SharePoint Syntex Per User License End of Sale Notice

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

On June 30th, 2023 we’re retiring the SharePoint Syntex license. SharePoint Syntex was provided as a per user license that allowed access to Syntex services. Syntex is an add-on license and requires users also to have a license for Microsoft 365.

On July 1st, 2023, customers will no longer be able to purchase the per user license and will need to opt-in to Microsoft Syntex pay-as-you-go billing to continue using existing and new Syntex features. If you have current Syntex per user licenses, these will remain available along with its individual features through the duration of your term. You will be able to renew, if elected, prior to the end of your term.

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Your To Do users will no longer be able to join shared lists from consumer accounts

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

In Microsoft To Do, users from your tenant can be members of lists that are shared with them through consumer accounts (sharing accounts can only be consumer accounts and not accounts from other organizations). We are retiring this feature in the near future.

When this will happen:

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Conditional Access and OneNote iPad for features that use Webview

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Note: If your organization does not use the OneNote iPad app you can safely disregard this message.

The OneNote iPad app leverages a technology called WebView for certain features, such as Meeting Details. However, when Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Conditional Access, as part of Microsoft Entra, is applied to the user of this device, WebView features are not supported, and conditional access checks will fail. This means that, the feature will be inactive and not available for use.

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Microsoft Teams: Together Mode Usability Improvements in Teams Meetings

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are bringing new usability improvements to Together Mode in Microsoft Teams. Participants in Together Mode will have name labels attached to their videos. Name labels will also support status icons that indicate microphone, active speaker, spotlight or pin within the meeting. Additionally, your own video in the gallery will now be removed while Together Mode is active to avoid duplication of the self-preview. Lastly, Together Mode will display raised hands and reactions within the view.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122127

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New Lobby Policy for Microsoft Teams Webinar

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Currently in Public webinars, you are unable to distinguish registered users in the lobby. This means that you cannot allow registered users to directly bypass your lobby and enter your webinar. With this new change, we will be offering two new lobby options that will allow you to better control security in your webinar. These new lobby options are:

  • A new ‘Allow registered users to bypass’ lobby policy that allows registered users to bypass the lobby in your webinar.
  • A new ‘Reject users who cannot bypass the lobby’ that rejects users who cannot bypass the lobby.

Currently in Public webinars, you are unable to distinguish registered users in the lobby. This means that you cannot allow registered users to directly bypass your lobby and enter your webinar. With this new change, we will be offering two new lobby options that will allow you to better control security in your webinar. These new lobby options are:

  • A new ‘Allow registered users to bypass’ lobby policy that allows registered users to bypass the lobby in your webinar.
  • A new ‘Reject users who cannot bypass the lobby’ that rejects users who cannot bypass the lobby.

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Microsoft Syntex Image Tagger

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Syntex Image Tagger uses AI to automatically tag images that reside on SharePoint libraries with descriptive keywords. These keywords are stored in a managed metadata column on the item, making the images easier to search, sort, filter, and manage.

Syntex Image Tagger is available on a pay-as-you-go basis and is not included in the Syntex seat license. Learn More

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium): Review Set – Advanced filters

Originally posted by Microsoft May 8, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are excited to introduce several usability enhancements for filtering items in review sets within the eDiscovery (Premium) solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124796.

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GradeSync for Teams Assignments retirement

Originally posted by Microsoft May 5, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Effective May 31, 2023, Grade Sync feature of Microsoft Teams Assignments will no longer be available to new customers. Existing customers may continue to use it until June 30, 2023. 

When this will happen:

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Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby

Originally posted by Microsoft May 5, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

With this update Microsoft EHR connector will be able to track each individual disconnect when a guest leaves the initial lobby after joining a Microsoft Teams EHR Connector virtual visit via Teams. Until now the disconnect signal was not being sent to Epic to show a guest has left the meeting from initial Lobby. This was only happening in v1.1 or v1.2 of the Microsoft Teams EHR Connector.

When this will happen:

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Updates to Intra-organizational data in Mail flow status, Threat protection status, and Top senders/ recipient report

Originally posted by Microsoft May 5, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

With the changes announced in MC522476, the Threat Protection Status report, Mail Flow report, and Top Senders and Recipients report will now contain intra-organizational message details.  

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117487

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