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2022 CW 32 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 08/01/2022 to 08/07/2022

31 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 20 Office 365 Message Center Items were added

Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages

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Changes

MC End Time changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC313659 (Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights 05/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC317766 (Updated) Live Captions in all available languages and CART Captions on Teams Meetings on Web 08/12/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-19T09:00:00Z N/A
MC320691 (Updated) Forms distribution and email notification feature 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC320945 (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery: General availability of Communication templates and issuing officer settings 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC321247 (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery: Enhanced import custodians wizard experience 08/30/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC333941 (Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions 08/22/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC346254 (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-12T09:00:00Z N/A
MC357317 (Updated) OneDrive iOS: New information architecture 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-09T09:00:00Z N/A
MC358532 (Updated) Forms: Enable templates for commercial users 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC362277 (Updated) Display a message to Stream (Classic) end users 08/26/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC373889 (Updated) Upcoming behavior change to the "DoNotRewrite" List 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC376250 (Updated) Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC379024 Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-07T09:00:00Z N/A
MC382821 (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) 09/23/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC383875 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: updates to quarantine folder storage 09/02/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC383876 (Updated) Collaborative Annotations on Presenter Shared Screen 10/31/2022 08:00:00 2022-12-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC387227 (Updated) Communication Compliance - Gain context around ML model policy matches (preview) 08/08/2022 09:00:00 2022-11-30T08:00:00Z N/A
MC387639 (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Maintain protection when creating PDFs (preview) 08/30/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-19T09:00:00Z N/A
MC387640 (Updated) Dynamic Caller ID in Calls app for Call Queue Agents 08/22/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC394844 (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-21T09:00:00Z N/A
MC397430 (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page 08/30/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-21T09:00:00Z N/A
MC397458 (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC397993 (Updated) Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal 08/31/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC405568 (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report 08/01/2022 09:00:00 2022-09-05T09:00:00Z N/A
MC406259 (Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel 09/30/2022 09:00:00 2022-10-07T09:00:00Z N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC313659 (Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights Updated April 07, 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.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release starting in early March (previously late January).

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late June (previously late March) and we expect the rollout to be complete by late July (previously late April).
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.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release starting in early March (previously late January).

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late August (previously late June) and we expect the rollout to be complete by late September (previously late July).
N/A
MC317766 (Updated) Live Captions in all available languages and CART Captions on Teams Meetings on Web Updated April 01, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Live Captions in all available languages will now be available on Teams Meetings on web browsers. CART Captioning support will also be available on web browsers. Chrome/Edge/Safari on Win/Mac/Linux platforms will be supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84906, 84001.

[When this will happen:]

Live captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in mid-June (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be completed by early July (previously mid-April).

CART captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in early June (previously early April) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-June (previously mid-April).

Updated August 4, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Live Captions in all available languages will now be available on Teams Meetings on web browsers. CART Captioning support will also be available on web browsers. Chrome/Edge/Safari on Win/Mac/Linux platforms will be supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84906, 84001.

[When this will happen:]

Live captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in mid-June (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be completed by early July (previously mid-April).

CART captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in early June (previously early April) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-August (previously mid-July).

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MC320691 (Updated) Forms distribution and email notification feature Updated July 7, 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.

[When this will happen:]

We expect this rollout to begin in mid-March and expect the rollout to be fully completed by late July (previously late June).
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.

[When this will happen:]

We expect this rollout to begin in mid-March and expect the rollout to be fully completed by late August (previously late July).
N/A
MC320945 (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery: General availability of Communication templates and issuing officer settings Updated May 03, 2022: We have updated the content with additional links to resources.

We're soon rolling out new features to improve the efficiency of your hold notifications. Communication Library in Advanced eDiscovery allows eDiscovery administrators to create communication templates to quickly draft hold notifications. Issuing officer settings allows eDiscovery admins to manage a list of issuing officers for your organization to send hold notifications on behalf of.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88813

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late February and is expected to be complete by late July (previously late April).

Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the content with additional links to resources.

We're soon rolling out new features to improve the efficiency of your hold notifications. Communication Library in Advanced eDiscovery allows eDiscovery administrators to create communication templates to quickly draft hold notifications. Issuing officer settings allows eDiscovery admins to manage a list of issuing officers for your organization to send hold notifications on behalf of.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88813

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late February and is expected to be complete by late September (previously late July).

N/A
MC321247 (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery: Enhanced import custodians wizard experience Updated May 03, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to general availability, the Import custodian's wizard experience in Advanced eDiscovery allows eDiscovery managers to quickly validate and remediate any errors in their CSV file before submitting custodian import jobs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88814

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late February and is expected to be complete by late July (previously late April).
Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to general availability, the Import custodian's wizard experience in Advanced eDiscovery allows eDiscovery managers to quickly validate and remediate any errors in their CSV file before submitting custodian import jobs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88814

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late February and is expected to be complete by late September (previously late July).
N/A
MC333941 (Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions Updated July 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this out in late February and expect to complete rollout mid-July (previously late June).

Updated August 4, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this out in late February and expect to complete rollout by late August (previously mid-July).

N/A
MC336858 (Updated) OneDrive and SharePoint: Access your Teams standard and private channel files Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

With this new feature, users that navigate to a site in SharePoint or OneDrive will be able to access the files stored in the Teams standard and private channels associated with that site. Users will see an “In channels” section when you navigate to the default document library of a Teams-connected site. This functionality will be available in OneDrive & SharePoint web, including experiences like the Move/Copy Picker.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88911.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release (select users and entire org): will begin rolling out in mid-April (previously late March) and expect to complete rollout late April (previously early April). - Complete

Standard: will begin rolling out in late April (previously early April) and expect to complete rollout late July (previously late May).
Updated August 5, 2022: We are not rolling this out to organizations in GCC, GCC-High or DoD at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we have a new timeline. We apologize for any inconvenience.

With this new feature, users that navigate to a site in SharePoint or OneDrive will be able to access the files stored in the Teams standard and private channels associated with that site. Users will see an “In channels” section when you navigate to the default document library of a Teams-connected site. This functionality will be available in OneDrive & SharePoint web, including experiences like the Move/Copy Picker.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88911.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release (select users and entire org): will begin rolling out in mid-April (previously late March) and expect to complete rollout late April (previously early April). - Complete

Standard: will begin rolling out in late April (previously early April) and expect to complete rollout late July (previously late May).
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MC346254 (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop 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.

[When this will happen:]

We expect this to rollout to Semi Annual Channel (SAC) to begin in mid-July and be completed by late July.

Note: This has already been rolled out to SAC Preview as of early March.
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.

[When this will happen:]

We expect this to rollout to Semi Annual Channel (SAC) to begin in mid-July and be completed by early August (previously late July).

Note: This has already been rolled out to SAC Preview as of early March.
N/A
MC357317 (Updated) OneDrive iOS: New information architecture Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature has started rolling out and we ask you to pardon that we did not provide adequate advance notice as is our customer commitment to you. This release adds a new bottom sheet menu to OneDrive for iOS to make options like share, annotations, delete, and bookmark easier to find.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85571

[When this will happen:]

Standard (select users and entire org): We began rolling this out in early March and expect to complete rollout in late July (previously mid-May).
Updated July 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature has started rolling out and we ask you to pardon that we did not provide adequate advance notice as is our customer commitment to you. This release adds a new bottom sheet menu to OneDrive for iOS to make options like share, annotations, delete, and bookmark easier to find.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85571

[When this will happen:]

Standard (select users and entire org): We began rolling this out in early March and expect to complete rollout in early August (previously late July).
N/A
MC358532 (Updated) Forms: Enable templates for commercial users Updated June 23, 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.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late April and expect the rollout to be completed by late July (previously mid-June).
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.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late April and expect the rollout to be completed by late August (previously late July).
N/A
MC362277 (Updated) Display a message to Stream (Classic) end users Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Upcoming, we will be introducing a couple of features that will help you display a message to your Stream (Classic) end users and in addition, will allow them to see options to upload on either classic or new Stream (on SharePoint).

[When this will happen]

We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout in mid-July (previously late May).
Updated July 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Upcoming, we will be introducing a couple of features that will help you display a message to your Stream (Classic) end users and in addition, will allow them to see options to upload on either classic or new Stream (on SharePoint).

[When this will happen]

We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout in late August (previously mid-July).
N/A
MC373889 (Updated) Upcoming behavior change to the "DoNotRewrite" List Updated July 18, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the deployment of the Tenant Allow/Block List, as being the single source of truth for Tenant Allows, other mechanisms for Tenant Allows are being removed. This will give SecOps teams one place to manage all Tenant Allows.

Today, “DoNotRewrite” list is used to Skip

wrapping URLs

Detonation(SONAR)

Verdicts.

The intended purpose of "DoNotRewrite" is to give tenants the ability to skip the wrapping of URLs. With the deployment of the Tenant Allow Block List, it is expected that all tenant allows (ex Detonation(SONAR) and Verdicts) shall be managed there.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete by late July (previously early July).

Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the deployment of the Tenant Allow/Block List, as being the single source of truth for Tenant Allows, other mechanisms for Tenant Allows are being removed. This will give SecOps teams one place to manage all Tenant Allows.

Today, “DoNotRewrite” list is used to Skip

wrapping URLs

Detonation(SONAR)

Verdicts.

The intended purpose of "DoNotRewrite" is to give tenants the ability to skip the wrapping of URLs. With the deployment of the Tenant Allow Block List, it is expected that all tenant allows (ex Detonation(SONAR) and Verdicts) shall be managed there.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete by late September (previously late July).

N/A
MC376250 (Updated) Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users Updated July 7, 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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early June and expect to complete by late July (previously late June).

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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early June and expect to complete by late August (previously late July).

N/A
MC376706 (Updated) Microsoft Project usage data in Microsoft Admin Center Updated July 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Project usage data will soon be included in the Microsoft Admin Center Customer facing usage reports.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93278

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late July (previously late June).
Updated August 2, 2022: This has completed rolling out for Standard and GCC customers. This feature is not yet available in GCC-High and DoD and we will communicate via Message center when it will be available in the future.

Project usage data will soon be included in the Microsoft Admin Center Customer facing usage reports.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93278

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late July (previously late June).
N/A
MC379024 Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop Updated June 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Suggested Replies present users with an option of three responses to choose from for selected messages and is now available to your users in Teams Desktop.

We apologize for not informing you about this change prior to it being released. We continue to work to ensure we are being proactive in our communications. Thank you for your patience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92674

[When this will happen:]

Standard: Complete

GCC: mid-May through early June - Complete

GCC-High: late July (previously early June) through late August (previously late June)

DoD: late July (previously early July) through late August (previously late July)
Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Suggested Replies present users with an option of three responses to choose from for selected messages and is now available to your users in Teams Desktop.

We apologize for not informing you about this change prior to it being released. We continue to work to ensure we are being proactive in our communications. Thank you for your patience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92674

[When this will happen:]

Standard: Complete

GCC: mid-May through early June - Complete

GCC-High: late July (previously early June) through late August (previously late June)

DoD: late July (previously early July) through early September (previously late August)

N/A
MC382821 (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) 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.

[When this will happen:]

Standard: will begin rolling out in late July and is expected to be complete by early August.

Government: will begin rolling out in early August and is expected to be complete by mid-August.
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.

[When this will happen:]

Standard: will begin rolling out in late August (previously late July) and is expected to be complete by early September (previously early August).

Government: will begin rolling out in mid-September (previously early August) and is expected to be complete by late September (previously mid-August).
N/A
MC383875 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: updates to quarantine folder storage Updated June 7, 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.

[When this will happen:]

Standard: will begin rolling out in mid-June and be completed by late June.

Government: will begin rolling out in early July and be completed by late July.
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.

[When this will happen:]

Standard: will begin rolling out in mid-June and be completed by early September (previously late June).

Government: will begin rolling out in mid-September (previously early July) and be completed by late September (previously late July).
N/A
MC383876 (Updated) Collaborative Annotations on Presenter Shared Screen Updated July 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Collaborative Annotation helps you collaborate with others while screen sharing in Teams meetings. For example, if you want to ask for feedback on a design or if you’re working with a group on a project, Collaborative Annotation helps you get work done faster and with more voices included.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86732

[When this will happen:]

Standard: begin rollout in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June. - Complete

GCC: begin rollout in late July and expect to complete rollout in early August.

GCC-High: begin rollout in late August and expect to complete rollout by early September.

DoD: begin rollout in late September and expect to complete rollout in early October.
Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Collaborative Annotation helps you collaborate with others while screen sharing in Teams meetings. For example, if you want to ask for feedback on a design or if you’re working with a group on a project, Collaborative Annotation helps you get work done faster and with more voices included.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86732

[When this will happen:]

Standard: begin rollout in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June. - Complete

GCC: begin rollout in early August (previously late July) and expect to complete rollout in late August (previously early August).

GCC-High: begin rollout in late September (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout by early October (previously early September).

DoD: begin rollout in late October (previously late September) and expect to complete rollout in early November (previously early October).
N/A
MC387227 (Updated) Communication Compliance - Gain context around ML model policy matches (preview) Updated July 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to public preview, we're introducing machine learning (ML) model highlighting capabilities to enable Communication Compliance investigators to make more informed remediation actions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88917.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by late July (previously late June).
Updated August 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to public preview, we're introducing machine learning (ML) model highlighting capabilities to enable Communication Compliance investigators to make more informed remediation actions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88917.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in mid-September (previously early July) and is expected to be complete by late October (previously late July).
N/A
MC387639 (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Maintain protection when creating PDFs (preview) Updated June 10, 2022: Please review the blog post: Apply sensitivity labels to PDFs created with Office apps for additional details.

Coming soon to public preview, we're introducing the ability to maintain label and protection for PDF files created from Microsoft Office apps.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88516.

[When this will happen:]

Public preview: rollout will begin in late June and is expected to be complete by late July.

Updated August 4, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Please review the blog post: Apply sensitivity labels to PDFs created with Office apps for additional details.

Coming soon to public preview, we're introducing the ability to maintain label and protection for PDF files created from Microsoft Office apps.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88516.

[When this will happen:]

Public preview: rollout will begin in late June and is expected to be complete by mid-August (previously late July).
N/A
MC387640 (Updated) Dynamic Caller ID in Calls app for Call Queue Agents Updated July 7, 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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early June and complete rollout by mid-July (previously late June).
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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early June and complete rollout by late August (previously mid-July).
N/A
MC394844 (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part Updated June 30, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. 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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out by mid-July and expect to complete by late July 2022.

Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization.
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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out by mid-July and expect to complete by mid-August 2022 (previously late July 2022).

Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization.
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MC397430 (Updated) Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page Updated July 11, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional details.

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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out by mid-July and expect to complete by late July.
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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out by mid-July and expect to complete by mid-August (previously late July).
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MC397458 (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy 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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out June 2022 and expect to complete by end of July 2022.

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

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out June 2022 and expect to complete by end of August 2022 (previously end of July 2022).

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MC397993 (Updated) Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal We are adding functionality to the Microsoft Feedback portal for users to be able to better manage their feedback.

[When this will happen:]

The policy description will be updated in early July and the feature will be available in the Feedback portal in mid to late July.

Updated August 4, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding functionality to the Microsoft Feedback portal for users to be able to better manage their feedback.

[When this will happen:]

The policy description will be updated in early July and the feature will be available in the Feedback portal in mid to late August (previously mid to late July).

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MC405568 (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report 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

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late July and expect to complete by early August.

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

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late July and expect to complete by early August.
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MC406234 (Updated) Customizable dashboard in Teams admin center Teams admin center is adding support for customization of the widgets in the dashboard. Administrators can now personalize the dashboard widgets as per their preference. They can reorder the widgets and pin them at a position they would like to see. For widgets that are not being used frequently, Teams admin center now gives the flexibility to hide them from the dashboard.

The widgets are now optimized for smaller screens too.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 85703

[When this will happen]

We will begin rolling this out starting with a small set of tenants in late July (GA) and complete the rollout by end of August 2022.
Updated July 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams admin center is adding support for customization of the widgets in the dashboard. Administrators can now personalize the dashboard widgets as per their preference. They can reorder the widgets and pin them at a position they would like to see. For widgets that are not being used frequently, Teams admin center now gives the flexibility to hide them from the dashboard.

The widgets are now optimized for smaller screens too.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 85703

[When this will happen]

We will begin rolling this out starting with a small set of tenants in early August (previously late July) and complete the rollout by end of August 2022 (GA).

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MC406259 (Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel Users in Forms for the web can now directly share their survey or quiz to their Teams chat and channels directly from the Forms web application (or From Forms for the web)

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93394

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out late July and expect to complete by late Aug.

Updated August 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users in Forms for the web can now directly share their survey or quiz to their Teams chat and channels directly from the Forms web application (or From Forms for the web)

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93394

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out early August (previously late July) and expect to complete by early September (previoulsy late Aug).

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MC408994 (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news 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

[When this will happen:]

This update will roll out to Targeted Release customers starting early August and to all customers by mid-September.

Updated August 4, 2022: We have updated the linked resources to provide additional information.

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

[When this will happen:]

This update will roll out to Targeted Release customers starting early August and to all customers by mid-September.

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MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC346254 (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC379024 Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC382821 (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC397458 (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC405568 (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC406234 (Updated) Customizable dashboard in Teams admin center New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC406259 (Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC408994 (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC394931 Microsoft 365 admin center: Reports in the Admin Center – API available to manage user, group, and site names There is no specific action required, but you may want to update your documentation as needed.

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/reportroot-getsharepointsiteusagedetail?view=graph-rest-1.0

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/report?view=graph-rest-1.0

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/report?view=graph-rest-beta,

https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide

https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-analytics-and-reports/teams-reporting-reference

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=93313
There is no specific action required, but you may want to update your documentation as needed.

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/reportroot-getsharepointsiteusagedetail?view=graph-rest-1.0

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/report?view=graph-rest-1.0

https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/report?view=graph-rest-beta

https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide

https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-analytics-and-reports/teams-reporting-reference

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=93313
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MC402427 Viva Engage, replacing Yammer Communities app for Teams Update any existing internal information you may have prepared for your organization regarding the Communities app in Teams to reflect the new Viva Engage app in Teams. Viva Engage will be included in the current Yammer pricing model at no additional cost.

Learn more:

Microsoft Viva Blog post

Yammer Blog post

https://aka.ms/VivaEngage

https://ala.ms/VivaEngage

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/yammer-blog/introducing-viva-engage/ba-p/3571377

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1&searchterms=91117&filters=&searchterms=93409

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_xTiWClwYc
Update any existing internal information you may have prepared for your organization regarding the Communities app in Teams to reflect the new Viva Engage app in Teams. Viva Engage will be included in the current Yammer pricing model at no additional cost.

Learn more:

Microsoft Viva Blog post

Yammer Blog post

https://aka.ms/VivaEngage

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/yammer-blog/introducing-viva-engage/ba-p/3571377

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1&searchterms=91117&filters=&searchterms=93409

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_xTiWClwYc
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MC405568 (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

https://review.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/mailbox-usage?view=o365-worldwide

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=93398
There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/mailbox-usage?view=o365-worldwide

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=93398
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MC408994 (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news You do not need to do anything to prepare for this update, but you may want to let your users know about these improvements.

More information available here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-private-sharepoint-page-or-news-post-e9aa12cc-1ced-4152-bc1b-85dc0192fafe

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=85629
You do not need to do anything to prepare for this update, but you may want to let your users know about these improvements.

More information available here: Create a private SharePoint page or news post

https://support.microsoft.com/office/create-a-private-sharepoint-page-or-news-post-e9aa12cc-1ced-4152-bc1b-85dc0192fafe

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=85629
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MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC346254 (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop (Updated) Immersive Reader for Outlook Desktop N/A
MC382821 (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) (Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject) N/A
MC397458 (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy (Updated) Outlook Mac now supports retention Policy N/A
MC397993 (Updated) Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal (Updated) Changes for the Microsoft Feedback Portal N/A
MC405568 (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report (Updated) Addition of Shared Mailboxes to the Mailbox Usage Report N/A
MC406234 (Updated) Customizable dashboard in Teams admin center Customizable dashboard in Teams admin cente (Updated) Customizable dashboard in Teams admin cente N/A
MC406259 (Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel (Updated) Forms: Distribute your forms by using Teams as a new channel N/A
MC408994 (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news N/A

CW32 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC409015 Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel Stay Informed Microsoft 365 Apps False N/A
MC409010 Safeguard holds with the Windows Update for Business deployment service Stay Informed Windows False N/A
MC408995 Link Unfurling in Share to Teams Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC408994 (Updated) Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC408990 Coming soon: Improvements for device events in Endpoint analytics Startup performance report Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A
MC408694 New 'Activity' Column in OneDrive 'My Files' list view Stay Informed OneDrive for Business False N/A
MC408692 In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A
MC408689 View Video Recordings and Attendance Reports Inside LMS Stay Informed Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Apps False N/A
MC408687 Pre-assign Channel members to Breakout Rooms Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC408439 Microsoft Secure Score is updating recommended action for Exchange Online Stay Informed Microsoft 365 Defender False N/A
MC408438 Microsoft Secure Score is adding new improvement actions for Information Protection and anti-spam policies Stay Informed Microsoft 365 Defender False N/A
MC408437 Microsoft Viva: Recommendations to Send Praise in Viva Insights Stay Informed Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC408435 Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC408406 Reminder: Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability hardening changes as of April 11, 2023 Plan For Change Windows False 04/11/2023
MC407051 Migration of compliance management features from Classic EAC to Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A
MC407050 Retirement of Exchange Online PowerShell with MFA Plan For Change Exchange Online True 12/31/2022
MC407049 Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium): Use Graph connectors as a data source (preview) Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A
MC409422 SharePoint: New Site Templates for Team Sites Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC409858 Insider Risk Management: Policy wizard updates, Quick policies, Risky browser usage policy templates (Preview) Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A
MC409856 IPv6 by default for SharePoint Online Stay Informed SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business False N/A

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