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Microsoft are rolling out new features and changes to the Microsoft 365 services frequently.
Microsoft Viva Connections for Microsoft Teams
- Roadmap ID: 66584
- March 2021
This enables people to discover and search intranet content, sites, and news from across the organization right in Microsoft Teams (both desktop and web). Viva Connections for Teams, formerly known as the Home site app, brings communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights together into a new, integrated experience.
SharePoint app bar that features global navigation
- Roadmap ID: 70576
- March 2021
Your SharePoint modern communication and team sites will soon feature the SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customizable global navigation as well as other intranet resources - all accessible for users wherever they might be in SharePoint.
Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages
- Roadmap ID: 70800
- March 2021
We're excited to share this one. It enables SharePoint page authors and viewers to focus on a greater amount of page content by hiding the site header, site navigation, and global navigation bar with one click. Another click brings back all when you ready to un-focus and move on.
SharePoint Events web part will display event images
- Roadmap ID: 70791
- March 2021
SharePoint page authors who use the Events web part can enable an image to show per event. The image is derived from the image used in the title area of the Event page.
SharePoint Page Analytics updates
- Roadmap ID: 70635
- March 2021
It's always important to know more about your readers - to refine how and what you post in the future. We're introducing analytics for SharePoint pages and news articles. You'll be able to see the number of viewers, in addition to seeing information about how users interact with your page or news.
Microsoft Lists | New Integrate drop-down menu
- Roadmap ID: 64869
- March 2021
As part of updating the command bar at the top of Microsoft Lists, we are introducing a new top-level menu item labeled Integrate. This is the home for features that help extend list experiences. The existing command buttons for Power Apps and Power Automate will move into this new top-level drop-down menu
Improved Person columns in Microsoft Lists
- Roadmap ID: 70751
- March 2021
This is a great one to see the tangible benefits from Microsoft Graph. We are improving the behavior of Person columns in lists by making the suggestions that appear when you type more relevant. When you type in the people picker, the autofill suggestions come from Microsoft Graph.
Migrate content from Box to Microsoft 365
- Roadmap ID: 68816
- March 2021
This new feature gives SharePoint and Microsoft 365 admins streamlined support to migrate content from Box into Microsoft 365; that's Box files and folders as well as conversion of Box notes into Word documents - to where you choose as destination into OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
Guest Access in Yammer is now Generally Available
- Roadmap ID: NIL
- March 2021
We know organizations need to engage with vendors, partners, customers, consultants, and other stakeholders while adhering to privacy and security policies that keep your business running smoothly. This new feature is powered by Azure B2B - which enables you to share your company's applications and services with guest users from any other organization.
Microsoft 365 PnP Hub in Tech Community
- Roadmap ID: NIL
- March 2021
This has some amazing resources, guest blogging opportunities, and community engagement. This is for more than MVPs - it’s a great place for new/aspiring community members. The initiative is being driven by community members Luise Freese, Vesa Juvonen, and Waldek Mastykarz.
EVENT RECAP | SharePoint’s 20th birthday party
- Roadmap ID: NIL
- March 2021
Last Saturday, March 27, 2021 marked SharePoint's 20th birthday. What a great day, and a collective wild ride over the last two decades. What started on-premises, moved to the cloud, and exists as a core platform and service to so many apps and services… now lives on in infamy with loads of stories, videos, timelines, and more.
