What’s new for Microsoft Viva – July 2023

By Aug 2, 2023 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

Microsoft has been on the forefront of revolutionizing the way we work and collaborate, and their Viva Suite continues to be a driving force in the digital workplace. July proved to be an exciting month with several significant announcements and updates to the Viva Suite, empowering users with enhanced knowledge management, learning opportunities, employee feedback, and goal tracking.

Viva Suite received significant updates in July, including the ability to export Viva Goals data via public APIs, lightweight management of manually created topics outside the Viva Topics license, and the integration of Viva Learning with free LinkedIn courses. These updates aim to enhance knowledge management, learning opportunities, and employee feedback, further improving the digital workplace experience.

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Supercharge your meetings with the all-new Meet app on Microsoft Teams!

By Jul 26, 2023 Apps, Meetings 0 Comments

Are you tired of juggling between multiple locations to manage your meetings effectively? Microsoft about to release a new game-changer experience available exclusively on the new Teams client.

The revolutionary Meet app, a dedicated space within Microsoft Teams that promises to transform the way you conduct, engage, and excel in your meetings. Say goodbye to scattered information and hello to streamlined productivity!

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What’s new for Microsoft Viva – June 2023

By Jun 30, 2023 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

Introducing the latest updates for Microsoft Viva! I’m excited to share that this month Microsoft announced updates to three new applications of the suite: Viva Pulse, Viva Glint, and Viva Amplify. These additions bring enhanced employee feedback, improved employee engagement measurement, and streamlined publication distribution, respectively.

It’s an exciting time for Microsoft Viva users as Microsoft continues to evolve and enhance the platform.

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Enhancing Meeting Etiquette: Disabling Chat Write Access for Anonymous or Unauthenticated Users in Microsoft Teams

By Jun 14, 2023 Chat, Meetings 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams has revolutionized the way we collaborate and communicate in the workplace, enabling seamless virtual meetings with both internal and external participants. However, the presence of anonymous or unauthenticated users can occasionally lead to challenges, particularly when it comes to maintaining a professional and respectful meeting environment.

To address this concern, Microsoft has introduced a valuable feature that allows Microsoft Teams administrators to disable chat write access for anonymous or unauthenticated users, effectively minimizing the possibility of inappropriate content jeopardizing meeting discussions.

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Microsoft Teams group chat message copy links are now available!

By Jun 13, 2023 Chat 0 Comments

In today’s fast-paced digital world, group chats have become an integral part of our daily communication. Whether it’s collaborating with colleagues or staying connected with team members, group chats keep us engaged and informed.

However, as group chats grow larger and messages accumulate, it can sometimes become challenging to find and reference specific information. Thankfully, a new copy link feature has arrived at Microsoft Teams to address this issue.

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Revolutionizing team collaboration: Unleashing the power of Microsoft Teams new channel experience

By Jun 12, 2023 Chat 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams has recently introduced a new channels experience, revolutionizing the way teams collaborate and communicate. With its intuitive design and powerful features, this update allows teams to stay focused on tasks, remain up to speed, and actively engage in real-time discussions.

Let’s dive into the exciting new features that are set to roll out during June 2023.

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What’s new for Microsoft Viva – May 2023

By Jun 1, 2023 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

In May Microsoft has unveiled a range of exciting updates and features for its employee experience platform, Microsoft Viva. These enhancements are set to revolutionize the way organizations work and collaborate. One notable addition is the customization of the Viva Connections Mobile dashboard, allowing employees to personalize their dashboard with the most relevant information. Organizations can tailor this feature to meet their specific requirements, thanks to the flexibility provided to tenant admins and site operators.

In this blog post, you can dive into the latest updates for Microsoft Viva and explore how they can benefit both employees and organizations alike.

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Enhance collaboration with Microsoft Teams work location feature

By May 30, 2023 Tips and Tricks 0 Comments

In today’s dynamic work environment, where remote and hybrid work models are becoming increasingly prevalent, maintaining effective communication and collaboration is crucial. Microsoft Teams has introduced a new feature that allows users to set their work location for the day.

This feature brings transparency and clarity to team members regarding each other’s availability for in-office and remote collaboration. By simply clicking on a user’s avatar or profile photo in Teams, colleagues will be able to access vital information such as online status, work hours, local time, and most importantly, the work location whether it be remote or the office.

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Say goodbye to Microsoft Teams Wikis and hello to enhanced note taking with OneNote

By May 9, 2023 Apps 0 Comments

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Teams channels wikis will be retired and note taking capabilities will be powered by OneNote. This change is part of Microsoft effort to unify the applications available in Microsoft 365 for note taking.

OneNote provides an enhanced note taking experience, keeping the team notes organized in a single notebook. The new experience includes easy collaboration across the team, rich editing with typing, ink annotations, highlighting, file attachments, and easy recall and search for channel notes within OneNote on any platform.

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How to export teams users to CSV from Microsoft Teams Admin Center

By May 8, 2023 Administration 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams has become an essential communication and collaboration tool for organizations worldwide. With Teams, administrators can manage users, teams, and channels to ensure smooth communication and collaboration.

One essential feature for administrators is the ability to export a list of teams users from the Teams Admin Center. This feature allows administrators to get a list of the users, including user name, user id, title, location and role. The data is exported in a CSV format, which is easily readable and can be used for analysis or reporting.

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João Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.