This week on the 365 Message Center Show Hub sites and the sites associated with a hub don't necessarily share the same permissions. One might have access to the Hub site, but an associated site might not allow the same visitor. This update enables visitor access to be centralized at the Hub site. Permissions for visitors can be set to sync to the associated site, ensuring visitors can visit. – SharePoint – Centralized management for hub visitor permissions – NewTek NDI for Teams – New file sharing experience in Teams – New question and answer capabilities coming to Yammer communities – Azure CDN caching for SharePoint and OneDrive Video Join…
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SharePoint Workflows are Dead (Almost)
The end of support for “SharePoint 2010 workflows” in Microsoft 365 will be November 1st, 2020. The title of the blog post, Support update for SharePoint 2010 workflows in Microsoft 365, doesn't make it clear, but we are seeing the beginning of the end for SharePoint workflows in SharePoint Online. This is truly the end of SharePoint workflow. End of SharePoint Workflow It isn't a surprise that Microsoft is moving to not support native workflows in SharePoint. At Microsoft's Ignite conference in 2016, Microsoft announced that support for SharePoint Designer workflows (and InfoPath forms) in SharePoint Server (on-premises) would in time not be supported. The end of support date was…
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Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and Power Platform – Changes in Microsoft 365: July 16 Edition
There have been changes to Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and Power Platform functionality in Microsoft 365 that was previously announced. Keep up with change in Microsoft 365 by reading more below! Changes to Microsoft Office Office 2013 Client Connectivity to Office 365 Services (MC218020) Action needed BEFORE October 13, 2020: A reminder about the changes to Microsoft Office support within Microsoft 365: you must switch to a newer version of the Office clients to continue connecting to Microsoft 365 services. After October 13th, you will no longer be able to connect to services including Exchange Online (email), SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business when utilizing Office 2013 or earlier. Get…
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Introducing Microsoft Lists home – #153
This week on the 365 Message Center Show Announced at Microsoft Build, the first stage of Microsoft Lists will start arriving in tenants late July. The Microsoft Lists home page will bring together recently visited and favorite lists, and you can create a new list from scratch. – Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows – Cortana Briefing email – Introducing Microsoft Lists home (web) – Updates for Office Pro Plus – Required columns will now sync as read/write – Cortana voice assistance in Teams mobile Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center. Check out Daniel and Darrell's own…
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Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Yammer, and To Do – Changes in Microsoft 365: July 8 Edition
There have been changes to Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Yammer and To Do functionality in Microsoft 365 that was previously announced. Keep up with change in Microsoft 365 by reading more below! Changes to Microsoft Teams New Teams meeting setting – require meeting participants to use the lobby (MC214522) This update was previously announced to be completed in the month of June. However to reduce the amount of change in Microsoft 365, Microsoft has chosen to delay the it until the start of July for all tenants and the Microsoft Government – GCC tenants at the end of July. This update is all about making everyone, including those in your organization,…
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General availability of the new Yammer – #152
This week on the 365 Message Center Show The new Yammer is shifting out of preview, with it's largest list of updates in a long time. Yammer has become a community platform, evident in it's change from Yammer groups to Yammer communities. The updates bring more community management features to encourage conversation. – Microsoft Teams gallery view – 49 participants – General availability of the new Yammer – Rename title column in SharePoint lists and libraries – New tasks experience becomes generally available in Outlook on the web – Automatically block guest access to new OneDrive and SharePoint files until scans are complete – OneDrive Sync Help Pane on macOS…
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SharePoint, Yammer, and Microsoft Teams – Changes in Microsoft 365: July 3 Edition
Microsoft has made many changes to important functionality in Microsoft 365 that was previously announced. Keep up with change in Microsoft 365 by reading more! SharePoint Schedule pages and news posts in SharePoint (MC212265) As discussed on the 365 Message Center Show, scheduling pages and news post in SharePoint is a great feature for content management. However on June 29th, Microsoft is rolling back this update and removing it from all tenants. This update caused issues for customers where the posts were not actually being published when scheduled. There is no timeline update for when Microsoft might release this again in the future. SharePoint Auto Digest Email (MC215356) In addition…
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Acronym answers now available with Microsoft Search in SharePoint – #151
This week on the 365 Message Center Show Get your list of internal acronyms ready. Microsoft Search can make them easier to find and explain within your organization. Now we don't need to feel awkward when we ask “what does TLA mean?” – Acronym answers in Microsoft Search and SharePoint – 100GB File Size for OneDrive and SharePoint – SharePoint lists and libraries sticky column in Quick Edit – Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Public Preview – SharePoint lists and libraries web parts consume dynamic data – SharePoint spaces 360 image tours with annotations Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover…
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Layout Options for OneNote
What are the Layout Options for OneNote? Microsoft OneNote is my note-taking application across all my many devices. I use it on my desktop PC, my tablet, and on my mobile phone. It really is my digital notebook and keeps me organized, connected to others. OneNote organizes data inside notebooks, then sections, and finally pages within those sections. The application shows those elements on the canvas layout differently within the different applications. OneNote apps include OneNote 2016, the OneNote web app, and the “OneNote for Windows 10” store app. So, what are the Layout options for OneNote? Can you make the apps have the same layout? Yes and No The…
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SQL Saturday Chattanooga 2020
The next great Tennessee tech event is happing June 27th – SQL Saturday Chattanooga! The event is online and registration is free, so it is a win-win. SQL Saturday Chattanooga – Power BI Sharing My session will focus on secure sharing within Microsoft's Power BI. The day will be filled with learning and networking and the sessions span many categories: Advanced Analysis Techniques Analytics and Visualization Application & Database Development BI Information Delivery BI Platform Architecture, Development & Administration Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment Professional Development Make sure you register soon before the event fills up!
