Microsoft Project: Templates in Project for the web

Get started quickly by using a pre-made template as a jumping off point for your work.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Reports in the Admin Center – Visio Usage Report

A new report will be made available to help customers understand how Microsoft Visio is used within their organization.

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Outlook: New Outlook for Mac becomes the recommended default

After a year as an opt-in preview, the new Outlook for Mac will become the recommended default experience for new and current customers. Customers will still be able to switch between the new and classic experience in the Help menu.
More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/get-ready-for-the-new-outlook-for-mac/ba-p/2897724

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Walkie Talkie on iOS General Availability

Walkie Talkie on iOS is now General Available.

With Walkie Talkie in Teams, employees can now securely communicate with a familiar push-to-talk (PTT) experience without needing to carry bulky radios. This native built-in app in Teams turns employee or company-owned iOS smartphones and tablets into a walkie-talkie, reducing the number of devices employees must carry and lowering costs for IT.

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Updated companion mode for iOS users

For a better hybrid meeting experience, Teams users on their iPhone can use a single tap to join a meeting on both their device and Microsoft Teams Room. Audio on their device will be automatically turned off to ensure echo doesn’t happen. Furthermore, the landing experience on the iPhone will be optimized for engagement activities to make it easier to raise hand or react, chat, and see all participants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 87869.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate for GCC

Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate allows organizations to configure Power Automate flows to automate tasks for Communication Compliance cases and users. Currently available in public preview.

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Outlook: New location for add-ins and integration with Teams search-based message extensions

We are consolidating all the add-ins into a flyout menu in the ribbon and adding Teams search-based message extensions into this same flyout.

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Files On-Demand refresh for macOS

OneDrive’s Finder integration is getting an update in macOS 12.1 Monterey based on Apple’s new File Provider platform. With this update, the OneDrive folder will be visible under Locations in the Finder sidebar, providing easy and quick access to all your OneDrive files. Additionally, we will also be updating the Files On-Demand experience and this update will also render a seamless OneDrive experience that feels native on the latest version of macOS.

Note: OneDrive Files On-Demand, which is enabled by default, helps you view and access all your files, individual or shared, without having to download them and use device storage.

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OneDrive and SharePoint: HEIC File support for Edit HVC

This new feature update will enable users to edit (crop/rotate, adjust, filter and markup) their HEIC (High Efficiency Image Format) files through the Edit HVC. After editing the image, if the user wishes to save the changes, the file will be copied as a new jpg file.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 88841.

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Revamped user profile page in Yammer

We are launching the revamped user profile page in Yammer to align with the new user experience framework that is followed in Yammer, and also introducing some new functionalities such as a cover photo, list of people who follow the user, list of communities the user is a part of, among other improvements.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68066.

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