A weekly review of the Microsoft 365 Message Center, with Daniel Glenn, Darrell Webster, and special guests. 365MCS.com #365MCS
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Episodes
Oct 31, 2022
Oct 31, 2022
36 min
Sign language interpreter video will be prioritized in Teams meetings, making them more visible and using higher quality video. PowerPoint Live in Teams will allow users to magnify slides in their personal experience of a meeting. Microsoft Viva admin becomes more organized but hasn't yet got its own admin center. More on this week's episode:
In this week's show:
- Changes to navigation in Outlook for Android
- Outlook for Windows: Cloud Signatures Coming Soon
- Sign Language View
- PowerPoint Live in Teams: Magnify Slide
- New Viva admin experience in M365 Admin Center
- Announcing the New Look of Office for the Web
- Stories available for public preview in Yammer and Microsoft Viva Engage beginning early November
- New home experience for Viva Connections desktop
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Oct 24, 2022
Oct 24, 2022
33 min
Daniel and Darrell take a look at the Message Center after all the Microsoft 365 announcements at Ignite. Microsoft Teams Premium was announced and is set to shift some existing features into the new Premium plan. Microsoft Office is becoming Microsoft 365, the mobile app AND the collection of Online apps will be accessed from microsoft365.com.
In this week's show:
It's the week of Microsoft Ignite and we're expecting plenty of announcements. Daniel and Darrell share their thoughts on this and more:
- Announcing General Availability for Storyline for Microsoft Viva Engage and Yammer
- Announcing Microsoft Teams Premium
- Outlook: Reactions to Email Messages
- Viva Insights will stop processing Windows 10 or 11 Activity history
- Update to sharing e-mails
- Announcing Payments in Microsoft Teams
- Exchange: Message Recall Option to Disable the Recalling of Read Messages
- The Office app is becoming the Microsoft 365 app
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
33 min
Daniel and Darrell take a look at the Message Center after all the Microsoft 365 announcements at Ignite. Microsoft Teams Premium was announced and is set to shift some existing features into the new Premium plan. Microsoft Office is becoming Microsoft 365, the mobile app AND the collection of Online apps will be accessed from microsoft365.com.
In this week's show:
It's the week of Microsoft Ignite and we're expecting plenty of announcements. Daniel and Darrell share their thoughts on this and more:
- Announcing General Availability for Storyline for Microsoft Viva Engage and Yammer
- Announcing Microsoft Teams Premium
- Outlook: Reactions to Email Messages
- Viva Insights will stop processing Windows 10 or 11 Activity history
- Update to sharing e-mails
- Announcing Payments in Microsoft Teams
- Exchange: Message Recall Option to Disable the Recalling of Read Messages
- The Office app is becoming the Microsoft 365 app
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Follow us! Twitter - Facebook - LinkedIn
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Oct 10, 2022
Oct 10, 2022
27 min
Daniel gives us the heads up that MFA will be switched on for everyone. Everyone? Not in Darrell's tenant. So, is it just the US? Is it coming to other parts of the world, and why is there only 12 days' notice to prepare people?
In this week's show:
- Protect your organization with Azure AD security defaults
- Insert Online Videos for Microsoft Whiteboard
- Insert Links/URL support for Microsoft Whiteboard
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Oct 3, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
26 min
Pop-out's are the latest trend in multi-tasking productivity for Teams. Now you can schedule a meeting in Teams, pop out the scheduling window, and read other Teams content to help you create the invite.
In this week's show:
- Microsoft Stream: Upload and Manage Files in the Stream Web App
- FindTime add-in is moving to a native feature called Scheduling Poll
- Microsoft Teams: Teams Calendar Now Includes Scheduling Form Pop-Outs
- Consolidating OneNote apps on Windows
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022
34 min
Live Office applications in Microsoft Teams meetings are the next level for shared experiences and collaboration. Excel Live keeps everyone on the same sheet as you meet and discuss your data. Daniel and Darrell talk about what Excel Live brings to the meeting stage in this episode.
In this week's show:
- Meeting Category Trends and Details in the Viva Insights App in Teams and Meeting Category Insights Card in Digest Email
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning cards are available for the Viva Connections Dashboard
- Stream migration tool public preview and general availability
- Collaborate in Teams meetings with Excel Live
- Highlights from the Microsoft Viva digital event on Sept 22.
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Sep 19, 2022
Sep 19, 2022
31 min
Start a plan with your team to improve your meetings and survey the occasional meeting to determine their effectiveness. There's more to this new capability than you would think. Hear Daniel and Darrell deep dive into this update and more this week.
In this week's show:
- Meeting effectiveness surveys and plans coming in the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams
- Quality Score Columns in Manage Topics
- Major Update to Stream Mobile App
- Quick Access Teams and SharePoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage
A call-back this week:
- (Updated) Loop components in Outlook Mail Preview
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
30 min
Soon you will be able to leave video messages for teammates in Teams Chat. Record a video up to a minute long to send more than a voicemail. It's a vidmail.
In this week's show:
- Microsoft 365 admin center: New format for service health notification emails
- Automatically view up to 49 videos (7x7) in Teams meeting
- Video Clips in Teams Chat
- Schedule Send for Teams Chat
- New features available in Microsoft Whiteboard
- Expanded reactions in Teams
- SharePoint: Medium People Card Now Available as Part of the People Web Part
- Add, update, or delete images in Microsoft Lists via Power Apps
- Announcing Public Preview of Storyline for Yammer and Microsoft Viva Engage
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022
27 min
Productivity Score has become Adoption Score in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Measuring adoption of M365 services, this name change is more fitting for the Admin Center feature. Does it offer anything new and more than a name change? Watch the episode to find out.
In this week's show:
- Live Translated Captions in Meetings and Calls
- Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Introducing Adoption Score
- Upcoming changes as we prepare for transition from Stream (classic) to Stream (on SharePoint)
- Microsoft Viva: Recurring Time Booking for Breaks, Learning, and Message Catch Up in Viva Insights
- Custom Download Location for Files in Teams
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
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Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor
Aug 22, 2022
Aug 22, 2022
33 min
Oct 1 is fast approaching. Microsoft's Greg Taylor joins us to emphasize the importance of making changes to prepare for deprecation of Basic Auth in Exchange Online.
In this week's show:
- Convert Word/Pdf form or quiz to Microsoft Forms
- Microsoft Teams Meeting Auto-Transcription
- Improvements to SharePoint pages authoring – New and updated web parts
- Updates coming to Daily Briefing Emails
- Announcement of automatic deletion of inactive Microsoft Dataverse for Teams environments
SharePoint: Configure Navigation Links to Open in a New Tab
Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.
Follow us! Twitter - Facebook - LinkedIn
Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:
Daniel - https://DanielGlenn.com/YT
Darrell - https://www.youtube.com/modernworkmentor