What's New in Microsoft 365 - October 2024

Microsoft Outlook: Sharing Word, Excel and PowerPoint Local Files Through Email

Outlook for Windows will soon allow users to easily share locally stored Word, Excel and PowerPoint files via email. Users can simply right-click a file, select "Share" and choose Outlook to email the file, even if it's not stored in OneDrive.

Microsoft Teams: View Attachments to Invitations Created in Microsoft Outlook

Previously, users were unable to view and download meeting invitation attachments in Teams if the invitation was created in Outlook. Now, meeting invitees in Teams for Desktop and Mac will be able to view and download attachments from invitations created in both Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Web.

Microsoft Teams: New Unified View of All Your Teams and Channels 

Microsoft Teams has introduced a new unified view to enhance how users manage and navigate their teams and channels. Users can now access all their teams on a single "Your Teams" page and efficiently manage channels through the updated "Manage Team > Channels" page. This streamlined experience allows team members to filter, search and organize channels from one location, simplifying collaboration. 

Microsoft Teams: Channel Cards

Microsoft Teams has introduced Channel Cards, giving users an instant overview of channel information. By hovering over a channel name, users can view key information such as recent activity, team name and members as well as access quick actions for managing notification settings, owner channel management and the channel roster.

Coming Soon to Microsoft 365

The Feed Feature in Microsoft 365 Apps will Retire November 1

The Feed feature in Microsoft 365 apps will be retired starting November 1. Launched in 2022 to help users discover the latest content and team activities, Feed's essential features have gradually been integrated into the more accessible Recommended Files section on the Home page of the Microsoft 365 app. Users are encouraged to transition to the Recommended section, which will replace Feed and remain a focus for ongoing development. 

Microsoft Outlook: Drag Emails to Calendar to Create Events (November 2024)

Outlook will allow users to create events by dragging emails directly into the Calendar icon on the left app bar. This convenient feature simplifies scheduling by turning emails into calendar events with a quick drag-and-drop action.

Microsoft Planner for the Web: A Unified Task Management Solution (January 2025)

The new Microsoft Planner for the web brings together features from Microsoft To Do, Planner, Project and Copilot to offer a comprehensive task management solution. This update aligns Planner on the web with the version in Teams, allowing users to switch between platforms seamlessly. The following features will not be available at launch but will be available by early 2025:

• Open plans associated with a Loop task list 
• Board view in the Assigned to me view 
• Add Assigned to me tasks or a plan to an external calendar with an iCalendar link.  
  Note: Existing iCalendar links will continue to work. New iCalendar link creation is not supported, and existing iCalendar links cannot be disabled while this feature is not available. 
• Undoing the deletion of a task 

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