Welcome to our very first post of Office 365 Feature Roundup.

We know what you’re here for and it’s not my story telling so, without further ado, here are your new features for May.

Outlook on the Web

Bold Calendar colors

Use both light and bold colors in the Web version of Outlook to differentiate between different types of events. (releasing now)

Inline Translation

Emails written in a different language than the set language for the user will trigger the option to translate the message right in the window. (releasing through June) 

Teams

Manage discovery of private

Teams

Rolling out early June

Choose if you want your private Team to be searchable within the Teams interface. This allows people within our organization Allow people to search for your Team and request access. This does not allow people to access the Team without approval from a Team owner. 

Set whether existing private teams are discoverable

Time Clock in Shifts

Coming Soon

Give your shift workers the ability to clock in and clock out right within Teams. 

Getting Started in Shifts

Shifts Multi-team support

Available Now

Quickly switch between Teams within Shifts

Robust File Sharing Options in Teams

Team schedules while in the Shifts app. Click on the 3 horizontal lines in the top left to view the Teams that have Shifts set up for you. 

Getting Started in ShiftsGet the same file sharing options as what you see in OneDrive, right in Teams

Call and Meeting controls are moving

Rolling out now

Calls and Meeting controls are unifying to one toolbar on Now located at the bottom of the screen, all controls will be in a single bar to make navigation simple

Announcement Post Type

Increase visibility with Announcement post types with customized backgrounds

File Tab introducing new features

Increase the functionality of your file structure by introducing new columns

Read Receipts

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Group Chats size increased to 100 from 50

Rolling out now

Group chats can now support 100 users in one chat. Previously the limit was 50 users. In group chats and 1:1 chats (not currently in Teams channels) users will be notified of when a sent message has been read. This is turned on by default however, users have the ability to turn it off.

Productivity Tools

Microsoft To-Do

Live Now

Outlook Tasks has migrated to Microsoft To-Do. Manage your personal tasks, make task lists, share lists and bring in your assigned Planner tasks and Flagged emails. All in one place. 

Getting started with Microsoft To-Do

Planner in To-Do  

Suggested Feature/Software of the Month

Outlook for Mobile

– The most supported, feature rich email client for Office 365. This is the recommended email app for UCCS.UCCS Email. Get it now from https://products.office.com/en-us/outlook-mobile-for-android-and-ios