A weekly review of the Microsoft 365 Message Center, with Daniel Glenn, Darrell Webster, and special guests. 365MCS.com #365MCS
Episodes
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Now we'll be able to recall what we were doing all week when we fill in our timesheets at the end of the week. Ask Copilot questions about our activity. But we can't ignore the cynicism expressed by the public, in spite of the potential benefits.
Copilot features a few times in our messages this week. Hear how the M365 Message Center reflected the news in the updates.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Introducing Copilot+ PCs
- New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby
- Organizers can manage access to meeting transcripts, recordings, Al-generated recap, and Copilot
- Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 experiences available in classic Outlook for Windows
- Evolving Copilot in Windows for your workforce
- Notification suppression for hidden channels
- Suppressing notifications from muted chats
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
We have a perplexing couple of messages this week that appear to disable useful functionality in Teams and Microsoft 365. But that is countered by giving Copilot Insights and introducing a way to share meeting notes, files and other artifacts automatically for recurring Teams meetings. You want to know more. Come on. That teaser was cleverly crafted to create intrigue. Click the link.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Updates to natural language-based search in Microsoft 365
- The Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Viva Insights will become available with Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link in Teams
- Auto-create Microsoft Loop workspaces to share Teams meeting content
- Microsoft Viva Connections now available on the web
- Manage Do Not Disturb presence status when screen sharing in Teams meetings
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Welcome to the team. We hope you enjoy your collaborative stay. Take a look at these channels. We suggest you follow them. But that's up to you.
You might want to visit SharePoint and see our new no-banner option. A delightful look for the minimalist or the creative who wants more control over the look of their titles. This week's messages bring some welcome changes and some puzzling changes.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Enhanced capabilities for spotlight in Viva Connections
- SharePoint Online - New Banner web part in Pages and News
- Changes in Sways Video/Audio upload for new content
- Draggable Teams Presenter Toolbar when screensharing
- New Teams onboarding to teams and channels
- New Teams file image previews in messages
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
New options for automatically managing file version history will assist with storage. Copilot for Outlook gets a side-car panel for prompts that are grounded in your mailbox. Archive your SharePoint sites into the new Microsoft 365 Archive service. What else has landed this week in the 365 Message Center? Watch the show and find out.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Microsoft 365 admin center - Organizational messages (Preview)
- Microsoft SharePoint Advanced Tenant Rename feature
- SharePoint New Section Level Content Align on pages
- Document libraries - Improved Version history controls I Preview opt-in
- Graph-grounded chat with Microsoft Copilot in Outlook
- Archive feature for inactive sites on SharePoint
- Teams Mobile - Copilot for Teams will soon be available after eligible meetings end
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Following a meeting is a great new alternative to a tentative response. Let the organiser know you won't be able to attend but you are definitely interested in the meeting recording and outcomes. Slash commands are coming soon to Teams Chats and Channel posts. Let Teams know what you want to do while you type a message or reply.
If your organisation is starting to use Microsoft Copilot, take a look at the new Engage community template for encouraging Copilot conversations and driving adoption.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Outlook and Teams - Respond to meetings with Follow
- Microsoft Teams (work or school) application on Windows will be renamed to Microsoft Teams
- Upcoming changes to tenant settings for Power Bl Copilot features
- Introducing slash commands in the compose box
- New adoption Engage community for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Annotate PDFs with text boxes in OneDrive
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Get ready for the new Brand Center and helpful tools to standardize your SharePoint sites and content you create in Microsoft 365. The Brand Center will begin rolling out capabilities, starting with custom font packages that match your internal brands. As with all new things in M365, the first release is limited in capability. But expect to be able to upload your own font packages soon, which can be used in a range of places across SharePoint and Viva Connections.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Teams Apps now supported in group chats with external users
- Manage your organization's brand in the new brand center preview
- Viva Connections - Manage your organization's brand in the new brand center preview
- Introducing custom fonts for SharePoint preview
- Introducing custom fonts for SharePoint and Viva Connections Desktop preview
- New video page templates for Stream and SharePoint
- Loop components in Microsoft OneNote
- Meeting recordings are now saved in organizer's Microsoft OneDrive
- Save meeting content with collaborative annotations as a Microsoft Whiteboard
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Get meeting insights from recordings of meetings you didn't attend, but they were shared with you via Stream. Or maybe you didn't join that Group Chat call because you didn't hear it. We have an interesting combo of messages to discuss this week.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Microsoft Teams - Presenter window enhancements while screensharing
- Microsoft Whiteboard - @mentions in comments
- Copilot in Stream to become available for customers using Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Microsoft Teams - Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings
- Microsoft Stream - Playlist support for Stream web part in Microsoft SharePoint
- Product transitions to the cloud. microsoft domain - March 2024
- Microsoft Teams - New Meet now experience in group chats
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Configure organizational messages from the Adoption Score admin center that prompt usage of Microsoft Teams features. Also coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot, configure organizational messages from the M365 Usage Analytics report page.
This week brings a few messages for Copilot update. What else arrived this past week?
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web - Improvements to working hours and location
- Microsoft Clipchamp - Remove pauses and silences in your videos
- Microsoft 365 admin center - Drive Microsoft Teams adoption with organizational messages
- Copilot in Microsoft Teams - Send popover message to users about Copilot
- Premium Viva Engage - New Copilot and AI Summarization
- SharePoint Online - New heading level options for web parts
- Announcing the retirement of legacy Power BI Apps (pre-audiences)
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
A strangely targeted message this week told us about a new Copilot in Teams feature coming to Teams mobile. See citations in a Copilot-powered meeting recap, from mobile! Trouble is, Daniel and I don't have M365 Copilot. Stick around till the end to learn more.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Teams Meeting details displayed on pre-join screen
- Teams Intelligent message translation in chats on desktop
- OneDrive Media node in OneDrive for web
- Teams Pre-pin meeting apps for users
- Teams Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file
- Teams Mobile New citations for Copilot in Teams responses in meetings and calls
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
This special episode was recorded with Daniel and Darrell together at the Microsoft MVP Summit, at Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Guest Sharing is finally coming to Microsoft Loop. Teams improves attaching files to posts and OneDrive for the web provides templates to start your office files.
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Microsoft Loop Guest Sharing
- OneDrive for the web - Create with templates
- Microsoft SharePoint eSignature in Teams approvals
- Microsoft Teams - Attach files more quickly to posts
- Viva Connections app for tablets
- Viva Engage Navigation enhancements
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor