What's new in M365 at UM?

Channel meeting organizers can now invite everyone in the Team – Often, channel meetings get missed since users are not notified about them. Now, meeting organizers can toggle a button on the scheduling form to send a meeting invite. Once the toggle is turned on and the meeting is saved, all channel members will be notified of the meeting on their main work calendar.

• To send Channel meeting invites to channel members:
  • Navigate to the channel where you want to schedule a meeting. 
  • Click the arrow beside the video camera in the top right corner.
  • Click on Schedule a meeting.
  • In the New meeting window toggle Send personal invites to on. 
  • When you click Send channel members will see the meeting in their calendar.

Select Try the new Teams toggle on the top left and explore these new features. 

Audio and Video flyouts in Teams meetings – lets you efficiently manage your audio and video settings during meetings. This allows you to control your devices and adjust key audio and video features quickly and effortlessly, without needing to navigate through multiple layers of settings.

• Access the audio flyout and video flyout by: 
  • Clicking the button with a downward arrow right next to 'camera' and 'microphone' in the meeting toolbar.
  • To access additional settings, click 'more video options' and 'more audio options' at the bottom of the flyout.

For more information visit: 

Easily control audio and video settings in Teams meetings (microsoft365.com)

Stream video preview and playback in a Teams Channel – is now available with videos that are saved in OneDrive and SharePoint. When you share a video in a Channel in the new Teams, it is now embedded in the channel, enabling users to preview and play them directly in Teams without the need to open a browser window. 

To embed a video in a Channel message: 

• Open the channel you want to add the video to.
• Start a new post. 
• Click on the paper clip under the message box. 
• Select Attach cloud files, Browse Teams and Channels, or Upload from this device. 
• Navigate to the desired file, select it, and click on Attach. 
• The video will display in your message box. Add any text you want and click Post. 

Hide the General channel– Like other channels, you can hide the General channel in a team, helping you focus on the channels that matter most to you. 

• To hide the General channel: 
  • Hover over the General channel you want to hide. 
  • Click on More options (three dots) to the right of the channel name. 
  • Click Hide. 

For more information visit:

Show, hide, or pin a team or channel in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support