Copilot Actions, rolling out

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Copilot Actions has been available through Copilot Studio for some time, and now, a version of this feature is being rolled out within Microsoft 365. This new integration offers a user-friendly way to automate and delegate common tasks. The term "Actions" varies depending on the application. In Copilot Studio, it serves as a flexible tool for agents. By combining Copilot prompts and conversations, triggers (such as file modifications or scheduled reminders), and user-defined rules, Copilot Actions can generate artifacts that streamline workflows. A similar type of action is teased in the "lightweight" version of Copilot Studio within the M365 agent builder (marked as "coming soon"). The version discussed here is a new out-of-the-box functionality, designed to ensure that even users with minimal technical expertise can benefit from its powerful asynchronous capabilities. To utilize Copilot Actions, users must have a Copilot license (priced at $30). The help...

Teams 9x9 video in meetings should be hitting your tenant soon

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This is another feature many have been waiting for. An increase in the number of simultaneous video streams in a meeting is supposed to be rolling out late April / Early May.

According to the road-map this will automatically be available, but the client will try to decide the best view for each user based upon media and video quality (network capability). It can be an idea to inform the users of this, so they understand why (potentially) their meetings might have 2x2 OR 3x3 video layout.