Stay ahead of the competition with this week's Microsoft 365 updates.

Yet another huge week it has been for #Microsoft365. To stay ahead of the competition and get that advantage you need to be updated on what is new and what is rolling out right now.

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.

Here is an insight into todays hand-picked value bombs straight from my mind to your that I think you should know about:

• Easily access meeting content across Loop, Outlook and Teams from #OneNote
• Distribute your message to meet people where they are with #VivaAmplify
• #onedrive colored folders
• #SharePoint is getting an updated site creation experience.
• Viva Connections news notifications is rolling out right now.

?? What is new this week?

OneNote: Insert meeting details from across M635

Easily access meeting content across Loop, Outlook, and Teams directly in your OneNote canvas

Preview Available:?August 2023?Rollout Start:?February 2024

Outlook: Apps for Teams meetings available in Classic Outlook for Windows

Now, you can configure or add an app for Teams meetings while scheduling a meeting from Outlook. This app will be ready to use when you chat or join the meeting in Teams.

Preview Available:?July 2023?Rollout Start:?September 2023

?? Microsoft Viva: Amplify Author Publications & Distribute to Multiple Destinations

Viva Amplify enables you to author a publication once, and then choose different destinations such as Outlook, SharePoint and Teams to make it available. Viva Amplify will automatically format your content for different destinations and you can choose to customize the content or layout.

Rollout Start:?September 2023

?? Microsoft Viva: Amplify Reporting & Analytics

Measure how effective your campaign and its associated publications are with reports. View aggregate results across campaigns, specific publications, or audiences. Understand reach, impact and interactions.

Rollout Start:?September 2023

? OneDrive: Colored Folders

You’ve asked for ways to personalize and customize your OneDrive and Microsoft are delivering. Soon you’ll have the option to create colored folders or change the color of existing folders on OneDrive for Web. Colored folders give you at-a-glance signals to help you locate your content while adding a touch of personality to your OneDrive.

Rollout Start:?August 2023

Outlook: New Outlook for Windows and web - Find Related Search (Sender & Conversation)

Find related search allows users to search for similar emails based on one selected from the message list. Right clicking an email and selecting "Find related" offers users the chance to search for “Messages in this conversation” and “Messages from sender”.

Rollout Start:?August 2023

SharePoint: Updated site creation experience

With this update, you will choose a site template based on your scenario to get started creating your site. When choosing a template you can see its capabilities, and even see a preview. This change will help site owners through the process by simplifying and providing additional guidance while creating the site.

Rollout Start:?July 2023

Outlook: Refiners in Outlook Web

Users will now be able to click on refiners after they complete a search, to filter down their results. These refiners will show up after each search.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

? Rolling out right now

Microsoft Viva: Connections News Notifications

Mobile users of Viva Connections will receive a push notification from Teams when SharePoint news is published from sites they follow or visit frequently. They'll also receive notification if they are @ mentioned in a comment on a news post, or if someone likes or comments on news they have published. These notifications will honor Teams notification settings including fully disabling them and quiet hours.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Microsoft Teams: Collaborative notes

Collaborative notes allow meeting attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items. Since Collaborative notes are a Loop component, it is always in sync regardless of how many places they live in. Assigned Tasks in Collaborative notes automatically sync with ToDo & Planner.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Here is a video that I released last week about this feature.

Microsoft Viva: Mobile Dashboard personalization

Now you can customize your Viva Connection Dashboard by adding, removing or reordering your dashboard cards.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

Microsoft Teams: Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings

The dynamic background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to their preferences.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

OneDrive: Configure Sync Setting to excluded specific files

This feature will allow you to configure OneDrive Sync Setting to exclude selected files and selected file types from syncing to OneDrive. When available the configuration settings will be located in the OneDrive admin center.

Rollout Start:?June 2023

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