Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app

Tenant admins and team owners will have access to out-of-the-box templates in the Teams Approval app with this update.

Templates make it easier for end users to create and submit an approval request. The Approvals app, which is available as a personal app for all Microsoft Teams users, provides a simple way to bring auditing, compliance, accountability, and workflows to both structured and unstructured Approvals in Teams.

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Microsoft Teams to allow only organization participants to bypass the meeting lobb

We are updating the Microsoft Teams Meeting lobby settings to enable organization participants to skip the lobby while holding guests in the lobby until they are admitted. This feature is applicable to Teams desktop apps, Teams mobile apps, and Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81376.

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Expanding access to My Day from Outlook on the web to Office.com

We are expanding access to My Day from Outlook on the web to Office.com.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72174.

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Microsoft Teams: Call Merge

Call Merge gives end users the capability to merge their active unheld 1:1 call into another 1:1 call or another group call. This applies to Teams VOIP calls and PSTN calls.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66054.

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Outlook for iOS and Android – Sync additional contact folders as category labels

As we announced in December 2019 (MC232127), users who have set up additional contact folders in Outlook on the web, or in Outlook for Windows or Mac, see those folders as a new category in Outlook mobile (iOS and Android). The category label corresponds to the folder name in Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows or Mac.

The rollout has been delayed to ensure a quality experience for our customers; we apologize for any inconvenience. In addition, we would like to provide updated information about this feature. 

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PowerPoint Live in Teams: Slide Translation

This new slide translation feature in Microsoft Teams (desktop) will enable all meeting attendees to translate presentation content, presented via PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting, into a language of their choice while in private view.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80601.

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Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages

We’re excited to share that this coming release will enable SharePoint page authors and viewers to focus on a greater amount of page content by hiding the site header, site navigation, and global navigation bar with one click.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70800.

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New Teams DLP policy recommendation widget

We are introducing a policy recommendation widget within the Microsoft 365 compliance center for data loss prevention (DLP) for Microsoft Teams. If you currently have already created at least one Teams DLP-related policy in your policy portfolio, you will not see the recommendation widget.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70731.

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Excel Trust Center: new option to block Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros

We are introducing a new Excel Trust Center setting to further restrict the usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros. As part of this rollout, a registry key is being retired, and a group setting is being renamed.

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Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control

This new feature will enable OneDrive/SharePoint share control users to more easily change permissions when sharing links.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70806.

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