Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 52 - 2024 (December 23 - December 29)

Hello Friend of Microsoft Teams,

Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 52 of 2024, December 23 – December 29.

Feel free to share with your partners, customers, colleagues, and peers.

 

What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365):

• n/a

Field Advisories:

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Year In Review | 2024

Community:

• Unleashing Copilot: 'Aha' Moments | ESPC24

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: File open preferences will extend to more Microsoft 365 apps MC967240 Published Dec 27, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to set their preference for how their cloud-hosted Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint files should open when they select links for these files from Teams. The new setting (open in a browser, desktop app, or directly in Teams) will extend to links selected in other Microsoft365 apps, starting with classic Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for greater consistency across apps.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471000.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Meeting recap can be shared as a link MC966633 Published Dec 27, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants will be able to share a link to the Meeting recap from the meeting thumbnail in chat and the Recap tab, making it easier to reference and share Meeting recap insights with others. Meeting participants can share the meeting recap link with anyone in their organization. Users who don't have access to the recording or transcript must request access before they can access the Meeting recap.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471430.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete late March 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Using Copilot agents in group chats MC966631 Published Dec 27, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Users can find and add Microsoft 365 Copilot agents to group chats and use the agents to help increase productivity in collaborative scenarios. Users do not require a Copilot license to use this feature. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464988.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.

 

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership MC883199 Published Sep 4, 2024

Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app MC796790 Published May 29, 2024

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

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• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

Viva Learning: AI and Copilot Resources Provider visibility MC962529 Published Dec 20, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search MC797471 Published May 31, 2024

 

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

• Microsoft Teams Channel on YouTube
• Staying on top of Office 365 Updates
• What's new in Microsoft Teams
• What's new in Microsoft Teams devices - Office Support
• Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) - Release Notes
• Microsoft Teams content updates
• TechCommunity Teams Blog
• Teams Community Blog
• TechCommunity Microsoft 365 Blog
• TechCommunity Viva Blog
• Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community
• https://aka.ms/TeamsFeedback
• Microsoft 365 Roadmap
• Microsoft 365 Message Center (M365 Admin rights)
• Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes
• Track your message center tasks in Planner

 

 

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Mattias Kressmark

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