Now in Public Preview: Quoted Reply for Desktop [web coming soon]
Description Quoted reply allows you to select messages in chat that you want to include in your response. It is a great way to add context and clarity with who you are conversing with whether it is a recent message or from one earlier in the conversation. Flighting status This feature is now available to everyone in Public Preview. How to enable Use an existing chat or create a new one. One on one, group, or meeting chat. Example User 1 writes multiple messages to user 2 User 2 opens the menu on the first message to use the reply feature User 2 writes their response with the reply embedded Final result after sending it. A useful function available is being able to click on the quoted portion of the message. Doing this will highlight the original message and also move the chat display to that location. The reply option is also available as a quick action by right clicking on the message you want to quote. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Internet Explorer Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes No No No No No * mobile already supported Known issues None known Known limitations Quoted reply is a chat feature. It is not available for channels. This feature is supported in chats with external users except Skype for Business and Skype for Consumer as those experiences are plain text only. Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs. Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. Thank you, Preview Team, @Jason Schumacher Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams Public Preview indicator “P” on avatar
Microsoft Teams Public Preview channel allows customers to easily preview and evaluate pre-release Teams features before they roll out to the rest of their company. There are no program requirements or commitments. This is an opt-in channel controlled via IT admin policy. Users who are in the Public Preview channel of Teams will now notice a “P” next to their profile picture/avatar as shown in the image below indicating that they are in in Public Preview channel of Teams. To learn more about Teams Public Preview and how to set/update the preview policy, please refer Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs Thank you, Preview Team, Shikha_Varshney Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsNow in Teams Public Preview: Default file open setting for office files
Feature description The Teams desktop and web apps for Windows and Mac now enable users to configure the default app used to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files that have been shared in Microsoft Teams. Users can configure Teams to open the file directly in Teams (default), open in the web browser, or open in the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint desktop apps. Prior to this feature rollout, clicking a PowerPoint, Word, or Excel file shared in Teams would open the file in Teams. Users could then select the option to open the file in the browser or Office desktop app. Alternatively, users could select More options (...) > Open and then select the target app in which they want to view/edit the Office file. Note: While it was not previously possible to change the default, this menu now offers an entry point for users to change the default app used to open Office files. Screenshot showing the options for opening an Excel spreadsheet from the Teams desktop app Screenshot showing the 'Change default' options to configure which app is used to open Office files Flighting status Available to all starting now. How to enable your client for Preview Step 1: IT admins – read instructions here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/public-preview-doc-updates Step 2: Users – read instructions here Feature release notes Feature should be mentioned here before posting - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/current-channel-preview How to enable the feature The ability to change the default app used to open Office files is available to all users by default. There are no admin controls or policies to disable this feature. Users can navigate to Teams Settings > General and scroll down to the Files section. The dropdown menu can be used to select the default app to open Office files: Teams (default) Desktop app Browser Screenshot of Teams general settings with the option for setting default Office file app highlighted Note: The option to choose 'Desktop app' is only available when using the Teams desktop app for Windows or macOS and only applies to that device. The Teams web app only shows options for 'Teams' and 'Browser'. O365 workload, Microsoft products dependency Workload, product etc Dependency (Yes/No) If yes, please share version requirement and any other dependency requirements Office build Yes To open a file in the Office desktop apps, users must install and activate version 16 or higher of PowerPoint/Word/Excel. Clients supported - Known issues NA Known limitations To open a file in the Office desktop apps, users must install and activate version 16 or higher of PowerPoint/Word/Excel. How to provide feedback If you run into any issues report them via your Teams client -- Help (bottom left) -- Give feedback Thank you, Preview Team @Soumitra Paul Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsNow in public preview: Pronouns in the Profile card
Description In a hybrid multicultural workplace, the simple act of using the right pronouns for one another can help build trust and improve communication among colleagues. If your Admin has turned on pronouns in your organization, you have the option to include them on your profile card. Pronouns are the words we use to replace someone's name in a sentence, such as “he,” “she,” or “they” in English. Examples: They asked for directions I told them the meeting is at 9 am This office is hers He will attend Flighting status Enabled in Public Preview. See more details below how to enable the feature. How to enable For Admins Note: By default, the pronouns setting is OFF. Important! Before you decide to turn pronouns on or off, please consider the following: When you turn pronouns on or off, it can take up to six hours for users to see changes. For example, if you turn pronouns on, users won’t be able to see the option to add pronouns on their profile for up to six (6) hours. If you turn pronouns off, any previously set pronouns might stay visible in Microsoft 365 (for example, on profile cards) for up to six (6) hours. When you turn pronouns off, all the pronouns' data created by users will be deleted. The data deletion process could take up to thirty (30) days to complete. If you decide to turn pronouns back on within that period, any hidden pronouns that have not yet been deleted from Microsoft servers will be made visible in Microsoft 365 experiences, such as profile cards. Here are steps for how to turn pronouns on or off in the Admin Center. (Please note that you tenant needs to be in Targeted release to see the settings.) Log into the Microsoft 365 Admin Center as a global administrator. Go to the Settings > Org settings > Security & privacy page, and then select Pronouns. Check the box to turn pronouns on. Uncheck the box to turn pronouns off. Select Save. For more information for Admins see: Pronouns in Microsoft 365 For end users Your pronouns are available to people at your work or school when they use Microsoft 365. Once you add your pronouns, anyone that has an account at your work or school, including guest accounts, can see the information. Go to Teams and open your profile card. To open your profile card in Teams, you can select your profile picture in the upper right corner in Teams. On your profile, select + Pronouns or the pronouns listed below your name. To add or change your pronouns, select from the examples (only available in English), or enter your own. To delete, remove your pronouns. In the example below, Elvia Atkins has added She/Her. Select Save and then Got it. Changes are updated immediately. For end users: Pronouns on your profile in Microsoft 365 Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Note 2: To be able to use this feature, users need to be in Public Preview and the feature needs to be enabled in their tenant. Supported clients and platforms Windows macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Known issues None Known limitations None Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Teams public previews, see Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. This is on the bottom left of your client. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsTeams Insiders: Preview Features Sync
Agenda: Teams Preview Intro Meet the Teams Preview Program team Features discussion 7 features currently flighting in Public Preview Upcoming Preview features Date: Monday 1st February 2021 Time: Please save the attached calendar invite. Note: (Optional) Please join Teams Public Preview channel prior to joining the meeting 🙂Preview exited, now GA: PowerPoint Presenter View in Teams
Description Wish you could get some extra help behind the scenes while presenting in a Teams meeting? Check out our new Presenter View! Once you select a PowerPoint file from the Teams Share Tray, Presenter View is opened automatically. You can see the current slide, the slide notes, and a thumbnail strip of all the slides in the deck for easy ad-hoc slide navigation. This view is completely behind the scenes. It’s private to the presenter in control. Your audience can only see your current slide (highlighted in the big red box), or the slide that they choose to navigate to (if audience navigation is not locked by you). If you have a co-presenter for the meeting, when that person clicks “Take Control”, Presenter View will be opened for him or her immediately, while you’ll be switched to the normal audience view without the slide notes and the thumbnail strip. Flighting status Completed, fully available in R3.6. How to enable No setup needed. This is a view private to the presenter in control. Once the feature is available to you, you will see it if sharing a PowerPoint during a Teams meeting. Under Share tray > PowerPoint, choose a file and you will see the slide notes and the thumbnails of all of the slides. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Microsoft 365 workloads and dependencies Product, workload, or area Dependency (Yes/No) If yes, version requirements and other dependencies Exchange No Sharepoint, files No Skype for Business No Outlook add-in No Azure AD No OneDrive No Office No Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Internet Explorer Yes Yes - - - - - - - - Known issues Control Bar: if the navigation buttons on the Teams U-bar disappears during your sharing, you'll have to leave the meeting and rejoin. High Contrast theme: Presenter View UI may not update to high contrast mode, if you change Teams theme to High Contrast during an ongoing sharing session. Known limitations Only available in the “new meeting experience” at the moment (Teams Settings > General > Application) Not available in Teams web app yet Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs. Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. Thank you, Preview Team Emily Kirby Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsNow in public preview: Automatic lowering of a user's Raised Hand after speaking
Description To reduce the number of stale raised hands in meetings, we now suggest users to lower their raised hand after we detect they spoke in the meeting. If users don't take any action on the suggestion notification, we'll automatically lower their hand. This should ensure smoother meeting facilitation for organizers and presenters. Flighting status Available to everyone in Public Preview channel. How to enable Users who raise their hand in a Teams meeting and speak in the meeting will see a notification informing them that their hand will automatically be lowered soon. They will be able to choose to keep their hand raised. If the user doesn't take action on the notification, their hand will automatically lower. This should ensure smoother meeting facilitation for organizers and presenters. Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Note 2: To be able to use this feature, user needs to be in Public Preview. Other meeting participants are not required to be in Public Preview. Supported clients and platforms Windows macOS iOS Android Linux Google Chrome Firefox Safari Microsoft Edge Yes Yes Known issues None Known limitations Users will not see the notification and their hand will not be automatically lowered if Noise suppression is turned off in their Teams devices settings. Please note that Noise suppression is automatically turned off when your device has high CPU usage in order to preserve resources. Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. Learn how at Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. This is on the bottom left of your client. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams[Released to GA] Now in public preview: Language Interpretation
Description Language interpretation will allow interpreters to convert what the speaker says into another language in real time without disrupting the original flow of delivery of the speaker. This will allow more inclusive meetings, where participants who may not speak the same language can fully collaborate with each other. Flighting status Available now for everyone in Public Preview. This feature has been released. Please see this link for more details: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/language-interpretation-is-now-generally-available-ga-in/ba-p/3628382 How to enable Schedule interpreters when creating a new meeting Organizer creates a new meeting. Organizer adds their interpreters to the invite list on the meeting creation form. In Meeting Options, the Organizer toggles “Enable language interpretation” ON, selects the interpreter they’ve invited, and then assigns the interpreters to a language pair. Note: Today, the interpretation option is available in the meeting options after the meeting has been created/saved. Once saved, open the meeting options in a browser and add/edit interpreters there. We are working on improving this create flow so you can edit interpreters directly on meeting page before saving. This updated experience will be out in preview soon. Participant experience listening to interpreters during a meeting Meeting Participant selects a language channel to listen to during a meeting that has interpretation enabled. After selecting a language to listen to, participants should hear the interpreter at a louder volume than the main speaker. Participants switch between language channels and listening to the main speaker. Interpreter experience When interpreters join a meeting, they should be able to immediately start interpreting for the meeting. Interpreters should hear the main speaker. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Internet Explorer yes yes - - - - - - - - Known issues and limitations In this iteration of the feature, Organizers can only schedule interpreters unidirectionally for a language pair (e.g. interpreters can only be assigned to the English to Spanish direction. There will need to be a second interpreter to handle the Spanish to English direction). Irish/Gaeilge is currently under development and will be available before public release Interpreters cannot be external users, this is being worked on Currently, the interpreters must be selected before the meeting begins. This is being worked on. Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Teams public previews, see Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams
