Announcing the general availability of idle session timeout for Microsoft 365 web apps

One of the ways users accomplish tasks, such as checking email, collaborating with others in a Word document, or replying to a chat, is by using Microsoft 365 web apps on their personal devices or on public kiosk devices. Today, we are super pleased to announce the general availability of idle session timeout for Microsoft 365 web apps. IT admins can now configure a tenant-wide timeout policy to automatically sign out users after a period of inactivity on Microsoft 365 web apps. From June to August 2022, this functionality will be rolled out in Microsoft 365 worldwide cloud environments of Office.com, Word, Excel, PowerPoint for the web, Outlook on the web, OneDrive for the web, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 admin center. Based on multiple customer conversations and feedback sessions, it became evident that our customers were looking for a more predictable and coherent solution covering the entirety of Microsoft 365 web apps. One day as he was checking emails in Outlook on the web and accessing sensitive data on the Microsoft Teams web client, he received a work page that immediately required his presence in the emergency ward. To learn more about the idle session timeout functionality and how to configure it for your organization, check out this helpful Microsoft Docs article: Idle session timeout for Microsoft 365. Read more at https://bit.ly/3nu9EvP Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Blog

OneDrive Webinar: Q2 Roadmap Roundup

As people adjust to the new normal-whether that's working in a hybrid environment or going back to an office that's undergone some changes since pre-pandemic times-we're continuing to innovate new features and services in OneDrive that make storing, syncing, and sharing files easier, no matter where people are working. In the past quarter our main theme has been- Search less, do more. Join our free webinar to learn all about new Q2 feature releases that will help simplify access and discovery for you while providing consistent files experience across Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint. Time: 9 am PT. Registration link: What's new in OneDrive: Q2 roadmap roundup. Read more at https://bit.ly/3OBpsIN Source: Microsoft Tech Community OneDrive Blog

Privacy changes and API support for Microsoft 365 usage reports

At Microsoft, we are committed to both data-driven insights and user privacy. As part of that commitment, we made a change in September 2021 to Microsoft 365 usage analytics to conceal user group and site names by default. Starting on June 23rd, we will conceal the GroupID variable in the Groups Activity section of the Microsoft 365 Active Users report and Microsoft 365 Apps usage report. At the same time, we will be introducing an API to assist global admins to manage data privacy controls for Microsoft 365 Reports. An image providing an example of how to change report settings via the API. The report will only contain a Privacy Setting property. When concealing user group and site names are disabled, admin roles and Reports reader roles will be able to see identifiable user-level information. Check out what features are in development or coming soon on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Read more at https://bit.ly/3zVqZ8A Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Blog

OneDrive File Picker v8 now Generally Available!

Today, we're excited to announce the general release of OneDrive File Picker v8, which enables you to directly integrate Microsoft 365 services into your own web applications. The OneDrive File Picker lets you connect your custom web apps to content stored in OneDrive and SharePoint. File Picker provides a consistent, familiar UI for your web app users to open, save, and share files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Get a file or folder ID for a file that can be used with Microsoft Graph to perform actions on the file. The development team at ClearPeople is using the latest version of OneDrive File Picker to create a user-friendly publishing flow via an Add It option in SharePoint or the Add It Teams app. Users who wanted to publish a private file for a broader audience-think of an HR manager who wants to publish a new policy document on the company's intranet site-were required to download the file from Teams, OneDrive, or SharePoint onto their device, and then upload the file from the device to the intranet. Now, Atlas developers have incorporated the OneDrive File Picker, so users can easily navigate to the file stored directly in their OneDrive, Teams channel, or SharePoint site and select it for publishing. Read more at https://bit.ly/3n6XDwi Source: Microsoft Tech Community OneDrive Blog

Microsoft Loop components: Extending capabilities in Microsoft Teams and Outlook

Microsoft Loop components extend the capabilities of Microsoft Teams and Outlook, supporting small-group collaboration and flexibility so you can remain in sync-anywhere, anytime. Loop components are live and can be copied and pasted across Teams and Outlook - staying in sync in all the places they exist. An image providing an example of the Loop components pop-up menu in Microsoft Teams. These components are available in Microsoft Teams chat and coming soon to Outlook. An image providing an example of available permission settings for Loop components in Microsoft Teams. Some users find that using a Loop component is preferable to saving a Word document for just a few sentences because Loop components are less formal, and people feel more comfortable making suggestions or changes. Loop components allow groups to collaborate wherever they are, whether it's across town or spanning multiple time zones-all with a single click within a Teams chat or Outlook email. Read more at https://bit.ly/3Nd2FC0 Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Blog

New site template updates: new templates and the template history panel

It's been exciting to see how all of you are using SharePoint site templates since we released the feature last year. As with all of our other Microsoft-provided site templates, these are automatically available in SharePoint tenants and can be applied by users with site owner permissions or higher. Select Browse templates to see Microsoft templates and templates from your organization. Or apply a template to an existing site by navigating to Settings and then select Apply a site template. We've released the site template history panel. Site owners will be able to access the Site information panel from within Settings, and then select View template history. A history of all site templates previously applied to the site will then be displayed. Read more at https://bit.ly/3n5JPlH Source: Microsoft Tech Community SharePoint Blog

New Feature for Servicing Profiles

Based on input from admins from around the world, we added and extended controls for Servicing profiles. If you haven't yet, check out our documentation or introduction video for Servicing profiles. Wave Customization enables you as an admin to create customized deployment rings and stagger the rollout of updates Rollback by Groups acts as a safety net in case of regressions Exclude Devices allows you to exclude devices from automated updates Option to target all devices simplifies the configuration of Servicing profiles if you simply want to go all in Adjusted disk space control removes the lower limit of a minimum 5 GB free disk space for updates. By default, Servicing profiles staggers an update deployment across four days, updating a random subset of devices each day. Servicing profiles offer you controls to target devices e.g. based on the update channel, usage of macros and more. Devices with less free disk space were excluded from Servicing profiles managing the monthly updates. If you haven't before, please take a look at Servicing profiles. Read more at https://bit.ly/3bePAe1 Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Blog

Tech therapy with Sue Hanley The Intrazone Microsoftpodcast

Let the knowledge transfer begin! And never stop - with confidence to go, go, go. On this episode, Chris and I chat with Sue Hanley and her customer, Carol Zollinger - whose organization provides a safe environment to meet the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of children from all across Ohio. Be sure to visit our show page to hear all the episodes, access the show notes, and get bonus content. Stay connected to the SharePoint community blog where we'll share more information per episode, guest insights, and take any questions from our listeners and SharePoint users. We, too, welcome your ideas for future episodes topics and segments. Keep the discussion going in comments below; we're hear to listen and grow. The Intrazone, a show about the Microsoft 365 intelligent intranet. Read more at https://bit.ly/3babvmY Source: Microsoft Tech Community SharePoint Blog