Each month we like to keep you updated with the latest updates and developments within the Microsoft 365 suite. This month we explore updates for Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, Windows and more.
We hope you find these interesting.
SharePoint
Configure Navigation Links to Open in a New Tab
With this update, you configure how you would like your navigation links to open when you interact on SharePoint. Users will have the option to choose to open in the same tab or in a new tab for across sites, hubs, and with global navigation items.
Manage site access based on sensitivity label
Admins can now utilise Conditional Access policies and sensitivity labels to require additional user authentication for accessing sensitive SharePoint sites when the user’s context does not meet the current requirements.
There are many reasons you may require additional authentication for accessing certain sensitive sites. For example, when a user visits a highly sensitive site marked as Confidential, you may wish to enforce a step-up authentication with granular policies such as multi-factor authentication when the user’s context does not meet the access requirement of the site.
Once an admin configures the sensitivity label with authentication context, when a user applies a sensitivity label, the associated granular contextual and conditional policies are automatically enforced.
Microsoft Viva
Microsoft Viva Learning cards for the Viva Connections Dashboard
Viva Learning is an enterprise learning and training experience that acts as a one-step solution for all the learning needs of your organisation. Viva Connections offers a personalised platform where users can discover relevant news, conversations, and the tools they need to complete daily tasks.
Administrators will be able to integrate Viva Learning and Viva Connections experiences by using the Viva Learning card on the Viva Connections Dashboard. This feature will enable users to track their learning assignments directly. Meaning when users interact with the Viva Learning card, they’ll be able to complete learning courses within the flow of the work in Teams.
OneDrive
New ‘Activity’ Column in the OneDrive ‘My Files’ list view
Microsoft are introducing a new Activity column in the OneDrive My Files view. The goal of which is to help users stay up to date on the files that they are working on with others by surfacing relevant activity information. This new feature will will show file activity related to actions, such as, user comments, edits, share, and @mentions.
Microsoft 365
Windows 11 2022 Update now available
The Windows 11 2022 Update is now widely available for eligible Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. This is the first major update to Windows 11, offering important new features designed to keep your organisation safe in an ever-changing threat landscape without compromising the Windows experiences that help end users collaborate.
Microsoft Teams
Cameo in PowerPoint Live
Cameo is a new experience in PowerPoint that seamlessly integrates your Teams camera feed into your presentation. It lets you customise how and where you want to appear on your slides and offers layout recommendations for the best viewing experience. When it’s time to present, use PowerPoint Live in Teams for an immersive remote presentation.
Pre-assign channel members to breakout Rooms
Currently, only those invited to a meeting can be assigned to a breakout room. Now, as the meeting organiser you can preassign participants within channel meetings for members not explicitly invited to the meeting.
Transcription created automatically during recordings
You can now create meeting transcriptions automatically during meeting recordings. If IT admins enable transcriptions for the organisation and the meeting organiser sets the Record automatically meeting option to on for a meeting, transcription of the meeting will start when the meeting starts
We hope this new update was useful and you can utilise some of the above features to improve useability and employee experience. We regularly share tips on how to make the most out of your Microsoft 365 investment on LinkedIn and Twitter, you can follow us here or you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter to get these tips directly in your inbox.