{"id":859,"date":"2019-01-29T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/2019\/01\/29\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-january\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:49:51","slug":"new-to-microsoft-365-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/01\/29\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"New to Microsoft 365 in January\u2014compliance, productivity, and Microsoft Teams updates to help you enable a modern workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More organizations are embracing a modern workplace, and new features for Microsoft 365 help you meet compliance obligations, empower Firstline Workers, and enrich your Office app experience.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s new in January.<\/p>\n<h3>New capabilities to help organizations address compliance-related challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Today, we announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/01\/29\/introducing-new-features-in-microsoft-365-to-help-prepare-for-the-next-wave-of-privacy-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new information protection and compliance solutions<\/a> to help organizations meet their privacy and compliance commitments in a simple, integrated, and intelligent way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access your compliance and privacy tools in a specialized workspace<\/strong>\u2014The Microsoft 365 compliance center is now available, providing your privacy and compliance teams a specialized workspace with easy access to features including Compliance Manager, sensitivity and retention labels, and tools to help respond to regulatory requirements like GDPR, to deliver a unified experience with actionable insights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228860 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-1.png\" alt=\"Image of a tablet displaying the new Microsoft 365 compliance center.\" width=\"1055\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-1.png 1055w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-1-1024x640.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simplify the eDiscovery process with new integrated capabilities\u2014<\/strong>New capabilities in Advanced eDiscovery help you efficiently manage discovery workflows with new features to notify custodians or employees related to a case or investigation, isolate case-related contents for processing, and use the new built-in review and redact capability to modify sensitive portions of documents before exporting them as part of a legal matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet communications monitoring compliance obligations for regulated industries<\/strong>\u2014The Office 365 Supervision feature for communications monitoring requirements now includes Microsoft Teams content as well as expanded policy configuration, data classifications, and integrated review to simplify the employee communications review process.<\/p>\n<p>These new capabilities will be available to all Microsoft 365 E5 or Information Protection and Compliance SKU subscribers.<\/p>\n<h3>Empowering Firstline Workers to achieve more<\/h3>\n<p>This month, we announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/01\/09\/3-new-ways-microsoft-teams-empowers-firstline-workers-to-achieve-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new capabilities in Teams to empower Firstline Workers<\/a>, including the ability to securely communicate while on the go, provide peer recognition, and have visibility into shift scheduling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enable Firstline Workers to communicate securely<\/strong>\u2014A new, customizable Teams mobile experience lets Firstline Workers securely\u00a0communicate and effectively collaborate from anywhere. This new mobile experience is a simple and secure, with several new mobile-only features that specifically benefit Firstline Workers, including location sharing and smart camera. Additionally,\u00a0IT admins can now apply a prepackaged policy or create a custom policy to give employees role-based access to the Teams modules they need.\u00a0The customizable mobile experience is now available for all Office 365 subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228861 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-2.png\" alt=\"Image of three phones displaying Chat and call recording in Microsoft Teams.\" width=\"1327\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-2.png 1327w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-2-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-2-1024x510.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manage schedules directly in Teams with Shifts<\/strong>\u2014Managers can create shift schedules and team members can update their availability, review schedules, and request time off directly in Teams. You can now integrate Shifts with your existing workforce management system through the Graph API for Shifts, available in public preview later this quarter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boost <\/strong><strong>motivation and team morale with new Praise tool<\/strong>\u2014The new Praise tool, rolling out this quarter, gives managers and employees a simple way to recognize coworkers, right in the Teams app where the whole team can see it.<\/p>\n<h3>Updates to help you easily access Office 365 and your files on Mac and deliver better content<\/h3>\n<p>New, integrated features bring more ways on Mac to improve productivity, deliver engaging content, and enhance learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/01\/24\/office-365-for-mac-is-available-in-the-mac-app-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the Office 365 suite<\/a> with just one click on the Mac App Store<\/strong>\u2014This month, we announced that that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/01\/24\/office-365-for-mac-is-available-in-the-mac-app-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office 365\u00a0is now available on the newly redesigned Mac App Store<\/a>. With one click, Mac users can download the cloud-connected, always-up-to-date version of the Office suite\u2014including full installs of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228856 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Office-365-for-Mac-is-available-on-the-Mac-App-Store-1-1.png\" alt=\"Image of a MacBook open displaying Dark Mode in PowerPoint.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Office-365-for-Mac-is-available-on-the-Mac-App-Store-1-1.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Office-365-for-Mac-is-available-on-the-Mac-App-Store-1-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Office-365-for-Mac-is-available-on-the-Mac-App-Store-1-1-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Office-365-for-Mac-is-available-on-the-Mac-App-Store-1-1-1024x597.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Free up space and easily access your files with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Mac<\/strong>\u2014Files On-Demand is <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-OneDrive-Blog\/OneDrive-Message-Center-Updates-January-1st-to-January-15th\/ba-p\/319626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now also available for Mac<\/a>, making it easier to access all of your files in Office 365 directly in Finder without taking up valuable storage space on your device. You can take files offline for when you\u2019re without an internet connection and free up storage space when you no longer need a local copy of the file. Files On-Demand is now available to all customers running MacOS Mojave.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228862 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-4.png\" alt=\"Image of a Mac displaying OneDrive Files On-Demand.\" width=\"1071\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-4.png 1071w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-4-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-4-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Microsoft-365-January-update-4-1024x611.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engage employees with new interactive visuals and features<\/strong>\u2014Microsoft Photos now makes it easy to create videos with music and narration, text and filters, and even add 3D effects. In February, customers will be able to enhance PowerPoint content by <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-Stream-Blog\/New-interactive-video-features-and-deeper-integrations-with\/ba-p\/323918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adding Microsoft Stream videos<\/a> into presentations. And coming soon, teams will have a new way to seamlessly add Microsoft Forms quizzes and polling directly into Microsoft Stream videos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228863 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Stream-blog.png\" alt=\"Image of a tablet displaying PowerPoint slide.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Stream-blog.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Stream-blog-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Stream-blog-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-nz\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Stream-blog-1024x716.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Other updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Office-365-Blog\/Announcing-the-new-cloud-based-policy-management-service-for\/ba-p\/310405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office Cloud Policy Service<\/a> is now in public preview to help administrators manage policies for all Office 365 ProPlus users in their organization.<\/li>\n<li>New improvements to the no-cost <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog\/Kick-start-the-new-year-and-your-cloud-migration-with-new\/ba-p\/309312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SharePoint Migration Tool<\/a> will help you accelerate your migration to SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams.<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Office-365-Blog\/Save-Office-365-files-to-the-cloud-with-ease\/ba-p\/325133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now saves new documents<\/a> to OneDrive or SharePoint Online by default, helping provide users access to their files from anywhere and start collaborating with ease.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate conversations from any <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Yammer-Blog\/New-Yammer-conversations-web-part\/ba-p\/304240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yammer<\/a> group, topic, user, or home feed into any SharePoint page, news article, or site with the new Yammer conversations web part.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Forms is <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-Forms-Blog\/Microsoft-Form-is-now-available-for-U-S-Government-Community\/ba-p\/314937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now available<\/a> to Office 365 U.S. Government GCC and GCC High environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More organizations are embracing a modern workplace, and new features for Microsoft 365 help you meet compliance obligations, empower Firstline Workers, and enrich your Office app experience. 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