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Message center announcements,
January 10-16, 2022 |
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Major updates
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(Updated) Records Management, Information Governance & eDiscovery– Optimized behavior of file versions preserved |
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MC288633 | January 13 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To improve performance, any file with multiple versions that is deleted from SharePoint or OneDrive which is preserved to the Preservation Hold Library (due to its applicable retention label, retention policies or eDiscovery holds) will now be retained as a single file containing its full version history, rather than each version being retained as individual files as has been the case until now…. |
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(Updated) Plus addressing to be enabled for all Exchange Online customers |
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MC276028 | January 13 – Updated January 13, 2022: Based on initial feedback, there are several scenarios where organizations do not wish to have plus addressing enabled. For those organizations, a new setting will be added to disable it before the change takes place in 2022. The setting is due to be ready in March 2022 and a new Message center post will be published then informing customers of its readiness. No changes to plus addressing will be made until then. Thank you for your feedback. Plus addressing support in… |
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(Updated) Chat with users with Teams personal accounts |
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MC296208 | January 13 – Updated January 13, 2022: We have updated the content to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.Chat with Teams will extend collaboration support by enabling Teams users to chat with team members outside their work network with a Teams personal account. Customers will be able to invite any Teams user to chat using an email address or phone number.Will roll out on web, desktop and mobile. |
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(Updated) Recommended Files in Office: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 |
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MC255074 | January 13 – Updated January 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Office displays a list of recommended files on the File tab, or start page, of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Windows. This list allows you to keep track of work around you and quickly access files with activity you value most such as edits, mentions, comments by people you interact with.This feature uses machine learning to predict which files you’re most likely to want to work on next… |
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(Updated) Yammer Cross-geo external collaboration support on External Networks for the EU |
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Act by: February 11 |
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MC312490 | January 12 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated this post with a link to additional content. With this release, members from Yammer networks located in the European Union will be able to be invited to Yammer External Networks hosted by a Yammer network located in the United States.Note: For the subset of users of EU networks who had previously been active members of external networks, using an organization’s old network in the US geo, are reinvited to the external networks, their old profile will be… |
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(Updated) Play My Emails: Spotlight |
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MC282784 | January 11 – Updated January 11, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This enhancement to the Play My Emails feature of Outlook Mobile identifies Spotlight Emails (emails deemed important) and prioritizes them to be read first before other email from the inbox. |
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(Updated) Quick Create – Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists |
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MC248201 | January 11 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below for Government organizations. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the arrival of a new guided authoring experience in Lists that will make it easy to quickly create business intelligence reports in Power BI using your list schema and data. |
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Additional updates
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Known Issue: Outlook search may not return results after upgrade to Windows 11 |
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MC313286 | January 15 – January 15, 2022: We have updated the content to ensure it shows as intended. Thank you for your patience. After upgrading to Windows 11, Outlook searches may return no result. This issue could happen with any account where the emails and other items are stored locally in PST or OST files such as POP and IMAP accounts. For Exchange and Microsoft 365 hosted accounts, this issue could affect offline search for the data in the locally stored OST files.During the Windows upgrade, the search index… |
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(Updated) OneDrive and SharePoint: Improved Move/Copy user experience |
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MC288642 | January 15 – Updated January 15, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.We’re refreshing the Move/Copy user experience in OneDrive and SharePoint to make it easier for you to move and copy your files and folders.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85567 |
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Walkie Talkie on iOS General Availability |
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MC314287 | January 14 – Walkie Talkie on iOS is now General Available.With Walkie Talkie in Teams, employees can now securely communicate with a familiar push-to-talk (PTT) experience without needing to carry bulky radios. This native built-in app in Teams turns employee or company-owned iOS smartphones and tablets into a walkie-talkie, reducing the number of devices employees must carry and lowering costs for IT.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 80915. |
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Updated companion mode for iOS users |
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MC314286 | January 14 – For a better hybrid meeting experience, Teams users on their iPhone can use a single tap to join a meeting on both their device and Microsoft Teams Room. Audio on their device will be automatically turned off to ensure echo doesn’t happen. Furthermore, the landing experience on the iPhone will be optimized for engagement activities to make it easier to raise hand or react, chat, and see all participants.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 87869. |
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(Updated) New Experience updates and Microsoft 365 app access |
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MC294739 | January 13 – Updated January 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are bringing back the Coming Soon option to preview the new location for the Mail, Calendar, People, Tasks, and other modules in Outlook for Windows. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68205. |
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Mute Notifications During Meetings |
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MC312489 | January 13 – The ability to mute notifications during meetings will be rolling out to Teams users in the coming weeks. This expands on the ability of Teams users to customize their notifications. It enables the users to turn- off their notifications during meetings, and thereby helping them focus. A user can choose to mute notifications when attending specific meetings or during all their meetings.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 87452. |
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Files On-Demand refresh for macOS |
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MC314017 | January 13 – OneDrive’s Finder integration is getting an update in macOS 12.1 Monterey based on Apple’s new File Provider platform. With this update, the OneDrive folder will be visible under Locations in the Finder sidebar, providing easy and quick access to all your OneDrive files. Additionally, we will also be updating the Files On-Demand experience and this update will also render a seamless OneDrive experience that feels native on the latest version of macOS.Note: OneDrive Files On-Demand, which is… |
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OneDrive and SharePoint: HEIC File support for Edit HVC |
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MC314016 | January 13 – This new feature update will enable users to edit (crop/rotate, adjust, filter and markup) their HEIC (High Efficiency Image Format) files through the Edit HVC. After editing the image, if the user wishes to save the changes, the file will be copied as a new jpg file.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 88841. |
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Revamped user profile page in Yammer |
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MC314015 | January 13 – We are launching the revamped user profile page in Yammer to align with the new user experience framework that is followed in Yammer, and also introducing some new functionalities such as a cover photo, list of people who follow the user, list of communities the user is a part of, among other improvements. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68066. |
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel |
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MC313991 | January 13 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel |
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Updates to OneDrive Sync admin reports (Public Preview) in the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin center |
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MC313654 | January 12 – The OneDrive Sync health dashboard will now include an “Issues” tab that shows an aggregated view of the sync errors encountered by end users.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:85596. |
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Planned Maintenance: Skype for Business Capacity Upgrade |
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MC313619 | January 11 – We have maintenance planned for Skype for Business: Starting 01/28/2022 10:00 PM UTC Ending 01/29/2022 8:30 AM UTC |
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(Updated) OneDrive: Sync client support for Apple Silicon (Preview) |
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MC299920 | January 11 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.A preview of OneDrive sync that runs natively on Apple silicon is coming to devices in the Current Channel (Preview).Following the preview release to Current Channel (Preview), it will release GA.If you are not interested in the preview of OneDrive sync that runs natively on Apple silicon, you can safely disregard this message. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82035. |
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams tab actions are moving |
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MC295024 | January 11 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams tab actions are moving out of the tab header bar and into the tab dropdown to help declutter the user experience. This impacts all first-party and third-party application tabs in chats, channels and meetings, such as Assignments, Grades, Planner or the Website tab. These tab actions will be found by clicking on the tab name to show a dropdown menu. These actions include: Reload tab… |
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(Updated) Create Videos on Office Mobile |
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MC305100 | January 11 – Updated January 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Office Mobile is a content hub which houses a bunch of content types – from your favorite Word, Excel, PowerPoint to Lens, Forms, PDFs, and now very recently, Videos. In CY21Q3, we announced an update which saw Stream video player integrated inside Office Mobile. This allowed users to access and play videos on their professional network with ease, be it Teams Meetings Recordings, demos or tutorials… |
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hide your own video in Teams meetings |
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MC310349 | January 11 – Updated January 10, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.Currently, it is not possible to hide your own video on the stage. This can contribute to meeting fatigue as we are constantly processing our own image during calls. This new feature update will expand the ability for users to hide their own video on the stage for themselves while others will still be able to see it and thus not disrupt the video experience during the call. New feature… |
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Add taxonomy columns from modern library views |
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Act by: March 31 |
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MC313294 | January 11 – Updated Timeline: We apologize for not sending an earlier update regarding our delayed rollout. We delayed the feature release to ensure the best possible experience for our users, and it is now ready. As previously mentioned (MC238780 – February 2021), this new feature will enable the ability to add taxonomy columns directly to library views in modern SharePoint libraries.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88828. |
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Yammer topic creators will now be able to edit the name/description of topics |
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MC313292 | January 11 – Starting soon, in addition to Yammer network admins, topic creators will now also be able to edit the name/description of topics. |
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