This special episode was recorded with Daniel and Darrell together at the Microsoft MVP Summit, at Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Guest Sharing is finally coming to Microsoft Loop. Teams improves attaching files to posts and OneDrive for the web provides templates to start your office files. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Loop Guest Sharing - OneDrive for the web - Create with templates - Microsoft SharePoint eSignature in Teams approvals - Microsoft Teams - Attach files more quickly to posts -...
Mar 18, 2024•26 min•Season 2024Ep. 325
New decorative possibilities using SharePoint Online with background images in sections. This will be a welcome addition, though will first arrive with a curated selection of gradients and images. Custom images come later. Perhaps you can use the new Feedback option in SharePoint Online to... give great feedback. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Teams - Meeting Options categorization - Microsoft Teams - View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive for Business transcript files - New Micros...
Mar 11, 2024•42 min•Season 2024Ep. 324
Teams meeting recaps will be shared into the meeting chat after the meeting ends. Teams premium will see a few more artifacts to help them recap the meeting. Daniel and Darrell get into the minutiae of the messages this week. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Teams - Access work, school, and personal accounts in a single desktop app - Remove Custom Script setting in OneDrive and SharePoint web - Microsoft Teams - Meeting recap and meeting artifacts automatically shared in chat after meeting ...
Mar 04, 2024•33 min•Season 2024Ep. 323
Optimizing search takes effort and planning. But what if you could refine your organization's knowledge through simple Q&A and find it in search results? Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 - Microsoft Teams - Updated labels for external participants in meetings - Microsoft Lists - New forms experience - Message center experience updates - Answers in Viva content in Microsoft Search - Optimize for Video setting for screensharing - Mi...
Feb 19, 2024•36 min•Season 2024Ep. 322
Viva Engage is getting a new type of post for organizations that subscribe to Viva Employee Communications and Communities, or the Viva Suite. The Article post type lets you create long form articles with media, much like a SharePoint news post. Also, Microsoft Copilot is getting some UI improvements that make it cleaner, easier to read and identify that you're signed in. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Create custom document library templates - Viva Engage question post update - Grid view for tasks...
Feb 12, 2024•40 min•Season 2024Ep. 321
Teams Tags. Strong on targeting conversations. Weak on management. Especially in teams with changing roles and high membership turnover. Introducing Auto Tag Membership. Powered by the same tech that gives us Dynamic group membership. Join us as we read the fine print and click through the levels of pages to find the detail. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Automatic tags (@mentions) by department and job title - Users can now choose to switch to the new Groups experience in Outlook on the web - Cont...
Feb 05, 2024•30 min•Season 2024Ep. 320
We felt this headline was worth jazz-hands. (In truth, I forgot to edit and remove it from the beginning). Set up the email page templates for your SharePoint news that suits your needs. Set a default and show them first to SharePoint news authors. We also cover OneDrive inside Outlook, and duplication of townhall and webinar event details. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft SharePoint news for email now supports custom template tab settings and wider posts - Updated Lists in Team Sites, List...
Jan 29, 2024•35 min•Season 2024Ep. 319
The Website tab in Teams channels is changing to reduce support for displaying sites within the Teams app. The community feedback suggests this will impact a number of ways that organizations work. It has been a way to bring useful sites into "the hub for teamwork." Now, some of those sites will have to just launch in a separate browser. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Changes to the Website tab in the new Teams client - Microsoft Viva Engage - New feature to limit moving of conversations across com...
Jan 22, 2024•34 min•Season 2024Ep. 318
Scheduling meetings in Teams with team members from different time zones is going to get a whole lot easier. Now the time will show in the Scheduling Assistant view. Oh, and the Share window for sharing files changed... again. Things are always changing in M365. It has kept us busy for years. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Classic Teams users to be updated to new Teams after March 31 2024 - Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps - Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants t...
Jan 15, 2024•35 min•Season 2024Ep. 317
Making adjustments to your audio and video settings during Teams meetings just got simpler. New flyout menus keep you in your meeting while letting you select your devices and tuning your settings. Present your best-self while staying in your meeting. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Teams: Join Teams work meetings from Microsoft Teams (free) and vice versa - Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status - Updates to adding topics to posts in Viva Engage - Viva Engag...
Jan 09, 2024•34 min•Season 2024Ep. 316
Finishing this year's season of the 365 Message Center Show, we discuss the new discovery feed in Teams. Will it save us time and bring all messages together or help us find new conversations of interest? Also, Copilot is coming to Viva Engage to help craft posts. Will they be more authentic and engaging with the help of AI? Daniel and Darrell will be back next year after a 2 week break. Thank you for another year of fantastic support. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Darrell and Daniel...
Dec 18, 2023•39 min•Season 2023Ep. 315
Tidy up those busy teams that have lots of channels no longer in use. This is one step better than simply hiding them or expecting team members to hide channels in their own personal Teams and channels list. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Teams: Archive channels - Outlook: Choose how many days of emails sync to your iOS or Android device for offline usage - Action Required - Changes to Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) features in Excel - Tasks in my area or department (a mobile ...
Dec 11, 2023•26 min•Season 2023Ep. 314
Using specific people links, share a Microsoft Whiteboard after a meeting and continue the collaboration. Use Community Campaigns to bring communication together using a hashtag and its own landing page. Also in this episode, Daniel asks Microsoft for more pictures on their messages and Darrell draws one on his whiteboard to meet the need for now. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Introducing monthly Search newsletter for Search administrators - Microsoft Whiteboard: External Guest Sharing via Specifi...
Dec 06, 2023•36 min•Season 2023Ep. 313
Start a new chat with people from your organisation, without leaving Outlook. This will be useful when catching up on email and then starting a Chat conversation with the sender of the email. A slower week for messages. But still worth taking a look at the small changes announcement in the MC this week. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Quick Conflict Peek when you RSVP on Calendar Event Detail page - Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams - Teams chat embedded in Outlook Web (Enterprise) - Stream vid...
Nov 28, 2023•23 min•Season 2023Ep. 312
Microsoft is extending the reach of Copilot experiences to the Windows 10 desktop. There are still tens of thousands of computers running Windows 10. Microsoft Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat) will be available as a chat / search experience. Surely this will include the new switch to turn on Copilot to use with your work data (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise). Darrell and Daniel cover: - Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings - Name changes of Project for web - Name changes Tasks by Planner ...
Nov 21, 2023•43 min•Season 2023Ep. 311
Raise engagement in your Microsoft Stream videos using surveys, polls and quizzes. Add a hyperlink and text to direct to supporting resources and related links. This opens up a number of possibilities for webinar recordings, communications, awareness, and training videos. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times - Microsoft Stream: Add a hyperlink or text callout to a video at specific times - Co-organizer experience updates in Teams ...
Nov 13, 2023•26 min•Season 2023Ep. 310
We discuss two hot topics this week that didn't feature in the Message Center - Availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the unannounced renaming of home pages in SharePoint templates. Microsoft 365 live is full of surprises. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft 365 Copilot General Availability - Microsoft Teams- Files App Updating to OneDrive App Experience in Teams - Microsoft Stream- Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings - Classic Teams Users Will be Automatically Updated to New ...
Nov 06, 2023•46 min•Season 2023Ep. 309
Forward your chats to other chats, meetings and channel conversations. Just like you can forward email, you will be able to share a message with someone outside of the original chat. But this new power comes with responsibilities. Daniel and Darrell discuss this and more. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge - Bing Chat sidebar experience in Edge renamed to Copilot in Edge with updated icon - Microsoft Teams For...
Oct 30, 2023•36 min•Season 2023Ep. 308
The Viva Connections landing page is starting to look more like a ready-to-go intranet home page. News in a carousel. Announcements as banner along the top. Dashboard. But there are significant changes to how Resources work. Listen to learn more. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Viva Engage admin center toggle to disable private messages within a network - Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop - Whiteboard: "Specific people” Share Link Fallback - People Search Card...
Oct 23, 2023•33 min•Season 2023Ep. 307
New Teams still has a few features to catch up on compared with Classic Teams. Announcement backgrounds will be back soon with a zingy twist. We will be able to use Microsoft Designer to create them and customize further. This might be the first integration we've seen between Designer and another Microsoft 365 app. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams - Create new Loop Components in Microsoft Whiteboard - Viva Connections: Apply brand colors across...
Oct 16, 2023•38 min•Season 2023Ep. 306
New Teams is now Generally Available, including most of the features on the list to be at parity with Classic Teams. What do Daniel and Darrell think about it? What will your organization do? Darrell and Daniel cover: - Announcing the general availability of the new Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac - Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections - Dictation Support Coming to the New Outlook - Business Connectivity Services (BCS) retirement - Require Background B...
Oct 09, 2023•33 min•Season 2023Ep. 305
Immersive Microsoft Mesh is almost here. So close we can almost touch it. Is it going to revolutionize meetings? Will it live up to the promise of greater interaction with attendees? Daniel and Darrell discuss the related messages this week and how Mesh might land with organizations as Public Preview looms. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Loop workspaces will start counting towards tenant storage quotas - Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com - Files Hub retiring from the new...
Oct 02, 2023•40 min•Season 2023Ep. 304
Microsoft announced their consolidation of the Copilots and its part to play in serving up assistance direct to you in Windows 11. If your organization is an M365 subscriber and Windows is part of your subscription, you may have seen a Copilot message in the Message Center too. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Viva Connections "Top News" Card Updated to Include More News Source Options - Ratings and Reviews for Apps on Teams now Available - Expanding our AI capabilities to meet the everyday needs of ...
Sep 25, 2023•34 min•Season 2023Ep. 303
Get ready for a new way to bring task management into Microsoft Loop. Planner components are arriving at the end of September 2023. Also, Collaborative notes are coming to Teams mobile, to access notes before, during and after a Teams meeting. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events - Collaborative notes on Teams mobile - Releasing the Planner Loop component - Teams Calendar- Near real-time sync calendar sync with Outlook Cale...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min•Season 2023Ep. 302
Two new communications tools arrived in Microsoft 365. SharePoint news in Outlook publishes your news as attractive emails, showing the full page content. In Viva Engage, Campaigns connect communications and activities with hashtags, landing pages, and measurable goals and promote visual sponsorship by leaders. This week's episode is longer, but that's because it's full of demos! It's about time we had a good 'show and tell'. Darrell and Daniel cover: - SharePoint News in Outlook - Microsoft Syn...
Sep 11, 2023•41 min•Season 2023Ep. 301
It's our 300th episode. To celebrate we are wearing cake, talking Python in Excel and giving all of your users a free 60 day trial of Teams Premium. OK, the trial is included in Microsoft 365 and we didn't organize it. But it was nicely timed. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge Teams chat will open side-by-side with link - Preview: Python in Excel - Inking Support Coming to the New Outlook - Workflows replacing Connectors within Microsoft T...
Aug 28, 2023•36 min•Season 2023Ep. 300
Internal comms people are going to love this update. Post a Viva Engage message on behalf of your leadership by setting a schedule. This means you can time the Engage post to coincide with the scheduled publishing of your SharePoint news post. Fantastic that we finally get this functionality. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Draft and Scheduled Posts with POBO (Posts on Behalf of) in Viva Engage - MC667672 - Viva Goals: Export OKRs to PowerPoint - MC668254 - SharePoint: Microsoft Lists – Create a Lis...
Aug 21, 2023•30 min•Season 2023Ep. 299
What if we told you that Viva Amplify is coming to Viva Suite and Employee Communications & Connections subscribers in September? Would you be excited to plan your first communications campaign with it? What if we said Amplify can also be used by anyone who would like to send communications across multiple channels in your organization? Would you be open to sharing it? Daniel and Darrell discuss this and how the new Stream web part will be used to present videos stored in SharePoint and OneD...
Aug 14, 2023•30 min•Season 2023Ep. 298
Send short announcement messages to target audiences through the Viva Connections app. This has potential to replace the Company Communicator app in Microsoft Teams. Recent Planner plans and To Do lists will appear in your recent files on Microsoft 365 home page. SharePoint pages are now easier to share using the new Share button. Darrell and Daniel cover: - Twitter web part retirement - See your Recent Microsoft Planner plans and Microsoft To Do Lists on Microsoft 365 Homepage - Refiners Availa...
Aug 07, 2023•39 min•Season 2023Ep. 297
The new Teams channel invites will restore faith and interest in using channel meetings. Meeting organizers have more control as to whether team members will receive an emailed invite. SharePoint web parts receive a visual refresh. Loop components will open using loop.microsoft.com and within the Loop app if your organization is using it. Darrell and Daniel cover: - SharePoint Platform: Visual Refresh - Channel meeting invitation | Allow organizer to send a channel meeting invite to everyone in ...
Jul 31, 2023•30 min•Season 2023Ep. 296
