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M365 Changelog: Create Videos on Office Mobile

MC305100 – Updated June 23, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, Microsoft has made the decision to make additional changes before it proceeds with the rollout. Microsoft will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience.  Office Mobile is a content hub which houses a...

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M365 Changelog: Office.com updates

MC295863 – Updated March 01, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thanks for your patience. Microsoft is updating the Office.com and Office app for Windows experiences. These updates make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, access your apps and templates in one place, take action quickly, and understand...

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Present a Local File From PowerPoint app to PowerPoint Live in Teams

MC586564 – Updated July 5, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The “Present in Teams” button in the PowerPoint app has been extended to the PowerPoint files that are not stored in Microsoft 365 Clouds. You can now use the “Present in Teams” button in the PowerPoint for...

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M365 Changelog: Removing the option to use ‘Office Presentation Service’ from the Windows version of PowerPoint

MC259921 – Microsoft will be retiring the feature ‘Office Presentation Service’ from the Windows version of PowerPoint (starting with build 16.0.14122.100000). They will be removing the ‘Office Presentation Service’ option/button from the “Present Online” menu under SlideShow ribbon in PowerPoint for Windows. Instead Microsoft recommends the utilization of “Present Live” in PowerPoint for the Web which...

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M365 Changelog: Allow Non-Admin User to Install Language Access Packs

MC276895 – This new group policy, AllowNonAdminUserInstallLAPs, setting controls whether users can install language accessory packs for Office even if they don’t have local administrator permissions on their devices. By default, Office users must have local administrator permissions on their devices to install language accessory packs. This policy will be applicable to the following products: Outlook Word...

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M365 Changelog: In Preview: Microsoft 365 now includes the core functionalities of Visio

MC280285 – In this feature update (preview), Microsoft is adding Visio in Microsoft 365 commercial plans for your tenant users at no additional cost. Visio in Microsoft 365 comes with a web app that offers core functionalities of Visio and allows users to create, edit, and share professional diagrams and integrates with a variety of Microsoft...

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M365 Changelog: Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents in Office Desktop is Generally Available

MC285023 – Co-authoring on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents encrypted with Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labels on Windows and Mac is now generally available. This feature is already available on Office on the web This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82112. When this will happen This is now generally available. How this will affect your...

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M365 Changelog: General availability: Microsoft 365 now includes the core functionalities of Visio

MC295017 – In this feature update, Microsoft is adding Visio in Microsoft 365 commercial plans for your users at no additional cost. Visio in Microsoft 365 comes with a web app that offers core functionalities of Visio and allows users to create, edit, and share professional diagrams and integrates with a variety of Microsoft solutions, including...

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M365 Changelog: Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents is in public preview on mobile devices

MC337330 – With hybrid work here to stay, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to facilitate seamless collaboration among workgroups and across organizations while keeping their data secure and compliant. At Microsoft, Microsoft has been working hard to introduce product innovations to help organizations achieve this. Today – Microsoft is excited to announce that co-authoring on...

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Updates to URL Protection Report

MC318994 – Updated May 24, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft is enhancing the URL protection report by including new click actions to the reporting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88880. When will this happen: Microsoft will begin rolling this out to standard release customers...

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) SharePoint: Create from the SharePoint app bar

MC350768 – Updated June 2, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, Microsoft has made the decision to make additional changes before it proceeds with the rollout. The create command in the app bar will be temporarily removed to address some stability issues with the Office document creation. Microsoft will add this experience back...

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Temporary Whiteboard collaboration for external and shared device accounts

MC337624 – Updated June 17, 2022: As previously stated, Microsoft Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business (ODB) is leveraging a new capability that allows temporary access for external and shared device accounts. This feature is now fully rolled out as of June 14, 2022.  Microsoft Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business (ODB) is leveraging a new capability...

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