What's new in M365 at UM?

Record and share your name pronunciation on your profile card - Who doesn’t appreciate having their name pronounced correctly? The simple act of pronouncing people's names correctly can help build trust and improve communication among colleagues. It is now possible to share the correct pronunciation of your name on your profile card in MS Teams. 

• To record your name pronunciation: 
  • Open Teams. 
  • Click on your profile image in the top right corner.
  • Click on your name. Your profile card will open.
  • Click the microphone icon next to your name. In the dialogue box that opens:
    • Click the microphone icon 
    • Say your name
    • Click the stop icon (white square in the purple circle)
    • Review by clicking the play button. If you want to try again, click Retake. 
    • When satisfied, click Save.
  • A speaker with a pencil icon appears by your name.

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• Record and display your name pronunciation on your profile card - Microsoft Support 

Breakout rooms – Let people choose their room – Up until now, only meeting organizers could assign meeting participants to breakout rooms. Participants could not move between rooms. With this new setting, participants can now move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants.  

• To turn “Let people choose their room” on:
  • As the meeting organizer:
    • When setting up the rooms select the Let people choose their room option.
  • As a meeting participant:
    • Click the Rooms button at the top of the meeting window.
    • Select the room you want to join in the list of open rooms.

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• Choose a breakout room as a Teams meeting participant 

Location customization of Teams notification banners - Microsoft Teams now lets you personalize the placement of banner notifications on your screen.

• To choose where your notification banner appears:
• Select Settings and more (3 dots near your account picture – top right corner)
• Click Settings.
• Click Notifications and activity on the left of the screen.
• Scroll to Display.
• Select your preferred banner notification location:
  • Bottom right, Top right, Bottom left, or Top left. 

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Customize the location of notifications in Teams 

Record a video or audio clip in Microsoft Teams channels – There are times where it is easier to explain a concept in a short video rather than typing out a post in a Teams Channel. It is now possible to record up to a minute of video or audio and send it to people in a channel discussion. Channel members can watch the video or listen to the audio directly in the conversation. 

• To record a video clip:
  • Go to any channel discussion.
  • Start a new Post.
  • Select Actions and apps (+) icon in the bottom left corner of the box where you type the message.
  • Select Record a video clip button.  
  • Select Start recording to record.

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Record a video or audio clip in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support