15-December-2024 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.
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The blogs of this day are:
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
Microsoft Viva Connections: Power Apps cardCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC956696Status:stayInformed | The Power Apps card for Viva Connections allows you to bring your power cards and applications onto the Viva Connections dashboard for quick access.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464999. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, DoD): We began rolling out in early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] The Tenant admins can use this feature as needed. This feature will allow them to bring their power cards and applications onto the Viva Connections dashboard by using the link of the entity. Learn more here: Add the Power Apps card [What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
Microsoft Teams: Forward messages with app cardsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC956699Status:planForChange | We are introducing the ability to forward app cards. With the addition of app card forwarding, users now have a new way to share app cards across chats. To forward a message containing an app card, simply navigate to the More Actions menu of any message containing an app card and select forward. From here, the forward message dialog will populate, which provides users with a preview of the message being forwarded, including the app card. Please note: Forwarding of bot cards is excluded from this release.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469506. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] Users will now have less restrictions when forwarding content. Previously, users were unable to forward messages that contained app cards. With this improvement, this restriction does not exist. [What you need to do to prepare:] Users must have the latest Microsoft Teams build to receive these updates. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
Microsoft Forms: Data sync support in Microsoft Excel desktopCategory:Microsoft FormsNummer:MC956700Status:stayInformed | A Microsoft Forms feature allows users to get up-to-date responses data in Microsoft Excel desktop. Users can also create a new form from Excel desktop with a data sync connection to the Excel workbook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 466743. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We began out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] Users can choose an open form’s result data in Excel desktop from Forms and get up-to-date data. If a user doesn’t yet have the version of the Excel desktop app that has this feature, the user can still check the synced data in Excel for the web. Users can create a new form from the Excel desktop app. This new feature is available by default. [What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |