check before: 2025-01-06
Product:
Microsoft 365 Apps
Platform:
Online, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
User impact, Retirement
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Summary:
The "Tags" feature in Microsoft 365 apps will be retired between January 6 and January 10, 2025. Users can use the "Favorites" feature as an alternative. No admin action is needed for this change.
Details:
We will retire the Tags feature from the Microsoft 365 app, which affects www.microsoft365.com and www.office.com, as well as the Windows app for Microsoft 365 (Office).
Before the retirement, users can access the Tags feature from the Home page of the Microsoft 365 app under the Quick access section and on the My content page.
The retirement will start January 6, 2025, and end by January 10, 2025. After the Tags feature is retired from Microsoft 365 apps, users will not be able to view existing tags or apply new tags.
We are committed to ensuring that existing workflows remain unaffected. As an alternative, we suggest using the Favorites feature, which helps mark important content for easy access.
This change will happen automatically by the specified date. No admin action is required.
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Created:
2024-12-20
updated:
2024-12-20
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft 365 is retiring the "Tags" feature between January 6 and January 10, 2025, and recommends using the "Favorites" feature as an alternative for organizing and accessing files.
Direct effects for Operations**
Retirement of Tags Feature
Users will lose the ability to view or apply existing tags, potentially disrupting workflows that rely on tagging for organization and retrieval of content.
- roles: End Users, Content Managers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-365-apps-the-tags-feature-will-retire/
Transition to Favorites Feature
Users may face a learning curve when transitioning to the Favorites feature, which could lead to temporary inefficiencies in accessing important content.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-365-apps-the-tags-feature-will-retire/
Impact on Collaboration
Collaboration may be hindered as teams accustomed to using tags for project management and communication will need to adapt to a new system, potentially leading to confusion.
- roles: Project Managers, Team Leaders
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-365-apps-the-tags-feature-will-retire/
User Experience Degradation
The removal of the Tags feature could lead to a negative user experience, as users may feel frustrated by the loss of functionality they relied on.
- roles: End Users, UX Designers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-365-apps-the-tags-feature-will-retire/
Increased Support Queries
The change may result in an increase in support queries as users seek assistance with the transition and adaptation to the new Favorites feature.
- roles: Support Staff, IT Helpdesk
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-365-apps-the-tags-feature-will-retire/
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