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SharePoint Brand Center and Custom fonts | Ep 329
Get ready for the new Brand Center and helpful tools to standardize your SharePoint sites and content you create in Microsoft 365. The Brand Center will begin rolling out capabilities, starting with custom font packages that match your internal brands. As with all new things in M365, the first release is limited in capability. But…
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Did we just get M365 Copilot without knowing it? | Ep 326
A strangely targeted message this week told us about a new Copilot in Teams feature coming to Teams mobile. See citations in a Copilot-powered meeting recap, from mobile! Trouble is, Daniel and I don’t have M365 Copilot. Stick around till the end to learn more. This week on the 365 Message Center Show Daniel…
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Loop, Teams, OneDrive, Viva Engage and Connections | Ep 325
This special episode was recorded with Daniel and Darrell together at the Microsoft MVP Summit, at Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Guest Sharing is finally coming to Microsoft Loop. Teams improves attaching files to posts and OneDrive for the web provides templates to start your office files. This week on the 365 Message Center Show…
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Custom SharePoint news email templates | 319
We felt this headline was worth jazz-hands. (In truth, I forgot to edit and remove it from the beginning). Set up the email page templates for your SharePoint news that suits your needs. Set a default and show them first to SharePoint news authors. We also cover OneDrive inside Outlook, and duplication of townhall and…
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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…
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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…
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SharePoint News in Outlook and Viva Engage Campaigns | Ep 301
Two new communications tools arrived in Microsoft 365. SharePoint news in Outlook publishes your news as attractive emails, showing the full page content. In Viva Engage, Campaigns connect communications and activities with hashtags, landing pages, and measurable goals and promote visual sponsorship by leaders. This week’s episode is longer, but that’s because it’s full of…
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Python in Excel, Teams Premium Trial, Workflows replacing Connectors | Ep 300
It’s our 300th episode. To celebrate we are wearing cake, talking Python in Excel and giving all of your users a free 60 day trial of Teams Premium. OK, the trial is included in Microsoft 365 and we didn’t organize it. But it was nicely timed. This week on the 365 Message Center Show…
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Announcements in Viva Connections | Ep 297
Send short announcement messages to target audiences through the Viva Connections app. This has potential to replace the Company Communicator app in Microsoft Teams. Recent Planner plans and To Do lists will appear in your recent files on Microsoft 365 home page. SharePoint pages are now easier to share using the new Share button. …
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Improved Microsoft Teams channel invites | Ep 296
The new Teams channel invites will restore faith and interest in using channel meetings. Meeting organizers have more control as to whether team members will receive an emailed invite. SharePoint web parts receive a visual refresh. Loop components will open using loop.microsoft.com and within the Loop app if your organization is using it. This…