

This rule will provide the capability to set a content type to any file that is uploaded to a SharePoint Library using the file name of the file or file extension or file path of the targeted library.
A Microsoft Syntex seat license or a Syntex azure subscription needs to be enabled to the tenant to be able to see this rule for users

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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.