Tag: Microsoft 365

  • Archive Teams channels | Ep 314

    Archive Teams channels | Ep 314

    Tidy up those busy teams that have lots of channels no longer in use. This is one step better than simply hiding them or expecting team members to hide channels in their own personal Teams and channels list.  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel and Darrell cover: – Microsoft Teams: Archive…

  • Share Whiteboards with guests. Campaigns in Engage | Ep 313

    Share Whiteboards with guests. Campaigns in Engage | Ep 313

    Using specific people links, share a Microsoft Whiteboard after a meeting and continue the collaboration. Use Community Campaigns to bring communication together using a hashtag and its own landing page. Also in this episode, Daniel asks Microsoft for more pictures on their messages and Darrell draws one on his whiteboard to meet the need for…

  • Teams Chat embedded in Outlook | Ep 312

    Teams Chat embedded in Outlook | Ep 312

    Start a new chat with people from your organisation, without leaving Outlook. This will be useful when catching up on email and then starting a Chat conversation with the sender of the email. A slower week for messages. But still worth taking a look at the small changes announcement in the MC this week. …

  • Copilot is coming to Windows 10 | Ep 311

    Copilot is coming to Windows 10 | Ep 311

    Microsoft is extending the reach of Copilot experiences to the Windows 10 desktop. There are still tens of thousands of computers running Windows 10. Microsoft Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat) will be available as a chat / search experience. Surely this will include the new switch to turn on Copilot to use with your…

  • Microsoft Stream interactive features | Ep 310

    Microsoft Stream interactive features | Ep 310

    Raise engagement in your Microsoft Stream videos using surveys, polls and quizzes. Add a hyperlink and text to direct to supporting resources and related links. This opens up a number of possibilities for webinar recordings, communications, awareness, and training videos.  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel and Darrell cover: – Microsoft…

  • Copilot Availability, New Teams meeting gallery, Collab notes in Stream | Ep 309

    Copilot Availability, New Teams meeting gallery, Collab notes in Stream | Ep 309

    We discuss two hot topics this week that didn’t feature in the Message Center – Availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the unannounced renaming of home pages in SharePoint templates. Microsoft 365 live is full of surprises.  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel and Darrell cover: – Microsoft 365 Copilot General…

  • Forward your Microsoft Teams chats | Ep 308

    Forward your Microsoft Teams chats | Ep 308

    Forward your chats to other chats, meetings and channel conversations. Just like you can forward email, you will be able to share a message with someone outside of the original chat. But this new power comes with responsibilities. Daniel and Darrell discuss this and more.  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel…

  • Refreshed Viva Connections home, People Search dashboard card | 307

    Refreshed Viva Connections home, People Search dashboard card | 307

    The Viva Connections landing page is starting to look more like a ready-to-go intranet home page. News in a carousel. Announcements as banner along the top. Dashboard. But there are significant changes to how Resources work. Watch to learn more.  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel and Darrell cover: – Viva…

  • Microsoft Designer will make Teams announcements pop | Episode 306

    Microsoft Designer will make Teams announcements pop | Episode 306

    New Teams still has a few features to catch up on compared with Classic Teams. Announcement backgrounds will be back soon with a zingy twist. We will be able to use Microsoft Designer to create them and customize further. This might be the first integration we’ve seen between Designer and another Microsoft 365 app. …

  • Will you switch to New Teams and other 365 messages | Episode 305

    Will you switch to New Teams and other 365 messages | Episode 305

    New Teams is now Generally Available, including most of the features on the list to be at parity with Classic Teams. What do Daniel and Darrell think about it? What will your organization do?  This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel and Darrell cover: – Announcing the general availability of the new…