from 01/31/2022 to 02/06/2022
3 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 12 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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Changes
MC End Time changes
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| MC248201 | (Updated) Quick Create – Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists | 2022-02-28T08:00:00Z | 2022-03-31T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC272451 | (Updated) Image Tags in SharePoint | 2022-04-08T10:00:00Z | 2022-04-16T10:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC279627 | (Updated) Refreshed Microsoft Whiteboard client experience coming soon | The below features are available on web and Teams: Sticky note colors: 10 colorful sticky note shades to choose from. Note grids – insert a grid of sticky notes in one of 12 available colors to help in workshops and ideation sessions. View objects created in native apps – Objects such as lists & templates inserted on native apps can be viewed on web and Teams as well. Ink pen colors: 15 new ink pen color options with a range of thicknesses to help visualize your content and bring your text to life. Highlighter colors: - 15 new highlighter color options enable users to emphasize content on the board. Ink shape recognition: - draw shapes with ink and then watch them straighten automatically. Improved mouse inking: - create smoother ink lines, making your strokes easier and cleaner when drawing with a mouse or trackpad. Read only mode for education accounts: – as a meeting facilitator or an educator, determine when and how students participate and collaborate by enabling or disabling their editing capabilities. The features below are in progress and will be rolling out soon. Modern look and feel: Streamlined user experience: an unobtrusive app UI maximizes your canvas space. Creation gallery: a highly discoverable, simple way of finding and using objects and features in the application. Collaboration features: Collaboration roster: see who is on the board and collaborating with you. |
The below features are available on web and Teams: Sticky note colors: 10 colorful sticky note shades to choose from. Note grids – insert a grid of sticky notes in one of 12 available colors to help in workshops and ideation sessions. View objects created in native apps – Objects such as lists & templates inserted on native apps can be viewed on web and Teams as well. Ink pen colors: 15 new ink pen color options with a range of thicknesses to help visualize your content and bring your text to life. Highlighter colors: - 15 new highlighter color options enable users to emphasize content on the board. Ink shape recognition: - draw shapes with ink and then watch them straighten automatically. Improved mouse inking: - create smoother ink lines, making your strokes easier and cleaner when drawing with a mouse or trackpad. Read only mode for education accounts: – as a meeting facilitator or an educator, determine when and how students participate and collaborate by enabling or disabling their editing capabilities. The features below are in progress and will be rolling out soon. Modern look and feel: Streamlined user experience: an unobtrusive app UI maximizes your canvas space. Creation gallery: a highly discoverable, simple way of finding and using objects and features in the application. Collaboration features: Collaboration roster: see who is on the board and collaborating with you. **Truncated** |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC279627 | (Updated) Refreshed Microsoft Whiteboard client experience coming soon | Updated January 25, 2022: We have updated the content to provide additional details on this rollout. Whiteboard is creating a unified experience across devices. Soon, you’ll have the same experience no matter which device you are using Whiteboard on, and all whiteboards will be created in OneDrive for Business. When are these changes happening?: The automatic store rollout will begin in mid-February, completing by mid-March. The switch to ODB as the default for new content will begin in mid-March, completing by late-April. How can I update the Whiteboard application on Windows ahead of time?: To get early access to the new Whiteboard app for Windows prior to the automatic update, we have two options available. Option 1: Install Whiteboard using Intune: Download the new Whiteboard app here. You can deploy this package to users’ devices using Intune. Follow the steps in this article Enable Microsoft Whiteboard for your organization, in the section “How to Deploy the Windows Application”. Note that you will need to continue to deploy updated versions of the application using this process. Option 2: Provide a separate version for users to try. Download the beta version from here: Your users can download a new trial version of the Whiteboard app from here. This will install a standalone trial version that they can use, without impacting the current application. Once the automatic update begins, users should uninstall the trial version. How can I update the Whiteboard application on Surface Hub ahead of time?: To get early access to the new Whiteboard app for Surface Hub prior to the automatic update, you can download the application here and install it using this article Set the Microsoft Whiteboard app on Surface Hub - Microsoft Tech Community. How can I start using OneDrive for Business storage ahead of time?: To get early access to Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business, you can enable it in the Office 365 admin portal following the steps in this article Microsoft Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business Opt-In. This article outlines which clients are currently supported. Default on will begin in late March and complete by mid-April. What are the primary differences between the new and old experiences?: Please reference this article for a list of current differences, anticipated features to be added by the time the applications unify, as well as additional planned features coming in 2022: New Whiteboard experience and features coming to you Microsoft Whiteboard is being updated to provide a new, unified experience across all devices, whether you’re on a large screen or a mobile phone. We’ve already shipped new, highly requested features to our web app, Android app and Teams clients, and there’s more on the way. As part of this new experience, we will also be updating our native applications on Windows 10, Surface Hub and iOS to provide a uniform experience across all devices. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 72196, 82093, and 82094. |
Updated January 30, 2022: We have updated the content to provide additional details on this rollout. Whiteboard is creating a unified experience across devices. Soon, you’ll have the same experience no matter which device you are using Whiteboard on, and all whiteboards will be created in OneDrive for Business. When are these changes happening?: The automatic store rollout will begin in mid-February, completing by mid-March. The switch to ODB as the default for new content will begin in mid-March, completing by late-April. How can I update the Whiteboard application on Windows ahead of time?: To get early access to the new Whiteboard app for Windows prior to the automatic update, we have two options available. Option 1: Install Whiteboard using Intune: Download the new Whiteboard app here. You can deploy this package to users’ devices using Intune. Follow the steps in this article Enable Microsoft Whiteboard for your organization, in the section “How to Deploy the Windows Application”. Note that you will need to continue to deploy updated versions of the application using this process. Option 2: Provide a separate version for users to try. Download the beta version from here: Your users can download a new trial version of the Whiteboard app from here. This will install a standalone trial version that they can use, without impacting the current application. Once the automatic update begins, users should uninstall the trial version. How can I update the Whiteboard application on Surface Hub ahead of time?: There is no mechanism to preview the new whiteboard app before the release on surface hub. We will be sending a detailed communication on the changes on whiteboard experience on hub shortly. We apologize for any confusion. How can I start using OneDrive for Business storage ahead of time?: To get early access to Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business, you can enable it in the Office 365 admin portal following the steps in this article Microsoft Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business Opt-In This article outlines which clients are currently supported. Default on will begin in late March and complete by mid-April. What are the primary differences between the new and old experiences?: Please reference this article for a list of current differences, anticipated features to be added by the time the applications unify, as well as additional planned features coming in 2022: New Whiteboard experience and features coming to you Microsoft Whiteboard is being updated to provide a new, unified experience across all devices, whether you’re on a large screen or a mobile phone. We’ve already shipped new, highly requested features to our web app, Android app and Teams clients, and there’s more on the way. As part of this new experience, we will also be updating our native applications on Windows 10, Surface Hub and iOS to provide a uniform experience across all devices. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 72196, 82093, and 82094. |
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| MC248201 | (Updated) Quick Create – Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists | 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. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72175. Timing: Targeted Release: rolling out in early early May. - Completed Standard Release: rolling out from early June (previously late May) to mid-July (previously early June). - Completed Government: we will begin rolling out in early December (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late January (previously mid-December). Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review and assess |
Updated February 03, 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. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72175. Timing: Targeted Release: rolling out in early early May. - Completed Standard Release: rolling out from early June (previously late May) to mid-July (previously early June). - Completed Government: we will begin rolling out in early December (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-February (previously late January). Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review and assess |
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| MC272451 | (Updated) Image Tags in SharePoint | Updated November 23, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, when images are uploaded to SharePoint, a column named Tags is automatically created and includes descriptive labels to help with search. With the new update, we will migrate tags from the previous text-based and read only Tags column and implement a new editable Image Tags column. End-users will be able to manually add or remove tags from this column. The tags will also appear in the details pane. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68902 [When this will happen:] We expect this rollout to begin in late January (previously end of October) and expect the rollout to be completed by early March (previously mid-November). |
Updated February 03, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, when images are uploaded to SharePoint, a column named Tags is automatically created and includes descriptive labels to help with search. With the new update, we will migrate tags from the previous text-based and read only Tags column and implement a new editable Image Tags column. End-users will be able to manually add or remove tags from this column. The tags will also appear in the details pane. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88708 [When this will happen:] We expect this rollout to begin in early February (previously late January) and expect the rollout to be completed by early March (previously mid-November). |
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MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC279627 | (Updated) Refreshed Microsoft Whiteboard client experience coming soon | Microsoft Whiteboard web and Teams clients: The new features in web and Teams will be automatically rolled out to all customers. Microsoft Whiteboard native apps on Windows 10, Surface Hub and iOS: The new features in our native clients will be automatically rolled out to customers. However, if you deployed the native Windows 10 client through SCCM or Intune, you should download and deploy the new version. Note: A separate message will be sent with details on the transition to OneDrive for Business storage. Learn more: Enterprise and Commercial users: Meet the new Microsoft Whiteboard designed for Hybrid Work. Education users: New ways to use Microsoft Whiteboard for Education https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185568 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185598 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185609 https://support.microsoft.com/office/1caaa2e2-5c18-4bdf-b878-2d98f1da4b24 https://support.microsoft.com/office/4cc65aa7-812a-4c7c-a50f-991274106286 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/meet-the-new-microsoft-whiteboard-designed-for-hybrid-work/ba-p/2445539 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-ways-to-use-microsoft-whiteboard-for-education/ba-p/2295661#:~:text=%20New%20ways%20to%20use%20Microsoft%20Whiteboard%20for,it%20comes%20to%20group%20projects%20and...%20More%20 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/surface-it-pro-blog/set-the-microsoft-whiteboard-app-on-surface-hub/ba-p/329080 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=72196 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82093 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82094 |
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185568 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185598 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185609 https://support.microsoft.com/office/1caaa2e2-5c18-4bdf-b878-2d98f1da4b24 https://support.microsoft.com/office/4cc65aa7-812a-4c7c-a50f-991274106286 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=72196 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82093 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82094 |
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| MC272451 | (Updated) Image Tags in SharePoint | We recommend that you notify your users about the upcoming change and new functionality and include steps to recreate library views and flows.
Learn more about image tag functionality: Work with Image Tags in a SharePoint Library |
We recommend that you notify your users about the upcoming change and new functionality and include steps to recreate library views and flows.
Learn more about image tag functionality: Work with Image Tags in a SharePoint Library |
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CW06 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC320162 | People centric search rollout update (SharePoint, Office.com) | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC320163 | Updating default tenant-level tag management settings | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC320165 | Microsoft Teams: Chat density | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC320462 | People-centric search in Microsoft Search | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC320571 | Updates to Geospatial features for Power Apps | Plan For Change | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC320691 | Forms distribution and email notification feature | Stay Informed | Microsoft Forms | False | N/A |
| MC320692 | Teams app setup policy group assignment | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC320694 | Communication Compliance: New machine learning classifier for customer complaints (preview) | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC321238 | Final Reminder: Important updates are available for Microsoft To Do apps | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | 02/15/2022 |
| MC321241 | Configuration Change - Defender for Cloud Apps: Threat protection built in discovery anomaly detection | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | True | N/A |
| MC321243 | Briefing Email Language Expansion (JP, ZN) | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC321247 | Advanced eDiscovery: Enhanced import custodians wizard experience | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
