What's new in M365 at UM?

New validation options in MS Forms open text responses - You can now apply more rules to open text questions in Microsoft Forms. Create rules that help you validate the format of answers like emails and URLs or require specific text in the answer and provide minimum or maximum length requirements.

• To validate responses in a text question:
  • Click More settings for question  of the open text question ("..." icon in bottom right corner).
  • Click on Restrictions.
  • Select what you want to restrict in potential answers:
    • Number
    • Text
    • Length
    • Email
    • URL 

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Validate open text responses in Microsoft Forms

Share MS Forms for collaboration – To keep the presenter toolbar from blocking important content on your screen, move it to any area on the screen you're sharing. 

• To share your form:
  • Click the "..." icon in the upper right corner.
  • Click on Collaborate or Duplicate.
  • Click Share the link to collaborate and view result.
  • Determine who you will share the form with so they can edit and view results:
    • Anyone with an Office 365 work or school account
    • People in University of Manitoba with the link
    • Specific people in University of Manitoba with the link
    • Click the Copy button
    • Share the link

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Share forms for collaboration using your Microsoft account

Customize your quick reactions – The default reaction emojis don’t always capture the message you want to send when using emojis. Now you can customize your quick reactions and choose up to five of your favorite emojis to use instead! 

• To customize your emojis:
  • Hover over any chat message.
  • Select More reactions (black and white smiley with a plus in a circle)
  • Select Customize default reactions (black and white smiley with a pencil by the search box).
  • Remove any of the current reactions by hovering over the emoji you want to replace, then select the X in the top corner. Add any emoji from the gallery by clicking the plus sign.
  • Click Save when you are done. 

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Like or react to messages in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support