The summary of key updates and enhancements in Microsoft 365 in July 2024
Microsoft 365 apps now support OpenDocument Format 1.4
Date: Jul 2, 2024
Availability: This feature is available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to Current Channel users running:
ODF 1.4 adds support for a number of new features. With this change, ODF files in Microsoft 365 apps will now save only to the ODF 1.4 format. Read more.
Set custom sound notifications in Microsoft Teams
Date: Jul 2, 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.
File menu improvements in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web
Date: Jul 3, 2024
Availability: All these improvements are currently rolling out to Targeted Release users in Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the web and are expected to be generally available to all our users starting in August 2024.
Check out these new File menu improvements File menu-related aimed at simplifying and improving your overall experience. Read more.
Turn notifications on or off for a post in a channel in Microsoft Teams
Date: Jul 4, 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.
Opt in and out of receiving notifications for a post in a channel and increase your productivity by focusing on the ones that matter to you! Read more.
Modernized experience for user-defined permissions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Date: Jul 9, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to Microsoft 365 Insiders running Version 2406 (Build 17630.20000) or later.
The improved user-defined permissions experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is simpler, faster, and more modern than ever before. Read more.
Custom in-app notifications for updates to Loop tables
Date: Jul 9, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to all users of the Loop app.
Automate your workflows, keep your stakeholders in the loop in real-time, and streamline your processes with custom in-app notifications! Read more.
Modernized grid functionality streamlines your tasks in Excel for the web
Date: Jul 10, 2024
Availability: These features are currently rolling out to all users of Excel for the web.
Check out a variety of functionality improvements in Excel for the web that will make common tasks easier and more efficient. Read more.
Turn PDFs into editable documents in Word for iOS
Date: Jul 11, 2024
Availability: This feature is available to Microsoft 365 Insiders running Version 2.86 (Build 24051517) or later.
We’re making it easy to access and convert PDFs into editable Word documents directly on your iPhone and iPad. Read more.
Custom emojis and reactions in Microsoft Teams
Date: Jul 11, 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, Mac, or the web.
Now bring more creativity and fun to your Microsoft Teams chats with custom emojis and reactions. Read more.
Guest sharing now available in Microsoft Loop
Date: Jul 11, 2024
Availability: Guest sharing is currently rolling out to all Microsoft 365 subscribers.
Now you can easily share Microsoft Loop workspaces, pages, and components with others outside your organizations. Read more.
Introducing dynamic watermarking for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Date: Jul 12, 2024
Availability: This feature is currently rolling out to users on the web and to Current Channel Preview users running:
Dynamic watermarking is a valuable new security feature that enables you to deter and track leaks of sensitive files. Read more.
Summarize longer Word documents using Copilot
You can now summarize a document that contains approximately up to 80,000 words (depending on language), about 4 times the previous limit! Read more.
Revamp and refine selected text using Draft with Copilot in Word
Draft with Copilot makes it easy to revise and reformat selected text in Word for Windows, Mac, and the web. Read more.
Refresh data using Power Query’s From Folder connector in Excel for Mac
Date: Jul 24, 2024
Availability: This feature is rolling out to Mac Beta Channel users running Version 16.86 (Build 24051217) or later.
By popular request, you can now refresh your data quickly and easily by using the From Folder connector in Power Query. Read more.
Edit tables with ease in Word for the web
Date: Jul 25, 2024
Availability: TThis feature is currently rolling out to our Targeted Release users in Word for the web. We expect it to be generally available to all users starting in September 2024.
Make edits to your tables faster and more efficiently with smooth new functionality in Word for the web. Read more.
Source: https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog