What’s New in the Microsoft 365 – April 2024
The summary of key updates and enhancements in Microsoft 365 in April 2024
Microsoft Mesh
Microsoft Mesh: A new way to connect
Date: Apr 1, 2024
Availability: The standard features are available in the following Teams and Microsoft 365 business plans: Teams Essentials, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3 or E5, and Office 365 E1, E3, or E5.
Microsoft Mesh is like a magical bridge that connects people across different places, even if they’re physically far apart. Read more.
Excel
Copying and pasting improvements in Excel for the web
Date: Apr 2, 2024
Availability: This feature is now available to all Excel for web users.
Learn about enhancements we've made to the 3 areas of the copying and pasting experience - drag and drop, autofill, and paste options. Read more.
Loop
Improved task list components in Loop
Date: Apr 2, 2024
Availability: These improvements are available to all Microsoft 365 subscribers who meet the requirements mentioned above.
Walk through an overview of improvements to task list components including filters, sort, expand/ collapse, row height, and more. Read more.
Excel
Make your workbooks more performant with Check Performance in Excel for Windows
Date: Apr 3, 2024
Availability: This feature is rolling out to Beta Channel and Current Channel (Preview) users running Version 2312 (Build 17126.20004) or later.
Boost the performance of your worksheets with the Check Performance feature in Excel and address unnecessary formatting and other metadata. Read more.
PowerPoint
Trim videos in PowerPoint for the web
Date: Apr 4, 2024
Availability: The Trim Video feature is available to all PowerPoint for the web users.
Use the new Trim Video command to edit the videos you inserted in your presentation to show only the most important and engaging parts. Read more.
Excel
Share links to Sheet views in Excel for the web
Date: Apr 5, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to all Excel for the web users.
Share Sheet views to efficiently collaborate on large or complex workbooks, and easily gather feedback and input from others. Read more.
Microsoft Designer
Create stunning visuals with Image Creator in Microsoft Designer
Date: Apr 11, 2024
Availability: This feature is available on the web in English to anyone with a Microsoft account.
Introducing Image Creator, a new way to create amazing images for greeting cards, vision boards, posters, social media, and other projects. Read more.
Microsoft 365
Evolving the Meeting Details experience across Microsoft 365 apps and services
Date: Apr 11, 2024
Availability: The ability to add new meeting content is expected to be generally available to Commercial Microsoft accounts users starting in April 2024. To use the feature, you need to the running Version 2404 (Build 17528.20000) or later.
Check out the updated Meeting Details experience, and run meetings more efficiently and ensure flawless follow-ups. Read more.
Loop
Introducing filters in Microsoft Loop Tables and Boards
Date: Apr 16, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to all Microsoft 365 subscribers.
Filters make it easy to glean insights from data by quickly finding and accessing relevant information in your Loop Tables and Boards. Read more.
OneNote
Enhance your inking with handwriting straightening in OneNote on Windows
Date: Apr 17, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to Beta Channel users running OneNote on Windows Version 2404 (Build 17530.20000) or later.
NOTE: This feature is currently only available for OneNote on Windows. It is not available for OneNote for Windows 10.
Handwriting straightening makes your notes more organized and coherent. It's a great way to clean them up before reviewing or sharing. Read more.
Outlook
Control the chaos with these calendar features in the new Outlook for Windows
Date: Apr 26, 2024
Availability: These calendar features are available now to all Microsoft 365 subscribers.
Check out some exciting calendar features in the new Outlook for Windows client that will boost your productivity and simplify your routines. Read more.