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Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Pulse tenant admin dashboard for users with Pulse admin access [MC907535]

Human Resources and IT departments need a way to track user telemetry and usage to ensure that Microsoft Viva Pulse is being used effectively and has a strong return on investment. They also want to identify any issues related to user adoption that hinder the rollout of Pulse in an organization.

Mike Rosoft 10 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Mesh app on Meta Quest headsets supports hand interactions [MC907538]

Microsoft Mesh app users on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets will be able to use their hands to use the app, move around in event environments, and interact with objects. Motion controllers will continue to be supported, and users can switch between using controllers or their hands while using the app.

Mike Rosoft 10 October 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

OneDrive for Business SharePoint Online

Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer [MC906496]

Administrators can now use the Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell to disable the user presence feature in the Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint file viewer on a per-site collection basis.

Mike Rosoft 8 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft Outlook: Automatically display automapped calendars [MC906502]

Coming soon: Users will be able to automatically see their automapped calendars when toggling from classic Microsoft Outlook to new Outlook for Windows. This message applies to classic Outlook for Windows desktop and new Outlook for Windows desktop.

Mike Rosoft 8 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Power Automate

Power Automate – Include cloud connectors to desktop flows through the Assets library [MC906473]

We are announcing the inclusion of cloud connectors in desktop flows through the Assets library for Power Automate for desktop. Several dozen cloud connectors will become available in preview during October, with more being released in November as generally available. Direct integration of Power Platform connectors into desktop actions will streamline the flow creation process, reduce logical loops, enhance efficiency and provide direct integration with third party applications.

Mike Rosoft 7 October 2024New feature, Stay informed1

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Teams Assignments Learning Tools Integration (LTI) [MC905759]

The Microsoft Teams Assignments Learning Tools Integration (LTI) app brings Learning Accelerators, Flip camera, Microsoft Forms, Whiteboard, OneNote Pages, MakeCode, and all of the new generative AI features of Teams Assignments to your LTI v1.3 Advantage compliant Learning Management System (LMS).

Mike Rosoft 6 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

SharePoint Online

Microsoft SharePoint: Customize your individual sites and experiences with fonts and themes [MC905757]

Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: Site owners will be able to create font packages and themes for their sites and experiences by combining the branding assets that the organization provides or by creating their own.

Mike Rosoft 6 October 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Power Platform

Power Platform – Prevent data exfiltration by securing app access feature – public preview [MC905275]

This feature will allow admins and makers to protect against data exfiltration by controlling what apps can be run in your Dataverse environment. This feature will help to prevent malicious users from creating or using unapproved apps to export sensitive data from your environment.

Mike Rosoft 5 October 2024New feature, Stay informed1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Glint and Viva Insights integration for sentiment and collaboration data [MC904541]

Coming soon: A new Glint and organizational insights Power BI report in the Microsoft Viva advanced insights app and in the Microsoft Viva Glint dashboard that integrates Microsoft Viva Insights data with Viva Glint.

Mike Rosoft 4 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed1

Microsoft Power Automate

Power Automate – Create a flow on a file in Teams feature [MC904316]

We are announcing the create a flow on a file in Teams feature for Power Automate. This feature allows you to set up and use Workflows in Teams on files. This feature will reach general availability on October 31, 2024.

Mike Rosoft 3 October 2024New feature, Stay informed1