Microsoft Lists UX update, Compact Chat Lists in Microsoft Teams + more

Can last week be beaten?

Probably the biggest week in recent memory for #Microsoft365 last week.

This week there was still some ??amazing things hitting the roadmap for the first time that I think you need to know about.

As always, I have been through the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Message Center to bring you some knowledge about what is coming, what you can take advantage moving forward.

So, here we go, this weeks hand-picked value bombs ?? straight from my mind to your that I think you should know about.

?? New this week

Microsoft Stream: Playlists in the SharePoint List webpart

This feature will allow you to display playlists on #SharePoint pages using the List webpart. The playlist will display video titles and thumbnails, and people with access to files in the playlist can click on the thumbnails to view the videos.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

SharePoint: Microsoft Lists - User experience (UX) update

This update improves overall performance of #MicrosoftLists and introduces new features, like the ability to add ratings to any list, drag and/or paste images directly into a list, see who collaborating with you - and where - in real-time, switch views by clicking tabs, and more.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Outlook: Availability of Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To Do will be the default task manager app for #Outlook on the web. If you were using the tasks module in Outlook on the web, when this change happens you will see #MicrosoftToDo as your new task manager. This change gives users more features and tasks that sync across Microsoft 365.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Microsoft Teams: Compact chat list

A new chat density setting will enable users to condense their chat list and have more chats visible on the screen. This setting does so by hiding message previews.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Microsoft Stream: Organize & share video and audio files with a playlist template from Microsoft Lists

This feature will allow users to organize their video and audio files into a playlist for easy organization, sharing and playback. Users can add any video and audio files to a playlist that they have edit access to. People with access to the playlist and to the files in the playlist can view the videos in order or skip back and forth between items in the playlist.

Rollout Start:?May 2023

Microsoft Teams: work hours and location

Set your work location for the day so your team can learn about your availability for in-office and remote collaboration. Click on a user's avatar or profile photo anywhere in #MicrosoftTeams and get an overview of their online status, the next available calendar slot in Outlook, work hours, local time, and work location (remote or office).

Rollout Start:?May 2023

?? Currently Rolling Out

Microsoft Teams: Create offline meetings in Teams

Create a meeting in Teams and turn off the online toggle when setting up calendar events for personal appointments, lunch break slots and more. These offline events will not have chat thread or other Teams online meeting artifacts.

Microsoft Teams: Approvals - Sequential Approvers Support

Requestors will now be able to toggle on sequential approvals to designate the approval order of the request.

Microsoft Teams: New Files App in Teams

One place for all your content across chats, channels, meetings and Microsoft 365 - manage, organize & locate the content you need quickly and easily. In addition, way finding is now more consistent and familiar to users.

Here is a video that I did on this new files experience.

Outlook: Integration with other Microsoft 365 apps

We are adding a way for users to quickly access To Do, Org Explorer, Yammer Communities, and Bookings directly inside Outlook. You can also customize this experience by pinning preferred Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps.

?? From the Message Center

OneDrive: Sharing Experiences - Refreshed Manage Access

Microsoft are completely revamping the Manage Access experience to be more people-centric and more usable. You can now view the extensive list of all the people who have gained access to your files, search for an individual or a group and manage their access with even more control. You can also drill down into the group or link information for more details.

Targeted Release:?Rolling out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout by early June.

Standard Release:?Rolling out in early June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

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