Microsoft Teams: Teacher-led announcements for parents

The Parents App inside Teams will now allow educators to send broadcast messages (announcements) to all the parents of a class.

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Microsoft Teams: EHR Connector Virtual Appointment usage report for user access

Users who are not designated as admins, now have access to the EHR Connector Virtual Appointment usage report through the Virtual Appointments App in Microsoft Teams.

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Microsoft Teams: meeting participants time-zone

When scheduling a meeting with people from different time-zones, the user will be prompted with suggested start times and additional insights that correspond to the participants respective time-zone, ensuring a more suitable time for all meeting participants.

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Introducing “Microsoft Default” setting to Teams Tag Management Settings

We are introducing a Microsoft Default setting to Teams Tag Management settings in Teams Admin Center. 

  • If you have already explicitly made a selection to your Tag Management settings your tenant will not be affected by this change.
  • If you have not made changes to Tag Management settings, Microsoft Default settings will apply for your tenant. Microsoft Default settings currently map to “Team Owners” value but is subject to change in the future.
  • As Admin, please set tag management settings to reflect tenant-level preference. Select “Team Owners” to keep tag management limited to Team Owners, or select “Team owners and members” to allow all team members to create and edit tags.  

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Microsoft Teams: Teams device management for Department of Defense (DoD) customers in the Teams Admin Center

DoD customers can manage their Teams devices from the Teams Admin Center giving Admins control of the entire lifecycle for their Teams devices.

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Enhanced Sort and Filter Capabilities for User Management in Teams admin center

We are excited to announce that the Manage Users page in Teams admin center now includes enhanced filter and sort capabilities, making it easier than ever for Teams administrators to find and manage their Teams users. 

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Present a Local File From PowerPoint app to PowerPoint Live in Teams

The “Present in Teams” button in the PowerPoint app has been extended to the PowerPoint files that are not stored in Microsoft 365 Clouds.

You can now use the “Present in Teams” button in the PowerPoint for Window app to present via PowerPoint Live in your Teams meetings, even if your file is not stored in Microsoft 365 Clouds. This is a new PowerPoint Live entry point for those files, in addition to the “Browse my computer” button in Teams Share tray. Clicking the “Present in Teams” button first leads you to the Save As dialog to store the file to the Microsoft 365 Cloud. Once the file is saved, we’ll automatically trigger PowerPoint Live to present your file in your current Teams meeting.

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PDF Tools app retirement

We will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office and Outlook store by mid-July, 2023. 

When this will happen:

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Group chat message copy links are now available!

This feature allows group chat members to create and share links to specific messages within the chat, with the intention of improving communication and organization of information in group chats.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122522

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Net Promoter Score survey coming to Teams Rooms on Windows

In a continuous effort to gather feedback from our Teams Rooms on Windows customers, a new Net Promotor Score survey will appear at the end of some meetings in your conference rooms starting at the end of June.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121117.

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