{"id":234598,"date":"2020-06-25T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/?p=234598"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:10:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:10:44","slug":"whats-new-microsoft-365-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2020\/06\/25\/whats-new-microsoft-365-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve collaboration and work fluidly across apps\u2014here\u2019s what\u2019s new to Microsoft 365 in June"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month, as communities around the world move from \u201cremote everything\u201d to a more hybrid model of work and life, I\u2019m excited to let you know that many capabilities from past announcements are reaching public preview or general availability. We can\u2019t wait to get these, as well as some new updates, into your hands as we swiftly release new tools to further enable remote and hybrid work.<\/p>\n

A couple of highlights: We\u2019re releasing some much-requested features in Microsoft Teams for our education community. These include expanding the <\/strong>Teams grid view to 7\u00d77 <\/strong>(more on that below). Also, Microsoft Graph Connectors are now available to help you connect disparate systems and make content more accessible. Some of your favorite app improvements are also now available on more platforms\u2014including Presenter Coach on Android and Polls in Outlook for all devices. And finally, new privacy settings in Edge and Microsoft Search provide IT with the flexibility to help you meet compliance requirements without impacting productivity.<\/p>\n

Expand your view of participants and more with Microsoft Teams<\/h3>\n

See more faces and break out in groups during meetings<\/strong>\u2014This month, we announced new features for Microsoft Teams<\/a> to help you create a more engaging, connected, and collaborative meeting experience. Coming to preview soon, we are expanding the Teams grid view to 7×7, which will accommodate up to 49 participants at once on a single screen. And coming this fall, Breakout Rooms<\/strong> will allow meeting organizers to split meeting participants into small groups to enable ideation, brainstorming, learning, and discussions.<\/p>\n

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\nCreate recurrent surveys in Teams<\/strong>\u2014We\u2019ve heard from many of our customers that they\u2019d like an easier way to manage routine surveys in their Teams channels\u2014including sending \u201cpulse surveys\u201d to employees on a regular basis. We\u2019ve listened to this feedback and today we\u2019re releasing new workflows for common scenarios like employee sentiment, employee issues and challenges, and employee health status. These new workflows include templates and the ability for users to choose frequency and set reminders for each Teams channel, making these surveys easy to get started and manage going forward. To get started, click Create a workflow<\/strong> to automatically collect response in the Forms tab and select Scenarios<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Keep the focus on you during video meetings<\/strong>\u2014This month, we released new custom background effects in Teams, one of our most requested features. Now, you can customize your background by uploading one of your own images or choosing one from the collections of backgrounds available online. This feature is available to all users.<\/p>\n

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Keep up with your work and personal life<\/strong> in one place<\/strong>\u2014In March, we announced several new features coming to Teams to help you connect, stay organized, and collaborate with family and friends. Managing responsibilities across work and life can be challenging, with many of us relying on multiple apps and standalone tools to stay on top of it all. You can now create groups to plan trips with friends, connect in group chats or video calls, collaborate over shared to-do lists, coordinate schedules, and more\u2014all in one place. We\u2019re excited to announce these features are now rolling out to Microsoft Teams mobile app users in preview.<\/p>\n

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Connect information across apps<\/h3>\n

New updates to Microsoft 365 make it easier than ever to find the information you\u2019re looking for. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Make more data searchable with connectors<\/strong>\u2014Microsoft Search indexes all your Microsoft 365 data to make it searchable for users. With Microsoft Graph connectors, your organization can index third-party data hosted on-premises or in public and private clouds, so they appear in your Microsoft Search results. We\u2019re delighted to announce that customers in Targeted Release can now begin deploying Microsoft Graph connectors. To get started, select the Connectors<\/strong> tab on your Microsoft 365 admin center > Settings > Microsoft Search page<\/a> (must be an admin and signing in from your tenant).<\/p>\n

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Find answers with natural language queries across apps<\/strong>\u2014It\u2019s no secret that asking simple, everyday language questions is easier than adapting your query to the \u201clanguage\u201d spoken by a given app, search engine, or other user-interface. We\u2019ve been hard at work innovating in natural language across Microsoft 365 apps and services. We\u2019re excited to share several new experiences<\/a> that demonstrate our progress. In Microsoft Word<\/a>, you can ask questions related to the document and get answers based on the contents of the document. In Outlook, short responses are suggested based on the context of the message. Next, Excel users can now perform an analysis by asking plain language questions. Finally, SharePoint users can now see an \u201cAt a glance\u201d summary of a document\u2019s content. All are now generally available.<\/p>\n

Create and share content more easily<\/h3>\n

This month we announced new features across your favorite Microsoft 365 apps.<\/p>\n

Hone your public speaking skills with PowerPoint Presenter Coach for Android Mobile<\/strong>\u2014Last fall, we announced Presenter Coach in PowerPoint for the web. Today, we are excited to announce that it\u2019s now generally available on your Android device<\/a>\u2014in both the PowerPoint app and in the new Office mobile app. Presenter Coach uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide on-screen guidance on your pacing, use of inclusive language or profanity, and use of filler words and culturally insensitive phrases. To get started, simply open any presentation in your PowerPoint stand-alone app or Office Mobile app, tap on the more options menu (three dots), tap rehearse with coach<\/strong>, and tap start rehearsing<\/strong> when ready.<\/p>\n