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Microsoft 365 Compliance Center Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) has a new feature that allows admins to secure their organization’s environment with complex DLP rules.

In Development

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Microsoft Information Protection & Governance now supports 7 languages for the Threat, Targeted Harassment and Profanities classifiers

Trainable classifiers in Information Protection & Governance can now detect threat, targeted harassment, and profanities in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.

ID: 70798 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft Teams: Frictionless app re-install for users

Users will now be able to find the apps they use regularly more prominently via app flyouts, and just @mention their favorite bot to start using it seamlessly in a new chat/team. Users will not need to repeat installation of apps. One-time installation would ready the app for use for that user anywhere inside Teams.

ID: 87551 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams chat embedded within Dynamics 365

Microsoft Teams chat can be accessed directly from Dynamics 365 allowing users to continue existing chats or create new individual or group chats.

ID: 89100 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: June CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Parent Connection with chat, email or phone call

Educators will be able to connect with the guardians of their students by chat, email or phone call with a single click.

ID: 90383 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Approvals in integrated SharePoint Lists

List users will now be able to create and manage simple approval requests directly within integrated SharePoint Lists.

ID: 91417 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Additional filters added to the approvals list

The approval list within the personal app will include additional filters to filter your approval list such as key word search and other options such as Approved.

ID: 92486 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Stream: Add or edit multiple captions and transcripts for a video in SharePoint, OneDrive, or Stream (on SharePoint)

You can upload, download, delete, and replace multiple WebVTT caption files (Web Video Text Tracks) for a single video in Stream (on SharePoint) or for a video stored in SharePoint or OneDrive for business. Multiple WebVTT caption files for one video means you can upload captions and transcripts for different languages or dialects. All uploaded VTT files will be displayed as both captions inside the video player and as transcripts in the pane next to the video. With this feature you’ll be able to add translated captions and transcripts to videos by downloading the WebVTT file generated by Stream or Teams live transcript, editing/translating it on your own in a text or VTT editor, and then uploading it. You will then have one video that gives users the option to view captions and transcripts in multiple languages.

ID: 93235 Tags: Microsoft Stream – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: October CY2022

Visio: Format Options pane in Visio for the web

The new Format Options pane in Visio web app brings new shape formatting properties including dimensions, fill, and line formatting right next to your content. As you adjust values, you’ll be able to see your changes take place directly in the Visio canvas, allowing you to quickly try different shape options to see what works best for your diagram.

ID: 93250 Tags: Visio – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD Release: June CY2022

Outlook: Notifications pane in Outlook for Windows

Using the Notifications pane, you can stay connected with updates focused on you, like @mentions, that you might have missed in the context of your regular mail.

ID: 93264 Tags: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: July CY2022

Microsoft 365 Compliance center: Microsoft Purview | Default classification for content matching trainable classifiers (U.S. Government clouds)

In the Microsoft Purview compliance center, admins can view items that match trainable classifiers in Content explorer without first needing to create a policy.

ID: 93266 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – GCC, GCC High, DoD Release: July CY2022

Microsoft 365 Compliance center: Microsoft Purview | Data loss prevention (DLP) support for trainable classifiers (U.S. Government clouds)

Trainable classifiers can be added as a condition for data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and enhanced templates and default policies will leverage trainable classifiers. Additionally, classifier-related information and alerts will appear within Activity explorer.

ID: 93267 Tags: Microsoft Information Protection, Microsoft Compliance center – GCC, GCC High, DoD Release: September CY2022

SharePoint: SharePoint File Card for Government clouds

You can get quick insights on files before you even open them. When you see a file in OneDrive or SharePoint, point to the file, and then wait for the file card to appear. The file card tells you if a file is popular among your peers, how long it might take to read it, and even show the author key points. If you are working on the file with others, the file card will show you recent activities you haven’t seen yet, a list of viewers and views, and links to places where you referenced the file in email, meetings, or Teams chats. The file card is only visible to people who have access to the file, so the information on the card is just as secure as your files. Also, what’s shown on the file card is personalized to you. For example, the file card shows conversations you took part in, but doesn’t show them to anyone who wasn’t in that same conversation. The same is true of activity highlights; we’ll show that you’ve been @mentioned, but we won’t show that to others when they view the file card.

ID: 93271 Tags: OneDrive, SharePoint – GCC, GCC High, DoD Release: June CY2022

Azure Active Directory: Multiple Password less Phone sign-in Accounts for iOS Devices

Users can enable password less phone sign-in accounts for their iOS devices. Previously there was a limit of one password less phone sign-in account per device, but we have removed that limitation.

ID: 93272 Tags: Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365 Admin Center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

SharePoint: Planner cards appear within SharePoint team site home page activity feed

When you use connected Planner plans, task cards will appear on the related team site home page. Each task will appear in the site Activity feed (default web part commonly found in the bottom portion of the page) when it approaches its due date.

ID: 93273 Tags: Planner, SharePoint – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD Release: May CY2022

Microsoft 365 Compliance center: Microsoft Purview | Data loss prevention (DLP) support for complex conditions

Complex condition support in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rule authoring experience will enable Admins to create advanced rules using a combination of AND/OR/NOT operators.

ID: 93274 Tags: Microsoft Information Protection, Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: September CY2022

Microsoft Project: Usage data now in Microsoft Admin Center

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management Classic EAC features migrating to Microsoft Purview compliance Portal Microsoft Project usage data will soon be visible in the Microsoft admin center, along with other product usage data. You will be able to see user (daily active users) and usage (Project visits) data for Project for the Web and Project desktop (the on-premises desktop app as well as the Project Online desktop client).

ID: 93278 Tags: Microsoft Project, Microsoft 365 Admin Center – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD Release: May CY2022

OneDrive: Rename Add to OneDrive shortcuts

We’ve added the ability to rename shortcuts you’ve added using the “Add to OneDrive” feature within OneDrive web.

ID: 93279 Tags: OneDrive – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD Release: June CY2022

Microsoft Search: Conversation search in Microsoft search in SharePoint

Conversation search will allow you to find relevant Microsoft Teams, and Outlook conversations when searching in Microsoft search in SharePoint.

ID: 94207 Tags: Microsoft Search, SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: July CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Join a meeting by digital code for GCC-High and DoD

User can join a meeting by entering a digital code.

ID: 94620 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, DoD Release: September CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Attendance Dashboard for GCC-High and DOD

Measure meeting and webinar registration and attendance data in the Attendance Dashboard.

ID: 94856 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, DoD Release: June CY2022

Rolling Out

Azure Active Directory: Application Proxy traffic optimization

You now can now designate which region your Application Proxy service connector group should use. By choosing the closest region to your applications and connectors, you can improve performance and reduce the latency to the App Proxy service.

ID: 72248 Tags: Azure Active Directory – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Azure Active Directory: verifiable credentials

Verifiable credentials let organizations confirm information about someone without collecting and storing their personal data. Organizations will be able to issue digital versions of a variety of credentials such as physical badges, loyalty cards, and government-issued paper documents based on open standards.

ID: 72255 Tags: Azure Active Directory – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management – Multi-stage disposition review (US Government clouds)

This update allows organizations to use a multi-stage disposition process, including multiple stakeholders and reviews before deleting the content.

ID: 82110 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – GCC, GCC High, DoD Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Support of Live Caption for Teams on VDI for VMware

Teams users on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) will be able to use live captions. Live captions display the text version of the audio during the call.

ID: 86070 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for Citrix on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

User on Citrix will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.
ID: 87560 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High Release: May CY2022

Launched

Microsoft Graph: New privacy controls for Microsoft Graph-based insights

For administrators who wish to enable granular control over where intelligent insights are available to their employees, we’re introducing new controls that provide you the ability to configure the visibility of Graph-derived insights, between users and other items in the Graph (such as documents or sites) across apps and services in Microsoft 365.

ID: 68863 Tags: Microsoft Graph – GCC Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Communication Compliance Teams conversation context

Provide the ability to retrieve additional conversation context for Microsoft Teams messages that has matched a Communication Compliance policy. This feature will help an investigator make a more informed decision of remediation actions to take next.

ID: 68872 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Information governance – Multi-stage disposition review

This update allows organizations to use a multi-stage disposition process, including multiple stakeholders and reviews before deleting the content.

ID: 70579 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Information governance – Yammer retention

This update enables organizations to apply retention policies on Yammer messages.

ID: 70581 Tags: Yammer, Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Information governance – Yammer retention

This update enables organizations to apply retention policies on Yammer messages.

ID: 70581 Tags: Yammer, Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Threat and vulnerability management for Windows 8.1

Threat and vulnerability management capabilities, both software vulnerability assessment for the OS and applications, as well as secure configuration assessment will now support Windows 8.1 devices. Customers will be able to see Security recommendations, Software inventory, and weaknesses.

ID: 70690 Tags: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart

Org Explorer for Outlook helps you to visualize and explore your company’s internal structure, work teams, and individual roles.

ID: 84785 Tags: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery (Premium) – Hold reports

Out-of-the-box reports that contain information about all legal holds associated with eDiscovery cases in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Sort and filter your view based on various criteria and download the aggregated information for further analysis.

ID: 88540 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Microsoft Teams: Career Coach – Student Engagement Insights

Faculty and staff license holders will now be able to view aggregated student engagement insights in Career Coach. These insights will include the number of engaged students, engaged student sessions, resume uploads, and transcript uploads from within Career Coach.

ID: 89921 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022

Microsoft Viva: Inspiration Library in Microsoft Viva Insights

Inspiration library is a new feature available in preview through the Viva Insights app in Teams. The Inspiration library turns insights into action with access to curated content and best practices from top sources like Harvard Business Review and Thrive.
ID: 93214 Tags: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:

Canceled