Several news features for Microsoft Teams (April 2021)

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

This month, Microsoft delivered several new features for Microsoft Teams users. Breakout room retention and participant reassignment, improved Polls support, custom Backgrounds on iOS for Teams meetings and Teams casting from Android and iOS mobile apps are some of the new features. Microsoft also promised that Teams will get even more features in May.

Find the full list of features delivered in April 2021 in the linked article below:

Microsoft delivered all these new features for Microsoft Teams this month

This month, Microsoft delivered several new features for Microsoft Teams users. Breakout room retention and participant reassignment, improved Polls support, custom Backgrounds on iOS for Teams meetings and Teams casting from Android and iOS mobile apps are some of the new features. Microsoft...

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[ErzCrz]

Good timing, I return to work next week but I'll working from home for the first couple of weeks. This will at least improve daily catch-up meetings though not sure how many of the features we'd use.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Good timing, I return to work next week but I'll working from home for the first couple of weeks. This will at least improve daily catch-up meetings though not sure how many of the features we'd use.

Good to hear you are returning to work next week

We don't use all the features at work, but there are so many little changes that I like to read post like this one on MSPoweruser to stay informed.

Here are all the changes in Microsoft 365, but it looks like the main focus is on Teams:

View live transcripts in Microsoft Teams meetings, track Excel changes, and increase hybrid work security—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365 | Microsoft 365 Blog

This month, we're announcing some top requested features like tracking changes in Excel and live transcriptions in Teams, as well as some soon-to-be-favorites like meeting recaps, turning Word documents in presentations, and more.

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I'm looking forward to the changes that will be coming to Outlook for Windows:

Connect, organize, and get things done more seamlessly with updates to Outlook for the web​

This month, Outlook for the web is rolling out an update to make it even easier to navigate Outlook and access your favorite apps. We’re updating the experience with a new location for your core Outlook capabilities such as email, calendar, and contacts, as well as providing easy access to launch other Microsoft 365 applications like To Do, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Yammer, and Bookings, all from the left side of Outlook. Start a presentation after checking your mail by simply clicking PowerPoint—one click, and you’re on your way. In the next couple of months, we will also be offering this update to Outlook for Windows to those who wish to try it.

 

[rndmblk]

Glad to see Teams being actively improved.

Pre-pandemic I would have assumes Skype would adapt best to so many people worldwide working from home. However, MS Teams and Zoom seemed to dominate