What's new in M365 at UM?

Share a link to a specific message in a chat — enables chat participants to quickly navigate to a specific message. Chat members can click the link to be taken to the message in the conversation history. 

• To use copy a chat message: 
  • Hover over the message and choose More options > Copy link. 
  • After the link is copied, you can paste it in the same Teams chat

For more information visit: Share a link to a specific message 

OneDrive and SharePoint: Colored Folders — allows you to colorize your folders with a pre-set range of 16 colours. This colorization is applicable to both new and already existing folders.

• To add colour to an existing folder:
  • Go to OneDrive in a browser.
  • Click on My files on the left side of the page.
  • Hover over the folder you want to change the colour of and click the three dots.
  • In the menu that appears click on Folder color.
  • Click on the colour of your choice.

Bookings experience in Teams updated – to match the web version. With this change, the updated Bookings Teams app will have the same features and user experience as the Bookings web app.

• To add the Bookings app in Teams:
  • Click on the Apps icon in Teams.
  • Search for Bookings.
  • Look for Bookings in the results and click Add.
  • Click Add in the window that opens.
  • Right click on the Bookings icon and select Pin to keep the app icon showing.

Present mode in Forms – introduces live presentation capabilities to Forms, offering a new way to share your forms in any online or in-person event.  With just a QR scan or short URL, audiences can participate in live surveys and view real-time responses.

• To use present mode:
  • Open your completed form.
  • Click Present in the upper right corner.
  • Have audience members scan the QR code or enter the URL in a browser and complete the form.

For more information visit:

• Now you can share your survey live on any screen - Microsoft Community Hub

Create offline meetings in Teams - You can now schedule in-person meetings such as personal appointments or lunch breaks in the Teams calendar. Offline meetings will not include chat threads or other meeting functionalities such as the join a meeting button or recording capabilities.

• To schedule an offline meeting:
  • Select the Calendar in Teams.
  • Click on New meeting in the top right corner.
  • Find Online meeting and click the toggle to turn it off.

Note: An online meeting cannot be changed to an offline meeting once created.