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Message ID: MC927963
You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates you may be using new Microsoft Outlook for Windows in your organization.
Coming soon for new Outlook for Windows: an updated People Hub with a modern contact management experience that will retrieve and display high-quality, complete, coherent, and up-to-date information about the people that matter the most to you.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413114.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by end of January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before this rollout: The People Hub can contain multiple entries for the same contact and organizational profile information may not be included.
After this rollout: The People Hub will contain a unified view of a person with profile enriched contacts and auto-hidden duplicates. To access the People Hub, select the People icon from the left side of the new Outlook for Windows.
As part of the new contact management experience, your contacts will automatically be enriched with profile information from your organization’s directory and other sources. We have updated the profile card with a new Manage sources feature where a user can manage links to the contact sources:
After a user selects Manage sources, the user can manually Unlink contact sources, Edit contact sources that are not from their organization, and manage sources.
Also, to improve the contact management experience, contacts that are exact duplicates will be automatically hidden.
These changes will be on by default.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
After the feature is rolled out, please ensure that you are using new Outlook for Windows to get access to the updated People Hub.
Learn more: Add, find, edit, or delete a contact in Outlook – Microsoft Support (will be updated when rollout begins)
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Source: Microsoft
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The upcoming updates to the Microsoft Outlook People Hub are sure to be a game changer for both admins and users alike! Picture this: instead of sifting through a chaotic sea of duplicates and outdated information, you’ll have a beautifully organized, streamlined view of your contacts. It’s like Marie Kondo came in and tidied up your address book!
For admins, the best part is that you won’t need to lift a finger. The rollout will happen automatically, so you can sit back, relax, and maybe even enjoy a coffee (or two) while the magic unfolds. Just a friendly reminder to keep your users in the loop about these changes—after all, who doesn’t love a good heads-up?
Now, for the users, say goodbye to the frustration of hunting down that one elusive contact who seems to have more duplicates than a rabbit convention! The new People Hub will automatically enrich your contacts with up-to-date profile information from your organization’s directory and other sources. Plus, those pesky duplicates will be auto-hidden, so you can focus on what really matters—connecting with people instead of battling with your contact list.
Overall, the impact of these changes is bound to be significant. With a unified view of your contacts, collaboration will be smoother, and communication will be more effective than ever. So, let’s embrace this update with open arms and maybe a little dance party in our chairs!
What are your thoughts on these upcoming changes? Do you think they’ll make your life easier or are you still clinging to your old ways? Share your thoughts below—we’d love to hear from you!