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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Improvements to @mentioning behavior on Viva Engage

MC534736 – Updated April 6, 2023: Microsoft has updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

Viva Engage will soon have an improved @mentioning behavior available. Users will be able to @mention someone just using their first name/last name. This change would be available on web, and on mobile.

Admins will also have the ability to turn off this feature through their admin portal.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 108071

When this will happen:

Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-April 2023, and will complete the rollout by late April.

How this will affect your organization:

Users will be able to @mention someone just using their first name/last name. This change would be available on web, and on mobile.

Admins will also have the ability to turn off this feature through their admin portal.

What you need to do to prepare:

Raising awareness that this feature is now available within Engage might be helpful for existing users. but outside of that, since this is a long asked for improvement on an existing feature, you will not need to do much to prepare.