Episodes
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Switch on a Copilot meeting facilitator in and have it take notes with you, live. Get help with creating pages using templated Copilot prompts, page templates, and your own files. Daniel and Darrell both tried out the Teams Avatar creation process with photos. What other messages made the cut for the show this week?
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Facilitator in Teams Meetings and Chats
- SharePoint Page creation assistance from Microsoft Copilot
- Teams - Improved Microsoft Lists links in Teams chats and channels
- SharePoint - Enhanced functionality to manage SharePoint Embedded containers in SharePoint admin center
- Microsoft Teams: Creating an avatar from a photo will soon be GA
- Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention - Restrict Microsoft 365 Copilot using content with sensitivity labels (preview)
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Viva Engage as a Copilot source. Loop and M365 Groups - #358
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Use Question posts and their answers in Viva Engage as a Copilot source. Microsoft Loop will connect new workspaces to existing Microsoft 365 Groups. There were a lot of messages we cut from the list this week. Enjoy our picks.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces
- Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces
- Microsoft 365 Copilot can access Microsoft Viva Engage content
- Quick Actions with Copilot directly on OneNote canvas - Rewrite, Summarize, Todo
- Microsoft Teams - File Interactive Previews
- New Microsoft Outlook for Windows - Calendar notifications in the background
- Microsoft Teams - New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web)
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Shifty Copilot Agents. New Outlook on by default - #357
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
There were a few things that puzzled Daniel and Darrell this week. What are pinned Favorites in New Outlook? Why would New Outlook be turned on by default? What does 'erstwhile' mean and why is this word being used in a Message Center message? Watch this week's episode and find out.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Microsoft Teams - Easily insert hyperlinks in messages
- Microsoft 365 app - Auto release and check-in for Microsoft Places
- Toggle to new Outlook
- New Outlook - Pin the Favorites section
- New Outlook - People Hub improvements
- Viva Engage - Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails
- All installed agents can now be accessed via one location in Copilot
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Save and share Copilot prompts. Streamlined Teams chat and channels - #356
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Save your favorite prompts, whether they are suggested, or you created them, into Copilot Labs library. Share them with your teammates using M365 Copilot at work. Daniel and Darrell also mention the new Teams chats and channels combined experience and decide the topic needs its own special episode.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- M365 Copilot - Save prompts in Business Chat (BizChat) and Microsoft Copilot Lab
- M365 Copilot - Share a Business Chat (BizChat) prompt with a co-worker
- Viva Engage - Top questions in your communities
- (Updated) Microsoft Teams - The new streamlined Chat and Channels experience
- Viva Engage - New features for Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption community
- Retirement of the SharePoint SendEmail API
- Microsoft Loop - Sensitivity labels at the container level
Special episode on the new Chats and Channels experience in Teams. https://youtu.be/fhfrvhVhhAY
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Copilot agents in SharePoint. Name pronunciation on profile cards - #355
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Ground your Copilot conversation using an agent targeted to a SharePoint document library. It will be easier to make sure the library's files are a reliable and secure source of information for Copilot. While you are at it, take the time to record pronunciation of your name on your profile card, so team members know how to say your name. What else did this week bring to the 365 Message Center?
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- New Outlook - Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses
- Copilot inference and evaluation
- Copilot agents in SharePoint rolling to Targeted Release
- Teams and Outlook - Name pronunciation on the profile card
- Teams - Users can take control during screensharing on the web
- Microsoft Viva Engage: Community settings for Community Resources and Files tab
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Approvals in any library. Summarisations on any page in Edge - #354
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Page summarisation returns to Microsoft Copilot in Edge after getting a few security issues sorted. Approvals will be able to be added to any document library and managed by the Approvals app in Teams. Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot are now Generally Available. Another action-packed episode, gearing up for announcements at Microsoft Ignite.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Manage web searches in Copilot separately from optional connected experiences with new policy
- Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat
- General Availability of Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Microsoft Copilot in Edge will support page summarization and user prompt suggestions
- Add approvals to any document library in SharePoint
- Teams new policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now)
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Oct 14, 2024
New Teams Calendar. SharePoint Design Ideas - #353
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Scheduling meetings is becoming a more consistent experience across Teams and New Outlook. The new Teams Calendar will inherit Outlook on the Web capabilities. And SharePoint Design Ideas is available now, beginning with text, banner and image web parts in sections. What else does this week bring?
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Preview new Graph connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot
- New Outlook for Windows: Auto-reading emails with Microsoft Windows Narrator
- Microsoft 365 Feed feature will retire starting November 1 2024
- Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can turn off copying of captions, transcript and recap
- Syntex optical character recognition (OCR) will support PDF files with images
- Microsoft Teams New calendar experience
- SharePoint Design Ideas is now available
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Finding your place soon with Microsoft Places - #352
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Microsoft Places will be Generally Available soon. In this episode we talk about it being available as a core experience across most M365 / O365 subscriptions. There's also a couple of updates to New Outlook to edge closer to the Classic Outlook experience. We say goodbye to Delve and hello to a couple of new cloud.microsoft domains.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Power Automate – Create a flow on a file in Teams feature
- Outlook - Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation in new Outlook for Windows and web
- Delve retires December 16, 2024
- Microsoft Places will be generally available in Q4 CY24
- New Outlook for web and Windows -Organize and reorder folders
- Microsoft Word - Researcher feature will retire starting late December 2024
- Product transitions to the cloud.microsoft domain – September 2024
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Which office are you working in today? Add it to Teams presence - #351
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Let your teammates know you are working in the office and which building you're in. Drag one of their emails onto your calendar to schedule a meeting to catch up in-person. If you have followed any topics of interest on Engage, check your notifications for updates.
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Teams - Add location to your presence signal
- Outlook - Drag emails into the Calendar icon in the app bar to create an event
- Teams - New features to improve user app adoption
- Engage - Subscribe to notifications for followed topics
- Microsoft OneNote for Windows 10 retires October 14, 2025 (switch your users)
- Teams - Menu bar icon for Mac devices
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Copilot, Copilot, Copilot - #350
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Collaborate with team members on Copilot content. Compose messages in Outlook with a larger Copilot prompt editor and more suggested prompts. But what's this? Something Copiloty is being removed from Windows?
Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why. 👉 Subscribe to the YouTube channel to be notified or plan to join us. youtube.com/365MCS
Darrell and Daniel cover:
- Create new Engage content with the new centralized "Create new" button
- Copilot pages available and enabled in your tenant
- SharePoint and Teams - Update on new Microsoft Lists rollout
- Teams users will exclusively control their voice and face data exports
- Changes coming to the Copilot experience for Windows
- New Microsoft Copilot Compose experience in Outlook
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn
Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor