Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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August 1-7, 2022
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admin_96x1.png Microsoft Hardware Support New Self-Serve Feature
MC409000 | August 3 – We are happy to announce the release of our new Self-Serve feature, currently to our customers in the United States. We encourage everyone to use this option to best fit their needs.
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teams_96x1.png Link Unfurling in Share to Teams
MC408995 | August 3 – Share to Teams now supports App based Link Unfurling. Now if a user uses ‘Share to Teams’ module to share a link which supports App based Link Unfurling,1) the link will unfurl into an Adaptive Card if the App is already installed for the user.2) the user will be prompted to install the App if not already installed for the user.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91118
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sharepoint_96x1.png Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news
MC408994 | August 3 – We’re adding the ability to create private drafts for pages and news posts. A private draft is visible only to the page author, the people the author chooses to share it with, and site admins. It’s great for creating and editing content that’s not ready for others to see except the people you want to collaborate with.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85629
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights
MC313659 | August 3 – Updated August 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Viva insights is releasing new capabilities to help teams protect time for focused work. The shared focus plan will enable managers and team leads with a Microsoft Viva Insights license to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to coordinate focus time for uninterrupted work. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88839.
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forms_96x1.png (Updated) Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users
MC376250 | August 3 – Updated August 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.For those newly coming to Forms, the brand-new product landing experience will help users understand through immersive first-touch experience about Forms capability, such as where they can use Forms and how. Users can navigate through the Forms templates categories and select pre-populated grab-and-go solutions to directly start a survey. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88947
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forms_96x1.png (Updated) Forms: Enable templates for commercial users
MC358532 | August 3 – Updated August 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms will soon be able to provide high quality templates that can be used for a variety of business goals. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88946.
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forms_96x1.png (Updated) Forms distribution and email notification feature
MC320691 | August 3 – Updated August 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms will soon enable a feature that will allow users to share a Form/survey directly with other users and distribution lists within the organization which will also include automated follow up emails and updates. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88886.
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office_96x1.png In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available
MC408692 | August 2 – The In development for Microsoft Intunepage in our documentation has been updated.How does this affect me?The In development page provides a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. The list has now been updated. You’ll start seeing these changes in the next month or in a subsequent release.What do I need to prepare for this change?You can inform your IT staff and helpdesk of the upcoming changes listed on this page. Plan to update your…
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onedrive_96x1.png New ‘Activity’ Column in OneDrive ‘My Files’ list view
MC408694 | August 2 – We are introducing a new Activity column in OneDrive My Files list view. The goal of this feature is to help users stay up-to-date on the files that they are working on with others by surfacing relevant activity information. We will show file activity related to actions, such as, user comments, edits, share, and @mentions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88913
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office_96x1.png View Video Recordings and Attendance Reports Inside LMS
MC408689 | August 2 – The Microsoft Teams Meeting LTI app has now enabled users the access to meeting video recordings and attendance reports directly inside their LMS. The feature will be available to use in all of the LMS’ that are incorporating the Teams Meeting LTI app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96402
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teams_96x1.png Pre-assign Channel members to Breakout Rooms
MC408687 | August 2 – This Breakout Rooms for Channel Meetings feature enables meeting organizers to efficiently pre-assignchannel members to Breakout Rooms (both auto and manual) ahead of a channel meeting start.Please note, that Meetings with Breakout Rooms are limited to 300 participants. If the channel contains more than 300 members, pre-assignment will not be available. Meeting organizers will have the ability to assign participants to Breakout Rooms during the meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: updates to quarantine folder storage
MC383875 | August 2 – Updated August 2, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is making some changes to quarantine folder storage. The experience for users will remain the same and users can leverage the delete action to maintain the storage folder for their quarantined messages.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93302.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Dynamic Caller ID in Calls app for Call Queue Agents
MC387640 | August 2 – Updated August 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Call queue agents can now place calls from the Calls app using a call queue phone number, defined in resource account, as their caller ID. This ensures the call is properly identified by the recipient and that the call back number is the call queue number rather than the agent’s personal line. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86992
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report
MC405568 | August 2 – Updated August 2, 2022: We have updated the content to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.In the coming weeks, the mailbox usage report will be expanded to include additional mailbox insights.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93398
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part
MC394844 | August 2 – Updated August 2, 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
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page
MC397430 | August 2 – Updated August 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.SharePoint video collections pages make it easy to gather and display all videos from a SharePoint site collection in one place. This feature is particularly helpful for schools, universities and other organizations that tend to share videos in Teams channels.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93352
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office_96x1.png Microsoft Secure Score is updating recommended action for Exchange Online
MC408439 | August 1 – We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score recommended actions to ensure a more accurate representation of your organization’s security posture. This update will include updated logic to improve the accuracy of the following recommended action related to Exchange Online: Turn on customer lockbox feature In most cases, the impact on the overall score will be negligible.
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office_96x1.png Microsoft Secure Score is adding new improvement actions for Information Protection and anti-spam policies
MC408438 | August 1 – We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of your organization’s security posture. This update will include these new recommendations as Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions: Information Protection Extend M365 sensitivity labeling to assets in Azure Purview data map Ensure Auto-labeling data classification policies are setup and used Publish M365 sensitivity label data classification policies Create Data Loss Prevention (DLP)…
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office_96x1.png Microsoft Viva: Recommendations to Send Praise in Viva Insights
MC408437 | August 1 – Praise in Microsoft Teams is designed to appreciate the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. For both, admins can use the Microsoft Teams admin center to enable/disable Praise. Praise Recommendations is an enhancement coming to the Praise page in the Viva Insights app in Teams for all users…
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teams_96x1.png Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups
MC408435 | August 1 – You will now be able to start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups. This feature will respect the limits on members in a group chat, currently set to 250 members.Organizations rely on Distribution Lists (DLs) as a tool to create groups of users that mirror organizational knowledge and workflows. Bringing this awareness to target audiences for specific content will enhance the core Teams experience. Allowing our customers to leverage DLs can…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy
MC397458 | August 1 – Updated August 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Use retention policies in Outlook for Mac to apply a policy to your messages in your mailbox. Retention policies define how long your messages will be saved. This update will only work in the new Outlook for Mac.Note: If your organization is not using Mac OS,you can safely disregard this message. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88849
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop
MC346254 | August 1 – Updated August 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Immersive Reader in Outlook Desktop includes all capabilities available in Immersive Reader Microsoft Word. It allows you to adjust the text of an email to read in the way that works best for you. Use Read Aloud to hear emails read to you as each word is highlighted, or modify spacing, color and more for a comfortable and easy to process email experience.
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject)
MC382821 | August 1 – Updated August 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be adding capabilities to making it possible for Security Operations (SecOps) to customize end user quarantine notifications with their respective organization sender address and custom subject. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93301.
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