M365 Changelog: Modern Commenting Experience Coming to Whiteboard

MC477852 – With comments you can share your thoughts, celebrate with your teammates, or just have a conversation in Microsoft Whiteboard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 98083

When this will happen:

Rollout will begin in late January and is expected to be complete by late February.

How this will affect your organization:

Your users would have the following experiences:

• The ability to add comments on a whiteboard to aid in discussion with board participants. 
• This will include a comments pane to see all comments on a given whiteboard.

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Note: The commenting experience initially will not be supported for the Android and IOS apps. Microsoft eventually plans to bring this experience to mobile as well. 

What you need to do to prepare:

There is no action required at this time. Continue checking the Microsoft Whiteboard Blog and support pages on details about upcoming features and how best to use them.

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