April 2025

Pick up where you left off in OneDrive

Go right back to your last-viewed location in OneDrive after navigating different apps in Teams. This transition saves time by preserving your context and providing quick access to files you were recently viewing. To learn more, see Explore the Files list in Microsoft Teams.

Customize saved file locations on Mac

Keep your workflow simple and choose where your files are saved directly from Teams chats or channels on Mac. Select Settings and more More options icon> Files and links Icon used on Pages tab in Journal in Teams to set your file download preferences. To learn more, see Download a file from Microsoft Teams.

Find Lists quickly in Teams chats

Links to Lists, list items, and Lists forms will automatically expand in Teams, making it easier to locate and access the links in chat messages and the Shared tab in chats. The links include details like title and path, helping you find important info easily.

Forward messages with app cards

Share messages that contain app cards by hovering over the message and selecting More options More options icon > Forward Forward button. To learn more, see Forward a message in Microsoft Teams.

Tailor Activity to you

In your Teams activity feed, apply the @Mentions filter to see your personal mentions or the Tag mentions filter to see any tag mentions that included you.

More space to drop files in chat

Sharing local files in chat is easier than ever with the increased file drop zone. To learn more, see Send a file, picture, or link in Microsoft Teams.

Edit your display name in meetings

Customize your presence during a Teams meeting by editing your display name for the duration of the meeting. Select People People or Show Participants button in your meeting controls. In the Participants pane, hover over your name and select More options More options icon > Edit display name. Enter a name and select Save. To learn more, see Join a meeting in Microsoft Teams.

Meeting chat notifications align with RSVP status

Set meeting chat notification preferences to be muted or hidden based on how you RSVP. To learn more, see Chat in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Intelligent recap notifications after calls and instant meetings

Now, intelligent recap notifications are available after calls made from chat and instant meetings. Select the notification in your Teams Activity feed to open the recap. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

DVR in town halls

Attending a town hall is more flexible than ever with new DVR capabilities. No need to wait for the recording—pause, rewind, or skip forward in previously streamed content during the event. To learn more, see Attend a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Unified voice when moderating Q&A

Present a unified voice when moderating Q&A by posting and replying as Organizer. If you post as Organizer, your name will be hidden from attendees. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams.

Private coaching in the Queues app

Authorized users can start monitoring sessions with selected agents for private coaching. They can listen to customer calls, whisper privately to agents, and barge into or takeover the call. To learn more, see Use the Queues app for Microsoft Teams.

March 2025

Get more from events with intelligent recap

Intelligent recap is now available for town halls and webinars. Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters can explore event recordings by speaker and topic and access AI-generated meeting notes, tasks, and name mentions. Available with Teams Premium or M365 Copilot licenses. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

Find shared files faster in chat

Quickly locate files and links shared in chats with the new search bar in the Shared tab. Type related keywords, the sender, or even the date it was shared into the search bar.

Hover over a file and select Go to chat Teams Chat Tab icon​​​​​​​ to quickly jump to the original message where the file was shared.

Return to the green room after an event

Select End event in the meeting controls to end an event for attendees while you and other organizers and presenters return to the green room to debrief the event. To learn more, see Using the green room in Microsoft Teams.

Present a unified voice in Q&A for events

Town hall and webinar organizers can now post and reply to questions in Q&A as Organizer, rather than their individual names. This provides a unified and official voice when responding to attendee questions. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams.

Connect with even larger audiences in town halls

Reach up to 50k attendees in a single town hall event, a significant increase from the previous limit of 20k. Connect with wider audiences while maintaining event quality and stability. To learn more, see Schedule a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

February 2025

Save time with agents or bots in chat

Add and prompt agents and bots in a Teams chat for easy organization, updates, and more based on the context of the conversation. In a chat, select View and add participants Add people icon > Add agents and bots Add bots or agents icon​​​​​​​. @Mention a bot in a message to assign tasks or prompt anything else the bot assists with. To learn more, see Chat with a bot in Microsoft Teams.

Schedule channel messages

Whether you’re working with people from different time zones or during off-hours, schedule your channel messages and posts to make sure they publish at the right time. To learn more, see Schedule channel messages in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot showing channel post and message scheduling in Teams.

Choose your notification location

Customize where Teams notifications appear on your screen. In Teams, select Settings and more More options icon > Settings Settings icon > Notifications and activity . Under Display > Position on the screen, choose where you want to see notifications. Available on Teams desktop for Windows.

Meeting transcription enhancements

Check out these updates to the transcription experience in meetings:

  • Simpler settings: Select Transcript > Language settings > Meeting spoken language for meeting language and translation settings.

  • Better transcription accuracy: People will be prompted to select the spoken language when turning on meeting transcription, recording, or Copilot.

  • Access to spoken language settings: Only the meeting organizer, co-organizers, and person who initiated the transcript can change the spoken language.

  • Mismatched language notifications: The organizer, co-organizers, and transcript initiator will be notified if someone speaks a different language than the one selected in the spoken language settings.

To learn more, see View live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Debrief in the green room after events

Recap with other organizers, co-organizers, and presenters after an event in the green room. Select End event in the meeting controls to end the event for attendees and return to the green room. To learn more, see Using the green room in Microsoft Teams.

A smarter way to recap events

Intelligent recap is now available after Teams town halls and webinars. Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters can browse the event recording by speakers and topics and access AI-generated notes, tasks, and name mentions. Intelligent recap is available with Teams Premium and Copilot for M365 licenses. To learn more, see Intelligent productivity with Microsoft Teams Premium.

Link to recaps

Give people in your org more context about past meetings and events by sharing links to the recaps. People can request access to the recording and transcript once you share the recap with them. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

Presenter Q&A moderation during events

Town hall and webinar organizers and co-organizers can now allow presenters to moderate the event Q&A. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams.

Easily integrate apps in Teams

Apps you’ve installed in Teams now display in your app search, making it easy to integrate them into your group chats, channels, meetings, and more.

January 2025

Your favorite M365 calendar features, now in Teams

Switch to the new Teams calendar for enhanced scheduling and planning. Explore new calendar views, customizations, and much more. To get started, select Calendar Teams Calendar tab icon in Teams and turn on the New Calendar toggle. Return to this toggle to switch between the classic and new calendar experiences. To learn more, see Get started with the new calendar in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot showing the combined view in the new Teams calendar.

Save time with instant hyperlinks

Create hyperlinks with fewer clicks and less time. When you compose a message, highlight the text you want to hyperlink and paste the link you want to insert. It’s that simple! To learn more, see Send a file, picture, or link in Microsoft Teams.

Your breakout room, your choice

In meetings with breakout rooms, meeting participants can now choose which breakout room they join. Select Rooms teams breakout room icon in your meeting controls and select Join next to a room to enter it. To learn more, see Use breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Less limits on content forwarding in Teams

Now, you can forward Loop components and app cards across Teams, as well as posts to and from channels. Just hover over what you want to share and select More options More options icon​​​​​​​ > Forward Forward button.

More copy and paste prevention for meetings

Copy and paste prevention now includes live captions, transcripts, and meeting recaps. To learn more, see Meeting options in Microsoft Teams.

Screen share with audio in Mesh events

Presenters can now include system audio when they share their screen during a Mesh event in Teams. This feature is available for presenters in Mesh with a Teams Premium license. To learn more, see Get started with immersive spaces in Microsoft Teams.

December 2024

Take control during screen sharing in Teams for web

When someone shares their screen in a meeting on Teams for web, select Take control Take control button to interact directly with shared content. Collaborate on documents, transition presentations, and more. To learn more, see Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings. 

Recap instant meetings and calls 

Quickly review highlights from instant Teams calls and meetings with intelligent recap. After the call or meeting ends, open the chat and select View recap in the meeting thumbnail. Intelligent recap is available with Teams Premium or M365 Copilot licenses. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams. 

Download webinar and town hall transcripts

Download event transcripts to save and review them long after the event ends. To download, open a past event in your Teams calendar and select Recordings > Download transcripts Teams download arrow icon​​​​​​​. Multiple transcripts will be downloaded separately. To learn more, see Manage town hall recordings and Manage webinar recordings.

November 2024

Introducing Microsoft Places in Teams

Make the most of your team’s hybrid work schedule with Microsoft Places, an AI-powered workplace solution available with a Teams Premium license.

  • Recommended in-office days: Places helps you decide when to go into the office based on your scheduled in-person meetings, your coworkers’ planned attendance, and any leader guidance that exists. ​​​​​​​ Screenshot showing in-person office recommendations by Places in Teams.

  • Workplace presence: With Places, your workplace presence automatically updates when you connect your device to an in-office monitor or peripheral in a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) room.

  • See who’s nearby: See which members of your 1:1 or group chats are close by and easily coordinate in-person meetings, brainstorming sessions, and more.

To learn more, see Get started with Microsoft Places.

Set your preferred skin tone for emoji and reactions

Personalize your emoji and reactions in Teams by selecting the skin tone that best represents you. To update skin tone settings, go to Settings and more More options icon > Appearance and accessibility Teams appearance settings icon > Skin tone in Teams.

New minimized presenter window

When you share content in a Teams meeting, your meeting window will minimize to a smaller view. See how your shared content appears to others, view raised hands, and more. To learn more, see Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Screenshot of a presenter's view while sharing their screen, with a minimized meeting window next to their shared content.

Chat privately in a town hall with event group chat

A private event group chat between organizers, co-organizers, and presenters is now available in Teams town halls. Chat in an event group chat before, during, and after a town hall. Event group chats can't be seen by attendees. To learn more, see Chat in a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Keep it confidential with watermark in Teams webinars

Apply a watermark over shared content during a Teams webinar to deter anyone from taking unauthorized screenshots of confidential information. Watermark is available in webinars organized in Teams Premium. To learn more, see Watermark for Teams meetings.

Embed a town hall in SharePoint

Allow people to attend your town hall from SharePoint by embedding it into the site. SharePoint attendees can participate in the event’s Q&A and chat, if available. To learn more, see Schedule a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Enjoy fresh scenery in Mesh 

Change your view in Mesh with Project Studio, a new environment now available in Teams public preview. To learn more, see Get started with immersive spaces in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot showing virtual environment in Teams Mesh event.​​​​​​​

Connect across rooms in multi-room Mesh events 

Attendees can now view attendee reactions and raised hands across different rooms during Mesh events. Event hosts can also move between the rooms to connect with different groups. To learn more, see Produce an event in Mesh.

Host Mesh events with people outside your org 

Invite external guests to Teams Mesh events for immersive collaboration and networking experiences. Guests with Mesh licenses, such as Teams Premium, can join the event from their PC. To learn more, see Create an event in Mesh on the web.

Hand interactions in Mesh on Meta Quest

When you enter Mesh on a Meta Quest 2, 3, or Pro headset, you can now use your hands to move around, interact with objects, and more. Motion controllers are still supported. You can switch between using controllers or your hands anytime.

October 2024

Automatically set your workplace presence in BYOD rooms

Now, when you connect to peripherals in a BYOD room, your workplace presence will automatically update to In the office, making it easier to connect with co-workers who are in the office.

Refreshed teams and channel view

Organize, manage, and keep up with teams and channels by switching to the new teams and channels view. To get started, select More channel options More options icon at the top of your teams list and select Your teams and channels Settings button. In the new view, create or open a team, view and sort channels, choose channels of interest you want to show, and more.

Same chat, more details

The new chat details pane gives you all the info you need, without leaving the conversation. Just open a Teams chat and select Open chat details Open chat details icon​​​​​​​ to view pinned messages, search for specifics, and more.

A screenshot of chat app shows recent messages, top contributors, pinned messages, shared files, and a text input box with a send button.

Meeting recap notifications in Teams

Get notified in your Teams Activity feed when a meeting recap is ready to view. Select the notification to go right to the recap. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams.

Manage who can admit attendees from the meeting lobby

When you schedule a meeting, choose who can admit people waiting in the lobby. To learn more, see Using the lobby in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Voice isolation in Teams for MacOS

Filter out background noise during Teams calls and meetings with voice isolation, now available on MacOS devices. Voice isolation uses AI to block surrounding noise so others can hear you clearly. To learn more, see Voice isolation in Microsoft Teams calls and meetings.

Turn off town hall and webinar emails

When you schedule a town hall or webinar, you can turn off Teams attendee emails before publishing the event. In the scheduling form, go to Setup > Details and turn the Enable attendee emails toggle off. This setting can't be changed after the event is published. To learn more, see Manage webinar emails in Microsoft Teams or Schedule a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Upvote, archive, sort, and filter questions in Teams Q&A

Boost engagement during Teams meetings and events with Q&A. Attendees can now upvote questions they like and sort questions by upvotes. In recurring meetings, organizers can archive past questions to keep the feed fresh. They can also use filters to view archived or unarchived questions. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings.

More avatar customizations

Make your avatar feel more like you with 51 new professional wardrobe items and 19 diverse hair options. These new options are available to anyone with Teams avatars enabled. To learn more, see Customize your avatar in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot showing several new avatar personalization options.

September 2024

Automatically set your workplace presence on bookable desks

Now, when you connect to peripherals at a bookable desk, your workplace presence will automatically update to In the office, making it easier to connect with co-workers who are in the office. To learn more, see First things to know about bookable desks in Microsoft Teams.

Rename a team's general channel

Rename your team's general channel to better reflect your team's needs and make it easier to find in the teams and channels list. Team owners and members with the appropriate permissions can rename the general channel. To learn more, see Edit a channel in Microsoft Teams.

Recommended channels when you join a team

Now, when you join a new team, you'll see channels recommended by the team owner. Easily organize and prioritize the channels you care about.

"Files" tab in chat is now "Shared"

Select Shared, previously called Files, in a Teams chat to view content shared in that conversation. Browse files, recordings, and web links that have been sent to you or by you in that chat.

A workplace chat window with recent messages, shared files, and their details including names, descriptions, and timestamps.

Get the big picture in Teams

When someone sends multiple images in a Teams chat or channel, they'll appear next to each other on the same line. Navigate between them using the arrow keys, or remove one by hovering over it and selecting X.

Screenshot showing multiple images side-by-side in a Teams chat or channel post.

Copilot now considers meeting chat in responses

When you prompt Copilot in a meeting, it'll base its responses on both the meeting transcript and chat. To learn more, see Use Copilot in Microsoft Teams meetings.

More Copilot controls for Teams meetings

Meeting organizers can now decide whether to allow Copilot in a meeting and for how long. When scheduling a Teams meeting, select Options Settings button> More options in the meeting details. Then, go to Recording and transcript Recording and transcript icon and choose an option from the Allow Copilot dropdown menu.

View meeting recap in Microsoft Outlook

After a meeting ends, you can now view a summary of the meeting in Outlook. The summary includes a link to the recap, transcript, recording, notes, shared files, and more. To learn more, see Meeting Recap with Outlook.

Screenshot showing a Teams meeting recap in Outlook.

Translate back and forth between two languages

Now, translators can switch their translation direction during a Teams meeting. Interpreters can translate between two languages by choosing the language they're currently speaking at the bottom of the screen. To learn more, see Use language interpretation in Microsoft Teams meetings.

A video conference screen shows four participants, with an interpreter option, and text about culture and people.

Explore new spaces in Mesh

Experience the new workshop environment in Mesh, which features a presentation area and four breakout rooms for group discussions. To learn more, see Get started with immersive spaces in Microsoft Teams.

Q&A enhancements in meetings and events

Improvements to Q&A in Teams make Q&A sessions more secure and engaging:

  • Allow presenters to moderate Q&A and publish questions during a meeting or event.

  • Upvote Q&A posts to show when you support or agree with it.

  • Keep Q&A sessions relevant by filtering and sorting questions by upvotes or key words. Archive old posts in recurring meetings to keep the feed fresh.

To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Webinars now available in GCC-High

Teams webinars are now available for government community clouds (GCC). To learn more, see Get started with Microsoft Teams webinars.

August 2024

Time detection in Copilot chats

Need updates or highlights from a specific timeframe? Copilot can help with that. Try it out by asking "What were the highlights from last month?" To learn more, see Use Copilot in Microsoft Teams chat and channels.

Request to join a shared channel

If you have a link to a shared channel in your organization, you can request to join that channel. Channel owners will be able to view and respond to your request. To learn more, see Use a link or code to join a team in Microsoft Teams.

Express yourself in town halls with live reactions

Use live reactions during a town hall to express your emotion toward what’s being shared. Just select React Teams emoji icon for chatin your meeting controls, choose an emoji, and watch it appear in the corner. To learn more, see Attend a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

A town hall event shows live attendee reactions.

Download Q&A questions after a town hall

After a town hall ends, organizers can download the Q&A questions as a .CSV file. This can help organizers understand the types of questions asked, document those that have been answered, and better insight into a town hall. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings.

All a channel's information, all in one place

Hover over a channel name to see the channel description, info about members, and more. Channel cards provide a shortcut to notification settings, owner channel management, and the channel roster. To learn more, see View channel cards in Microsoft Teams.

Apps now supported in group chats with external users

Boost productivity and collaboration in group chats with apps, now available in chats with people outside your org. Members of a group chat can install, remove, or update apps for use by all members. To learn more, see Add an app to Microsoft Teams.

Show or hide the Discover feed

To show or hide the Discover feed in your channels list, select Settings and more More options icon> Settings Settings buttonand turn the Show Discover in your channel list toggle on or off. To learn more, see First things to know about Teams Discover Feed.

See reactions across different rooms in a Mesh event

In Teams Premium, Mesh event hosts can now see attendees' raised hands and reactions across multiple rooms in multi-room events. To learn more, see Get started with immersive spaces in Microsoft Teams.

July 2024

Redesigned meeting gallery in Teams

Teams meeting gallery enhancements provide a more consistent and personalized meeting experience:

  • Everyone appears in tiles of equal size, whether their camera is on or off.

  • The gallery automatically optimizes visibility for active speakers and raised hands.

  • Video tiles for Microsoft Teams Rooms that join will automatically enlarge, offering more inclusivity for participants joining online.

  • Customize how many participants appear on your screen, prioritize participants with their cameras on, and hide yourself from the main gallery (visible only to you).

To learn more, see Customize your meeting view in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot of Teams meeting with nine video feeds of people and a drop-down menu for selecting viewing options.

Emoji just got personal

Customize and upload your own unique emoji in Teams to react with or send in chat. To upload a custom emoji, select Emoji, GIFs, and Stickers Teams emoji icon for chat in a message compose box. Then, select Emoji > Your org's emoji Custom emoji icon > Add emoji Add an app or tab button. Choose an image or GIF file and select Add emoji. To learn more, see Use Custom Emoji in Microsoft Teams

Customize notification sounds

To help you focus, you can now adjust your Teams notification sounds. Use different sounds for different notifications, such as urgent messages, or mute notifications when you’re busy or in a meeting. Go to Settings and more More options icon > Settings Settings button> Notifications and activity ​​​​​​​ in Teams for custom notification options. To learn more, see Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams.

Search results now include chat messages

When you search in Teams, the results will now include messages. Filter the results to show messages only by pressing the Enter key and selecting Messages beneath the search bar. To learn more, see Search for messages and more in Microsoft Teams.

Keep channel notifications relevant

Stay informed about topics important to you by managing your channel notifications. Just hover over a channel post and select More options More options icon. If you're following the post, you can turn off notifications. If you're not following, you can turn them on. To learn more, see Customize channel notifications in Microsoft Teams.

Manage what attendees see in Teams events

Event organizers can now easily manage what attendees see in town hall events and webinars. Organizers can toggle presenters on and off from the Manage Screen pane. New "live" indicators show when a presenter is on screen. Up to seven presenters can be managed at a time. This feature is included in all Teams licenses for town halls and requires a Teams Premium license for webinars. To learn more, see Manage what attendees see in Teams meetings.A screenshot of a video call with four participants, a slide presentation, and various buttons for controlling the call.

Presenter orderability for webinars

Customize the order in which webinar presenters are shown on the event page. Just open the event details from your Teams calendar and select Setup > Presenter bios. Then, drag the names in the order you want. To learn more, see Customize a webinar in Microsoft Teams.

Mesh event templates in Teams Premium

Use templates to quickly organize Mesh events with the capabilities you need already configured. The first templates available are the Meadow and Oasis environments with the screenshare object included in both. Both environments come with a screenshare panel already placed and ready to display content. To learn more, see Create templates in Microsoft Mesh.

Revisit Mesh event links in Teams Premium

In Teams Premium, you can rejoin and share previous events using past event links of events you created. Simply select the link to open the Mesh application and rejoin. To learn more, see Join an event.

Express yourself with new avatar reactions

Use new avatar reactions in Mesh events and Teams meetings for a more personal experience. To learn more, see Use emotes, gestures, and more with your avatar in Microsoft Teams.

The image shows a virtual room with a person interacting with an avatar menu on the right side of the screen, which lists 16 different avatar actions.

Avatar personal boundary

Avatars now have a personal boundary to prevent others from walking through avatars or standing too close, increasing comfort and safety in immersive spaces.

June 2024

Collaborative notes for channel meetings

Work together with members of your channel to update channel meeting agendas, notes, and action items using collaborative notes. Collaborative notes stay in sync with To Do and Planner, making it easier than ever to stay on track. To learn more, see Use collaborative meeting notes in Teams.

Presenter toolbar improvements

When you're presenting in Teams, you can now select and drag the new drag bar on the presenter toolbar to move it anywhere on your screen.Select and drag the drag bar to move the presenter toolbar anywhere on the screen.

Provide a better video sharing experience in a meeting by selecting Optimize in the presenter toolbar, a new setting that will help your content run more smoothly.

Customize your message with Copilot

With Copilot for Microsoft 365, you can now customize your draft messages in Teams. Simply write your message, open Copilot, and choose to adjust the message with a custom prompt. Type your prompt, such as "make it persuasive" or "convert to a list," and Copilot will modify the message accordingly. To learn more, see Rewrite and adjust your messages with Copilot in Microsoft Teams. Compose Copilot custom rewrite

Seamless communication across languages in Teams

Intelligent message translation has come to chats. When you receive a message in a different language, Teams will suggest translating it into your preferred language. You can also customize your translation settings to automatically translate messages from specific languages or turn off translation for certain languages. To learn more, see Translate a message in Microsoft Teams.

Slash commands for quick actions

Slash commands help you take quick actions in Teams. Type a slash (/) in the compose box and select a command to open a chat in a new window, add a code block, navigate to settings, change your status, and more. To learn more, see Use commands in Microsoft Teams.

Chat with your team in real time with Meet Now

Need to discuss and brainstorm with your team right now? Start a quick and informal huddle using Meet Now in a group chat. Meet Now in group chat enables ad-hoc calls in real time with your team, providing an alternative to a formal, scheduled meeting. Regardless of your whereabouts, you can start a call as spontaneously as dropping by your colleague’s desk.

Reserve your office spot with bookable desks

Reserve desks on the spot by simply connecting to the monitor or other equipment at the desk. Share your location to collaborate better with colleagues in the office. IT teams can also track desk peripherals in the Inventory provided in the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. To learn more, see First things to know about bookable desks.

Co-edit code blocks in Teams

Collaborate more efficiently with your team by co-editing code blocks. Easily insert code into a Loop component or convert a native code block into one. Anyone with access to the Loop component can review and co-edit the code, streamlining communication and enhancing productivity.

Share code snippets with rich previews

Easily share code with your team in chats by pasting a permalink that shows a rich preview from Azure DevOps. Recipients can view the code in Azure DevOps without leaving the chat, helping your team understand the context quickly.

A new look to the compose box

Teams has a new and improved compose box designed to make sending chats simpler and more intuitive. The streamlined layout provides quick access to frequently used functions like message editing, emoji, Loop components, and Copilot. To explore more tools and features, select the plus sign to access the extended menu.

Control access to meeting recordings and insights

Meeting organizers now have more control over who can access meeting recordings, transcripts, and AI-generated insights. Choose from three options: everyone, organizers and co-organizers, or specific people. This setting can be changed before the meeting starts and is available to those with a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license. Teams Premium licensed users will have access next quarter. To learn more, see Customize access to meeting recordings or transcripts in Microsoft Teams.

Mute and unmute your mic from the Windows taskbar

Multitask during Teams meetings without missing a beat. Now you can mute and unmute your microphone directly from the Windows taskbar. No need to switch back and forth between screens. Just click the microphone icon in the taskbar to quickly mute or unmute yourself.

Recap for transcript-only meetings

Intelligent recap is now supported after transcribed meetings that weren't recorded. If your meeting was only transcribed, you'll have access to name mentions and AI-generated meeting notes and tasks. Intelligent recap features are available as part of the Copilot for M365 license. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams.

Transcript storage improvements

All transcripts are now stored in OneDrive for Business. Anytime you open a transcript in Teams, you'll see the OneDrive for Business transcript copy. Future meeting transcripts will no longer be saved in Exchange Online; all transcripts will be stored on OneDrive for Business. To learn more, see View live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Streamlined transcript deletion

If you delete a transcript in the Teams app, both copies of the transcript (OneDrive for Business and Exchange Online) will be deleted. If you delete a transcript from Stream, only the copy in OneDrive for Business will be deleted. To learn more, see Edit or delete a meeting transcript in Microsoft Teams.

Changes to default transcript permissions

Now, transcript owners can download or delete a transcript file while participants can only view the transcript. Owners can also manage which participants can download, view, and edit the transcript. To learn more, see View live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Prevent webinar sharing on social media

When you organize a public webinar, choose whether attendees can share the link via social media. To prevent sharing on social media, open the upcoming webinar in your Teams calendar, go to Setup > Details, and turn the Allow sharing to social media from event site toggle off. To learn more, see Schedule a webinar in Microsoft Teams.

May 2024

Catch up on meetings from chat

Review everything that happened in a meeting from the chat, including shared files, notes, and much more. With intelligent meeting recap, you'll also see meeting speakers, name mentions, and AI-generated tasks. Intelligent meeting recap is available with a Teams Premium or Copilot for Microsoft 365 license. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams.Screenshot showing meeting recap features in a meeting chat.

Get connected through Teams chat

Now, you can easily share someone's contact info in a chat, even if the contact isn't part of the conversation. Open a chat in Teams and type @ into the compose box. Then, select Share someone's contact info Account settings button to share. To learn more, see Share a contact in a chat.

Refresh your avatar's wardrobe

Give your avatar's wardrobe a makeover with more professional looks and improved textures, fits, and color options. To learn more, see Customize your avatar in Microsoft Teams.Image showing new avatar clothing options.

Easily copy file links

Copy file links with fewer steps. Select the Files tab in a chat or team and choose a file. Then, select Copy link Insert Link button at the top of the page. Select Settings Settings button for more sharing settings. To learn more, see Share files in Microsoft Teams.

More languages in intelligent meeting recap

Intelligent meeting recap now supports 15 additional languages: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams.

Save collaborative annotations with Whiteboard

With collaborative annotations, people sharing their screen in a meeting can add drawings, text, and more to their shared content. Now, screen sharers can save annotations for later access. If you share your screen in a meeting, select Annotate in the presenter toolbar. Then, select Capture a snapshot to save a snapshot of your annotations to a Whiteboard file. To learn more, see Use annotation while sharing your screen in Microsoft Teams.

Interact with shared content during a meeting

When someone shares their screen in a meeting, participants can now interact with the content while annotating. They can advance slides, scroll through a document, or resume where they left off without restarting the annotations session. To enable this, select Start interacting with background in the annotations toolbar. To learn more, see Use annotation while sharing your screen in Microsoft Teams.

Trim meeting recordings in Stream

If you have edit permissions, you can now trim meeting recording videos in Microsoft Stream. To learn more, see How to trim videos in Stream.

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