The summary of key updates and enhancements in Microsoft 365 in August & September 2024
Show or hide the Discover feed in Microsoft Teams
Date: Aug 5, 2024
Availability: To use this feature, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams client for Windows of web.
Enhance your Microsoft Teams experience by customizing the notification sounds, including urgent messages or meeting reminders. Read more.
Create neat lines and shapes with ink in Word for Windows
Date: Aug 6, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to users running Version 2406 (Build 17726.20016) or later.
Automatically convert lines, arrows, and shapes with Draw and Hold in Word. Read more.
Enhanced presenter and attendee experience with the expanded gallery view in Teams
Date: Aug 12, 2024
Availability: To use these new features, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams client for Windows or macOS. Other meeting participants aren’t required to be members of the Teams Public Preview.
Keep track of Teams meeting activity by seeing more participants and a preview of your video. Read more.
Give a custom name to the General channel in Microsoft Teams
Date: Aug 13, 2024
Availability: To use these new features, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams client for Windows or macOS. Other meeting participants aren’t required to be members of the Teams Public Preview.
Team owners can now give a meaningful name to the General (or first-created) channel in Teams. Read more.
New regex modes for XLOOKUP and XMATCH
Date: Aug 13, 2024
Availability: These functions are rolling out to Beta Channel users running:
Use regex modes to match against parts of text in a cell and more. Read more.
Resolve multiple accessibility issues with Quick Fix in Word for Windows
Date: Aug 14, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to Microsoft 365 Insiders running Windows Beta Version 16.0.17726.10000 or later.
Easily create inclusive documents by addressing multiple accessibility issues with one click. Read more.
Streamline your workflow with file uploads to Loop workspaces
Date: Sep 9, 2024
Availability: This feature has been fully rolled out to the preview audience of Microsoft Loop users.
You can now upload important files to Loop Workspaces and improve team collaboration. Read more.
Bidirectional translation support now available for language interpretation in Teams
Date: Sep 12, 2024
Availability: To use the new feature, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams client for Windows or macOS. Other meeting participants aren’t required to be members of the Teams Public Preview.
Interpreters can switch the translation direction between two languages in Teams with a click. . Read more.
Source: https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog