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In a rapid change of Office 365, Microsoft sends to Tenant Admin’s the news about what is changing and what is coming in Office 365.
This is the 282th email that Microsoft has sent to Tenant Admin’s Newsletter with Office 365 changes.
This Weekly digest is intended to reach the Administrators of Microsoft Office 365 within the latest changes that are happening to Office 365.
Below is an example that can be applied to your tenant, because these emails are based on the services that you have in your Tenant and subscription.
View a summary of the updates.
Message center announcements
September 5, 2022 – September 11, 2022
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
Updates
Announcing Azure AD dynamic membership type group in Dataverse group teams
MC428521 | September 9 – Dataverse group teams has been enhanced to support the Azure AD Dynamic membership group. This new functionality allows you to leverage your Dynamic membership groups to manage the Dataverse group teams’ members using Azure AD group membership rule. How does this affect me? The rollout starts today, September 9, 2022, and will be available globally by October 7, 2022. When this capability is active in your region, you can start creating Dataverse group teams with your Azure AD Dynamic… View more
Microsoft Teams: Group Chat Invitations From Unmanaged Users
MC428514 | September 9 – When using external access for Microsoft Teams, users receiving a group chat invitation from an unmanaged Teams user will be prompted with the option to acknowledge or leave the group chat.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95051 View more
View the Full Chat conversation thread after clicking on search message results
MC428512 | September 9 – When users search for a chat message in Teams and click on a message result, they are taken to a view that contains only the selected message, rather than the entire chat thread. This fix will now land the users on the full chat thread once the message search result is clicked, thereby providing full context of the conversation around the message result.The feature will be rolling out for Teams Desktop and Web clients and is applicable to message results on the SERP page and the contextual… View more
Grid view for Planner “Assigned to me” and plan drill-down views in Planner Web
MC428511 | September 9 – In addition to the existing board, chart, and schedule views, customers can now view their tasks in a grid/list format. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98104 View more
SharePoint: Medium People Card Now Available as Part of the People Web Part
MC428509 | September 9 – People Card will now include a Medium state. This allows authors to input a 50-character description accompanying each person’s thumbnail image.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98127 View more
Outlook: Schedule Send Suggestions (Formerly Delay Delivery Plan) Available Default On With Admin and User Controls
MC428508 | September 9 – When composing an email in Outlook, users will see schedule send suggestions with a suggested time that aligns with working hours. Schedule send suggestions (formerly Delay delivery plan) will be available with default on. A Global admin or an Exchange Online admin role can configure tenant level settings in the Microsoft admin center.With Schedule send suggestions turned on, users with Insights by MyAnalytics service plan can get up to three daily schedule send suggestions and users with… View more
Protect your organization with Azure AD security defaults
MC428507 | September 9 – Every day there are hundreds of millions of password-based attacks targeting organizations, and more than 99 percent of account compromises that result could be prevented if these organizations configured core protection like multifactor authentication.Enable security defaults to adopt security best practices like requiring multifactor authentication and disabling insecure protocols. Security defaults will make sure that your security settings stay up to date until you decide to manage them… View more
Expanded reactions in Teams
MC428506 | September 9 – This update will allow users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat or channels messages. Users can choose from over 800 existing Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want. Browse all the reaction options or use the search bar to the find the reaction you want.This feature update will also be delivered with a new reactions user experience to support the expanded reactions options. The reaction hover bar will now feature a reduced number of quick hover options to make space for an… View more
SharePoint app bar – Temporary window to disable is extended
MC428505 | September 9 – The SharePoint app bar is designed to improve the global wayfinding experience while dynamically displaying personalized content. The app bar makes important content and resources more accessible no matter where you are in SharePoint. While the app bar plays an integral role in the overall modern SharePoint experience, we acknowledge that for some customers there is a continued desire to disable the app bar. We previously shared that the SharePoint app bar can be temporarily disabled until… View more
Announcing the retirement of ‘Office 365 Security and Compliance Center’ (protection.office.com)
MC428504 | September 9 – We are announcing the final step in the retirement of ‘Office 365 Security and Compliance Center’ (protection.office.com). This is a continuation of our migration to our new portals: the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, Microsoft Purview compliance portal, and modern Exchange admin center.As a reminder, the following transitions have already completed: Office 365 Security solutions – fully moved to the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com), announced in MC320940 in February… View more
(Updated) Feature Update: Service health admin notifications in Outlook
MC422158 | September 9 – Updated September 9, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re improving Service health admin notifications in the Microsoft Outlook client experience. This feature is available to Global administrators and Office Apps administrators, who are signed into the Outlook desktop client (for Windows). We’ve heard your feedback and have implemented some improvements, including:Notifications are now separated by “Latest notification” and “Previous… View more
Granular Policies for Request Files
MC428259 | September 9 – We are adding new policies to Request Files & Anyone links to better enable customers to configure sharing in their tenant to match their specific needs & scenarios. With this change, customers who have chosen to disable Anyone links for OneDrive will now be able to enable Anyone links for just the Request Files feature.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98097 View more
(Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part
MC394844 | September 8 – Updated September 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.When users click to play a video in the Hero web part section of a SharePoint site, the video will play inline. This feature allows users to watch a video without being taken off the SharePoint page and allows users to browse or scroll through the other contents of the page while the video plays. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93351 View more
(Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel
MC406259 | September 8 – Updated September 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users in Forms for the web can now directly share their survey or quiz to their Teams chat and channels directly from the Forms web application (or From Forms for the web) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93394 View more
(Updated) Account Switching in Office mobile apps
MC332871 | September 8 – Updated September 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This feature update to Account switching, will enable users to switch from one account to another through the Profile icon that helps them access the account selection interface.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88930 View more
Announcement of automatic deletion of inactive Microsoft Dataverse for Teams environments
MC415083 | September 8 – The Microsoft Power Platform is introducing a cleanup mechanism that will automatically remove inactive Dataverse for Teams environments from your tenant. Dataverse for Teams environments that are considered inactive are first disabled for 30 days and then deleted if no action is taken by the administrators. The criteria we use to determine that the environment is inactive is as follows: No user logged into the instance No apps, bots, reports, or flows have accessed the data contained in the… View more
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Text Predictions for Teams Mobile (Android)
MC341572 | September 8 – Updated September 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Text predictions is coming to Teams for Android. When you compose or reply to a message in Teams, Editor Text Predictions anticipates your writing and suggests a suitable word or phrase inline. This saves time and helps to reduce typos. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81573. View more
(Updated) TeamSnap Integration for Outlook Web is being retired
MC399489 | September 8 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be retiring the feature from Outlook Web beginning August 10, 2022, instead we recommend the utilization of the TeamSnap app or going to TeamSnap.com and exporting your Team calendar as an ICS subscription and then importing that into Outlook. No additional investment in this feature will continue in Outlook for the foreseeable future. View more
New features available in Microsoft Whiteboard
MC427764 | September 8 – Microsoft Whiteboard has recently rolled out new capabilities that are available for your organization. They are fully rolled out as of August 2022. View more
Microsoft Purview | DLP: Self-diagnostic tool for SharePoint and OneDrive policies – Test-DlpPolicies (preview)
MC427763 | September 8 – Coming soon to public preview, we’re introducing a new diagnostic tool to test the functionality of your Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules and policies configured for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98928. View more
Image Search in Microsoft Search in Bing
MC427762 | September 8 – Our new Image tab on Microsoft Search in Bing will improve image search in your organization by showing more visually-rich image results in an easily scannable grid layout.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98925 View more
Outlook on the web – Update locations to message compose options
MC427760 | September 8 – Outlook on the web is updating where some message-compose options are located, depending on how you use Outlook.1. For all users – The formatting bar will be relocated to the top of the message compose window, similar to the common “ribbon” you see in other Microsoft apps.2. For all users – When composing a new email message, the “Send”, “Discard”, and formatting bar will now be located at the top of the compose window.3. For users with “newest on top” option – When you reply to a message, the… View more
Microsoft Teams Platform Apps in Group VOIP Calls
MC427759 | September 8 – Since launchingapps in scheduled meetings, Microsoft Teams app developers have wanted to build similar experiences for Teams calls that enhance user productivity. Examples of collaborating in an ad-hoc group call include, collecting and acting on information, discussing and ideating, organizing and tracking, making decisions, and more. If you already have a meetings app in Teams, we will be rolling out a new feature that will enable it to automatically start working in Teams Group VoIP calls…. View more
Schedule Send for Teams Chat
MC427758 | September 8 – As remote teams become more common and spread across multiple time zones, Teams is introducing the schedule send feature that allows users to schedule chat messages to be delivered in the future. With this feature, we can help build better work-life balance and support flexible schedules by scheduling chat messages so that they only deliver during our peer’s work hours. Users can schedule messages to be delivered both on desktop and mobile. Additionally, all scheduled messages can be edit and… View more
Video Clips in Teams Chat
MC427757 | September 8 – Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting with coworkers using short video in Teams. Users can capture, send, and playback video messages in Chat on all Teams endpoints. Recording limited to 1min across all platforms.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97158 View more
(Updated) Call control with bluetooth headsets and speakerphones
MC387038 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the timeline and provided additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience.This new feature allows users to use the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or certified devices that don’t require a USB dongle to answer, end and even mute calls.Note: This feature supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mac support will be upcoming in first half of 2023. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84309. View more
(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Meeting Category Insights Coming to the Viva Insights App in Teams
MC403916 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Meeting categories in Outlook allow users to easily tag, label, and group calendar events. Meeting category insights is a new feature coming in theViva Insights app in Teams that will help users understand how they are allocating their time across these meeting categories. Users can view data for the last 3 months, the last 4 weeks, and the next 4 weeks. The feature will be available in an… View more
(Updated) Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels general availability
MC390413 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Teams Connect Shared channels will be generally available in the coming weeks. Shared channels is a new channel type, in addition to the existing standard and private channel types. Shared channels enable users to collaborate seamlessly with internal and external partners beyond the boundaries of a team.Invite individuals or entire teams to a shared channel. These can either be from your org or… View more
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: External Access Chat Invitation Flow for Managed Organizations
MC400204 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Teams users will now see an invitation pop-up to accept or block an external user when receiving new chats from external users.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94646 View more
(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications
MC383901 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding a new hourly option to end user quarantine notifications, which will allow users to rely on receiving prompt notifications about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature, users will be updated frequently once new items land in their quarantine folder. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304. View more
(Updated) Live Captions in all available languages and CART Captions on Teams Meetings on Web
MC317766 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Live Captions in all available languages will now be available on Teams Meetings on web browsers. CART Captioning support will also be available on web browsers. Chrome/Edge/Safari on Win/Mac/Linux platforms will be supported. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84906, 84001. View more
(Updated) Viva Topics in Teams
MC391950 | September 7 – Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Viva Topics in Teams allows users to mention topics in their chat conversations so that others in the conversation can easily learn more about a topic by hovering over the topic name and viewing the topic card. This feature requires users to have a Viva Topics license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72189 View more
SharePoint admin center: Updates for site creation settings
MC427171 | September 6 – With this update you will have more control over whether users can create sites in your organization. We are introducing an additional layer of control that will provide more granular decisions over what mechanisms sites can be created from by users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93427 View more
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling user notifications and policy tips
MC427148 | September 6 – Coming soon, we’re updating configuration options for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for Exchange Online to provide more granular control in how notifications and policy tips are surfaced. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93429. View more
(Updated) Math Assistant: Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver Service
MC385452 | September 6 – Updated September 6, 2022: We have updated the content to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.The Math Assistant feature in OneNote can convert handwritten equations into text and provide step-by-step solutions. This experience is powered by the Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver services. View more
(Updated) Enable media logs remotely with PowerShell cmdlets for Microsoft Teams desktop client
MC402120 | September 6 – Updated September 6, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.Enable Media Logs Remotely policy can be applied to a user or entire tenant and allows IT admin to update user’s settings for desktop client. Applied via PowerShell cmdlets, the policy overrides client settings and sets Settings > General> Enable media logs to turned on. When applied, the setting is displayed as greyed out and can’t be updated via the client. View more
(Updated) Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal
MC397993 | September 6 – Updated September 6, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding functionality to the Microsoft Feedback portal for users to be able to better manage their feedback. View more
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