The new theme creation experience in the SharePoint Brand center allows easy creation and management of themes for SharePoint and Viva Connections sites. Rolling out starts in early September 2024, with general availability by mid-October 2024. Organizations can standardize colors and themes, enhancing customization. Preparation requires enabling the SharePoint Brand center.
Microsoft is updating SharePoint Brand center to allow easy creation and management of themes for sites and experiences. This rollout starts early September 2024 for Targeted Release and mid-September 2024 for General Availability. Users must enable the Brand center in the Microsoft 365 Admin center to use this feature.
Viva Learning premium now allows users to sort search results by relevance, ratings, or views. This feature is available on various Viva Learning pages within Microsoft Teams and the web, and will roll out in early September 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
We are announcing the Create and publish UI elements collections in desktop flows feature. This feature allows you to create, share, and import collections of UI elements in Power Automate desktop flows. This feature will reach general availability on September 30, 2024.
We’re excited to announce the ALM feature for customized process mining Power BI reports. This allows you to move all your process mining entities, such as dataflow connections and custom metrics, and Power BI reports between environments or workspaces. This feature is now generally available.
The Microsoft Graph API will soon include Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage metrics, enabling customized reporting and analytics. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be globally available from early to mid-September 2024. No admin action is needed before the rollout.
The Microsoft 365 Usage report is being updated to include a new ‘Suggested candidate for Copilot’ column to aid admins in licensing decisions. This feature, part of the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Readiness section, will identify users likely to benefit from Copilot based on their app usage. Rollout begins early September 2024.
The new Microsoft Purview compliance portal feature integrates Insider Risk Management (IRM) with Communication Compliance (CC), enhancing compliance investigations by providing a comprehensive view of a user’s risk profile and activity history. Public Preview begins late August 2024, with General Availability starting mid-September 2024. Organizations must enable Data sharing in IRM settings to prepare for this update. This feature is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 408534.
Colored folders introduced on OneDrive web mid-2023 will be available in Windows File Explorer for OneDrive folders starting mid-September 2024. Users can view and manage folder colors directly in File Explorer. The feature will be on by default with no admin action required.
The Microsoft Purview AI Hub will display prompts and responses from Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Activity explorer. Public Preview begins in late August, with full rollout in November 2024. Users need the Content Explorer Content Viewer role to access this feature, and some known issues are documented. Preparation involves role assignment and reviewing documentation.
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