tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22394563922532053972024-03-14T07:17:28.079+01:00Modern Workplace - From my point of viewA blog dedicated to share my thoughts, tips and tricks. Mostly related to Microsoft 365 technology.Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-80978998637852333062024-01-30T15:36:00.001+01:002024-01-30T15:36:00.141+01:00Join Teams work meetings from Microsoft Teams (free) and vice versaMicrosoft Teams (Free) users can currently join Teams for work (or school) meetings only as guests, which requires them to use a browser and results in a sub-optimal experience. The new feature rolling out will allow these users to join Teams for work (or school) meetings in one click, without being redirected to the browser or asked to fill in their name/surname. They will also be able to Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-30051985429856422832024-01-26T14:00:00.003+01:002024-01-26T14:00:00.137+01:00A new feature in Teams: Share contact information in chat. And one feature change: Web pages will open in browserMicrosoft Teams makes it easier to share contact information for easier collaboration. Within a chat it will now be possible to use the @ mention to bring up a contact card you can send and share with others within your organization. Helping your colleagues connect with one another just got easier.This is associated with the Roadmap ID: 375627Another change in Teams, is how the "website tab" Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-72275955094730319802024-01-24T15:10:00.003+01:002024-01-24T15:10:00.150+01:00A better Together Mode with content view is rolling outThere is a new layout for Together mode and content share rolling out to tenants. With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content, allowing users to see both the participants in Together mode and the shared content simultaneously. The new Together mode will support raised hands, reactions, and name labels.The new layout is available for Mac and desktop users Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-20112634797589064092024-01-22T14:14:00.003+01:002024-01-22T14:14:00.156+01:00Users of classic Teams will be moved to New Teams soon.Microsoft Teams has announced that it will automatically upgrade classic Teams users to new Teams after March 31, 2024. Though the upgrade will not apply to Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) users, be aware that classic Teams on VDI support will end on June 30th 2024 as well as for the regular desktop. If you are a classic Teams user, you will at first see banner messages encouraging Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-53922568144241091182024-01-20T15:05:00.000+01:002024-01-20T15:05:03.953+01:00Loop in Channels for Microsoft TeamsLoop has gradually been added to Microsoft Teams, and now the time has come for Loops in ChannelsLoop components are collaborative components that allow users to crowd-source an agenda, track a group's action items, or take notes collectively. With Loop components, users can collaborate right inside a chat message or channel conversation. Everyone in the chat or channel can edit the component Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-32814173084384842582023-10-14T13:43:00.003+02:002023-10-14T13:43:35.568+02:00Microsoft Copilot is all around... As the debut of Microsoft 365 Copilot approaches, there are a lot of Copilot features set to be introduced across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Here are a few noteworthy additions:Microsoft has unveiled a series of innovative features in the upcoming releases of Windows 11, some of them are already released, and some are currently available in preview builds. The Windows 11 Copilot, Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-61996043057958812682023-10-06T14:21:00.001+02:002023-10-06T14:21:00.139+02:00Teams Premium licenses (Trial) availableTrial licenses for Teams premium are now available for self-signup for users. These licenses are valid for 60 days. Teams premium licenses includes a lot of enhancement for teams like:Customization of meeting templates for your organizationOrganization branding in to meeting lobbiesCustomization of meeting backgrounds and applying custom scenes for Together mode throughout your organization.Live Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-46109224377679472832023-10-04T20:40:00.000+02:002023-10-04T20:40:00.142+02:00Collaborative notes now also on mobile, a combined picker for gifs emojis and stickers and a multi account meeting plugin for Outlook.Collaborative notes in Teams meetings is a feature that allows meeting attendees to work together to create agendas, take notes, and generate action items. However, until now, this feature has not been supported on mobile clients. This is about to change, as the roadmap item 128652 is set to roll out this month.Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that combines emojis, GIFs, and stickers Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-54564150961098673992023-10-03T09:12:00.001+02:002023-10-03T09:12:00.142+02:00Bing Enterprise Chat enabled by default for allThere are a lot of great things happening in the generative AI space these days. Microsoft is determined to be a part of this revolution, and they have announced a lot of coming services. One of the new features that was released a few weeks ago was the Bing Chat Enterprise (BCE) which is a new feature that enables your organization to use AI-powered chat for work while keeping your user and Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-23317079887040713032023-10-02T15:30:00.001+02:002023-10-02T15:30:00.142+02:00Leagcy portals to control MFA is set to retire in September 2025Microsoft recently introduced a new campaign to encourage users to register for Multifactor Authentication, and move away from less secure authentication methods, such as SMS and phone calls. When users sign in with these legacy methods, they will be prompted to set up the Microsoft Authenticator. Users can ignore this a couple of times, but will eventually be forced to register.IT administratorsLasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-83290470654797758472023-10-02T10:20:00.000+02:002023-10-02T10:20:42.008+02:00Town Hall for Microsoft Teams and retirement of Live EventsMicrosoft has announced a new feature called 'Town Halls' in Microsoft Teams. This new experience is designed to host and deliver large-scale, internal events, and will eventually replace Microsoft Live events which is set to be retired for commercial customers on September 30, 2024Some of the highlights of Town Halls include:It provides a familiar interface to plan, create and produce large Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-1904101840052312822023-09-28T21:25:00.003+02:002023-09-28T21:25:40.424+02:00EWS in Exchange online is about to be retiredIn 2018, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of feature updates to Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online, urging developers to transition to Microsoft Graph. Now, Microsoft has announced that starting October 1, 2026, EWS requests from non-Microsoft applications to Exchange Online will be blocked.This is a significant change that emphasizes the need for IT departments to take action.Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-2234964816466504212023-09-04T12:00:00.001+02:002023-09-04T12:00:00.147+02:00Teams Mobile Feature updates for iOSThere are two handy features for the mobile client coming out quite soon. The first one is a better integration on the file storage integration. File-picker will soon (if not already for you) enable you to select different locations to attach files from. On my personal device, I can now pick from OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox.This feature should be rolling out to most tenants alreadyThe Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-32162776448894513672023-08-31T14:39:00.001+02:002023-08-31T14:39:00.153+02:00One more personalization feature for OneDrive on the wayOne of the new features in OneDrive/SharePoint is the capability to set specific colours to the folders. Not only a way to personalize the look and feel, but possibly a way to visually organize content? All part of a bigger "personalization" journey for OneDrive: Experience the New OneDrive This in addition to previously mentioned "find file by contact" or "find by meeting". Features I Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-65045712542168826632023-08-28T10:07:00.001+02:002023-08-28T10:07:00.151+02:00The new Teams and an update on avatarsThe new Teams is rolling out in GA, and all users will start to see the "New Teams" toggle soon, if it's not already there. For now, users can choose to switch back and forth between the clients, but admins can control how this toggle behaves. With the "Teams Update Policy" it is possible to choose what the default mode should be, let Microsoft control when it shifts or disable the new client allLasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-19777467569717260792023-08-25T21:23:00.001+02:002023-08-25T21:23:00.166+02:00Microsoft Authenticator lite generally availableMicrosoft Authenticator Lite has been made generally available (post). This is a feature allowing Microsoft Outlook to work as the authenticator app for a user. This is a nice feature for users who are not using MFA, or maybe still use SMS MFA for their login and don't want to install the authenticator app for some reason.I would of course, recommend to use the authenticator app itself, but admitLasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-28365711553069219382023-08-23T12:30:00.001+02:002023-08-23T12:30:00.152+02:001000 channels in Teams, sending an invite to channel meeting participants and Automatic transcription of videosIf you have a meeting recording but forgot to add transcriptions, it might be good to know automatic transcription will be added to files uploaded to SharePoint, Yammer or office.com. This feature is currently rolling out and should be generally available by late August. The feature is ON by default, but can be controlled by the set-SPOTenant command. If you are not familiar Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-61024345668015159732023-08-21T08:44:00.001+02:002023-08-21T08:44:00.161+02:00Collaborative Notes, Intelligent recap and "Front Row AI" coming to Teams Meetings This is one of many AI related updates we can expect for Teams. As roadmap items 95267 and 122554 starts rolling out, teams room systems with version 4.18 or newer, and with 4 cores or more will have this new feature (policy) turned on by default. With the use of AI, the background will be removed from incoming video-feeds. This will remove distracting elements, and at Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-48470759955758852502023-08-18T08:02:00.001+02:002023-08-18T08:02:00.158+02:00Webinar updates for Teams webinars. Webinar meeting settings are getting an update with two new settings for the lobby. These are "Allow registered users to bypass" and "Reject users who cannot bypass the lobby". Both options are only available for Webinars. These options have been rolling out for some time already, and should be available for all by the end of August. This feature is associated with roadmap item Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-12502168363710215712023-08-15T11:05:00.000+02:002023-08-15T11:05:00.166+02:00Reminders "finally" back in the new Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 homepage is getting two new additionsThe new Outlook for Windows has been using Windows notifications to alert users of upcoming meetings. Looking at how those notifications work, I think many would agree with me when I say they have not been as good as the Outlook notifications used to be. One thing I really missed in the Windows notifications, was the capability to set the snooze timer. But that is now history, the preview client Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-30926291452364974172023-08-11T08:46:00.000+02:002023-08-11T08:46:00.152+02:00Security enhancements in Microsoft TeamsCollaboration Security for Microsoft Teams was announced back in March, but we are now seeing some of these features being released to customers subscribing to Microsoft Defender Plan 2.Report suspicious chats or channels was one of these new features, and it should be rolling out during August. The feature is enabled by a new policy setting which is turned on by default. Admins can control Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-73507970852933781882023-08-09T14:39:00.034+02:002023-08-09T14:39:00.145+02:00OneDrive makes it easier to find relevant filesMicrosoft OneDrive is getting a facelift these days, and two of the new features I am excited about are the way OneDrive will make it easier to find relevant documents in connection to meetings or your contacts. These are listed as two separate features, but I think they should be mentioned together. The meeting feature has started rolling out in preview, but should be rolling out to Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-40777444461207103702023-08-07T12:45:00.000+02:002023-08-07T12:45:00.143+02:00Let the organization know when to expect you in the office, And Windows Mail is going away.As hybrid work seems to be the new normal for a lot of employees previously always bound to the office, the challenge of finding a perfect time for a physical meeting seems to be the new headache for many of our colleagues. There is a feature in both Teams and Outlook which could make this a lot easier. This feature has been around for some time, but the experience hasn't been unified until now. Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-14029838829181990822023-08-04T13:09:00.010+02:002023-08-04T13:09:00.145+02:00Announcements in Viva Connections and Viva Topics for Viva Engage (Yammer) coming soon.Announcements in Viva Connection is a new Viva feature coming to organizations this fall. According to MC663637 in the message center, the feature should be starting to roll out some time during August and will be generally available by the end of September. With this feature organizations can create and share time-sensitive information. This is a great way to get important information out to theLasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239456392253205397.post-25752969796432248342023-08-02T12:05:00.005+02:002023-08-02T12:06:00.551+02:00Two new meeting features in TeamsTeams backrounds is nothing new, but a common request has been the cpapbility of animated backgrounds in meetings and regular calls.Moving backgrounds should be deployed to most organizations by now (*1). The backgrounds can be found in the "Effects and avatars" section together with frames.This feature will not be available on "low-end" devices. It requires at least 8GB Ram and a CPU with at Lasse Nordvik Wedøhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761329326427656685noreply@blogger.com0