M365 Changelog: (Updated) Loop components in Outlook Mail Preview

MC360766 – Updated October 21, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can edit it inline—and see changes instantly. That means you can collaborate right inside an email message. To give it a try, compose a new email or reply to an existing one and insert a Loop component via the toolbar or copy and paste components between email and Teams chats. 

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When this will happen:

Microsoft will begin rolling out to Outlook on the web Targeted release in early August (previously late May) and expect it to be completed by late August (previously late June). – Complete

Microsoft will begin rolling out to Outlook Windows desktop Current Channel (Preview) in early August (previously late May) and expect it to be completed by late September (previously late August). – Complete 

General availability of Loop components for Outlook on the Web and Windows desktop is expected to begin in December (previously November) and complete by early February (previously late January)

How this will affect your organization:

Users will be alerted of the new feature via a teaching callout and start using loop components to collaborate. No other Outlook features will be affected. 

Users can compose a new email or reply to an existing one and insert a loop component via the toolbar or copy and paste components between email and team chats.

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What you need to do to prepare:

Loop components are enabled by default to organizations. Loop components do not currently support eDiscovery workflows. If your organization leverages eDiscovery workflows, evaluate the risks. To disable this feature for your organization, follow the instruction outlined in this article: Manage Loop components in SharePoint

To learn more about loop components and how your organization could better leverage them. Consider reading: First things to know about Loop components
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