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Schedules. When they're live, we get dates and times and can make plans. In this episode we discuss a mysterious "2020 Release Wave 2" message you have to look at closer, the Gallery view for Microsoft Lists and SharePoint. We also talk about the #MSIgnite schedule builder going live, and our recommendations for sessions and tips for attending this colossal virtual conference.    

- Feature update: Gallery view in Micros...

Welcome your attendees with your organization's logo in Microsoft Teams meeting lobby and pre-join screens. This small change confirms the organization the meeting is being hosted by. Available to meeting organizers using an Advanced Communication license.    

- Teams custom meeting images    

- Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings

- Change to the minimum iOS system requirements for Outlook for iOS and watchOS    

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Live transcription for Microsoft Teams meetings offers another level of engagement. Attendees can follow along with what is said and who said it, the live transcript during the meeting. The transcript is available immediately after the meeting.    

- Introducing additional message labels in Message center (private preview)    

- Introducing live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings    

- Forms coming to the Office Mobile App  ...

*Stay tuned to the end for a special interview with Elvira Makhmutova (LinkedIn), Program Manager at Microsoft, concerning the New Privacy Controls with the Microsoft Graph.*
Resource mentioned during interview: Customizing item insights privacy in Microsoft Graph (preview)

Use keyword searches in Microsoft Search – Bing, SharePoint, and Office.com and see Power BI results. See reports, dashboards, and workspaces for Power BI in the ...

The Lists app in Microsoft Teams will be how members work with lists, from the comfort of their own team. Access the new Microsoft Lists experience natively within your team, focusing in on the lists that facilitate team work and sharing information. Discuss list items and get them across the line. Daniel has more to say in this episode.     

- Multiple number dialing in Microsoft Teams     

- Microsoft Authenticator App Lock will be...

A preview of the new privacy controls for Microsoft Graph applies to item level insights. It will eventually replace the Delve app privacy controls.    

- New privacy controls with the Microsoft Graph    

- Override Anyone link expiration policy for individual OneDrive     

- SharePoint default page templates    

- Pin based verification process for support callers    

- 2020 wave 2 early access for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform avail...

Get greater visibility of how people are using Microsoft Teams within your organization. Updates to the usage reports will show how recent features are being used. Identify power users. Target user adoption efforts.     
     
- SharePoint lists and libraries - improved image columns     

- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel     

- Speaker attribution in Live Captions     

- SharePoint: Download SharePoint site...

On a group call and see another call coming in from someone else on the same project? Answer their call. You might find they can join your current call. Now, you'll be able to merge the calls effortlessly. No need to ask them to hang up so you can add them to the group call.    
    
- Outlook - new resource booking capabilities    

- WELCOME TO DYNAMICS 365 CUSTOMER VOICE    
- Microsoft Teams Call Merge    
- Update on Copy and Re...

Announced at Microsoft Build, the first stage of Microsoft Lists will start arriving in tenants late July. The Microsoft Lists home page will bring together recently visited and favorite lists, and you can create a new list from scratch.    

- SharePoint – Centralized management for hub visitor permissions    

- NewTek NDI for Teams    

- New file sharing experience in Teams    

- New question and answer capabilities coming to Yamm...

Announced at Microsoft Build, the first stage of Microsoft Lists will start arriving in tenants late July. The Microsoft Lists home page will bring together recently visited and favorite lists, and you can create a new list from scratch.    

- Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows    

- Cortana Briefing email    

- Introducing Microsoft Lists home (web)    

- Updates for Office Pro Plus    

- Required columns will now sync as read/write   ...

The new Yammer is shifting out of preview, with it's largest list of updates in a long time. Yammer has become a community platform, evident in it's change from Yammer groups to Yammer communities. The updates bring more community management features to encourage conversation.    

- Microsoft Teams gallery view - 49 participants    

- General availability of the new Yammer    

- Rename title column in SharePoint lists and libr...

Get your list of internal acronyms ready. Microsoft Search can make them easier to find and explain within your organization. Now we don't need to feel awkward when we ask "what does TLA mean?"    

- Acronym answers in Microsoft Search and SharePoint    

- 100GB File Size for OneDrive and SharePoint    

- SharePoint lists and libraries sticky column in Quick Edit    

- Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Pub...

Get your radio call-signs ready. Walkie Talkie is coming to Microsoft Teams on Android phones in public preview from mid July. We talk about some interesting use-cases and discuss the question of channel membership, which determines your inclusion in a walkie talkie conversation group.    

Also on the show:    

- Enable communication site experience on classic team sites    

- Outlook for Android launches Play My Emails    

- Fluent de...

See views, visits, top sites and top content, accumulated from members of a SharePoint hub site.    

Also on the show:    

- SharePoint default page templates    

- Seamlessly share personal lists in Microsoft To Do    

- Improving Bookmarks administration in Microsoft Search    

- SharePoint average time spent per user report    

- Actionable Messages Support in Outlook for Mac    

Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as th...

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When there's a lot going on in your organization and news posts are frequently being published, it's easy to miss. A new SharePoint news digest will automatically curate posts using Microsoft intelligence to help you catch up on news available to you.    

Also on the show:    

- Microsoft 365 Groups supports new methods to hi...

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Skype for Business users who use Teams in Islands mode can schedule meetings from Outlook with either Teams or Skype. With this new policy, you can specify that meetings scheduled from Outlook will take place on Teams only.    

Also on the show:    

- Teams meeting call and meeting chat size to increase to 350    

- Microsoft Stream c...

This has only been talked about since the acquisition of Skype. It looks like the world is finally ready for it. Make every meeting a Microsoft Teams meeting, by automatically adding Teams details to invites created in Outlook mobile and Outlook on the Web.    

Also on the show:    
- Migration Manager moves out of public preview    

- Outlook for iOS retires support for 27 languages    

- Third-party SSO for apps in Teams    

- Context...

When scheduling a meeting using the Teams app, you'll be able to invite Office 365 groups and distribution lists.    

Also on the show:    
- Cyber Security awareness kit for end user training    

- New update channel for tenants to receive updates to Microsoft 365 services    

- AutoClaim Policy for products containing Microsoft Teams    

- Cortana briefing email    

- Invite a group or distribution list to a Teams meeting    

- Team...

Who likes pop-out windows to multi-task? Can I ask you to raise your hand to show you agree? It opens up a few more possibilities for presenters and attendees alike. With more faces showing in the audience, this update-cluster is going to make an impact.    

Also on the show:
- New layout for SharePoint site footer    

- Microsoft 365 Records Management is now GA    

- Records Management: Proof of disposal for records    

- Teams meetin...