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ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office 2024 [MC884011]

Starting in new Office 2024, the default configuration setting for ActiveX objects will change from Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions to Disable all controls without notification. This change applies to the Win32 desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Mike Rosoft 6 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement1

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Microsoft Outlook: Updated handling of PDFs with Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels for iOS and Android [MC883195]

When users in Microsoft Outlook for iOS or Android select a PDF file protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels, they will be prompted to open the file in the Microsoft 365 app.

Mike Rosoft 5 September 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through email [MC882252]

Before this rollout, users are only able to see old Outlook for Windows when they try to share a Word, Excel or PowerPoint fie. After this rollout, when users want to share a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file that is saved to their device (not stored in a cloud like Microsoft OneDrive), the user can right-click the file name in File Explorer, select Share, and select new Outlook for Windows to email the file.

Mike Rosoft 4 September 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

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Product transitions to the cloud.microsoft domain – August 2024 [MC878423]

A full list of product experiences already being delivered on this domain can be found here: Unified cloud.microsoft domain for Microsoft 365 apps - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn.

Mike Rosoft 30 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments

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Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane [MC877318]

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web.

Mike Rosoft 29 August 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel [MC874672]

If your Microsoft 365 Apps clients are configured to automatically update from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN), then no action is required.

Mike Rosoft 27 August 2024Feature update, Stay informedNo Comments

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Microsoft Outlook: Copy meeting attendee responses to clipboard [MC869929]

After this rollout: Users can go to Tracking in the meeting invitation to copy a list of meeting attendees and their response status (attending, declined, or no response).

Mike Rosoft 22 August 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

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New Microsoft Outlook: New Get diagnostics feature for users to submit logs to Microsoft Support during an interaction [MC869930]

Users will find the Get diagnostics feature in the Help tab of the Ribbon if you have enabled it.

Mike Rosoft 22 August 2024New feature, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments

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URLs for deployment configurations will be retired [MC867651]

f you use the deployment configuration service from the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center (config.office.com) to create deployment configurations for Microsoft 365 apps, get ready for a change.

Mike Rosoft 20 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

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Microsoft Word: Certain Dynamic Data Exchange features will be removed in April 2025 [MC863140]

You may be affected by this change if you currently depend on the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Security\AllowDDE registry key being set to a value other than 0. If you do not have that key set or if it is currently set to 0, this change will have no effect.

Mike Rosoft 15 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments