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Microsoft are rolling out new features and changes to the Microsoft 365 services frequently.
SharePoint home sites are LIVE - aka, available to everyone
- Roadmap ID: 26842
- May 2020
A home site is the top landing page for your organization’s intelligent intranet. With a simple PowerShell cmdlet, you deem a communication site the home site. It will then be a highly visible and unique entry point, including the new home button in the SharePoint mobile app.
Saved for later web part is now available for modern pages
- Roadmap ID: 57810
- May 2020
We’re adding a new way for each user to see the content they’ve saved when they view your page. There are a few places Microsoft uses the Saved for later web part, and now you can use it where it makes sense.
The Yammer Conversations web part gets a nice update
- Roadmap ID: 63385
- May 2020
You'll now see the new Yammer experience embedded into SharePoint pages. You'll be able to create any type of Yammer post directly in SharePoint, start a conversation in any community, upload images and files into Yammer conversations - all directly from SharePoint.
Scheduling pages and news posts
- Roadmap ID: 62892
- May 2020
We’re introducing the ability for SharePoint page authors to schedule pages and news posts for publication at a future date and time. SharePoint site owners will have the option to enable scheduling on their sites; note: it is disabled by default.
Pre-publish overview experience for SharePoint pages and news
- Roadmap ID: 63257
- May 2020
When page authors select an action, such as Publish, Republish, Post news, Update news, Schedule, or Submit for approval, the pre-publish panel appears on the right. Here you'll get an overview of the site name, a thumbnail preview, and information about what happens when you publish.
Extended Site Footer
- Roadmap ID: 61063
- May 2020
The site footer in modern communication sites will now include a new layout option - "Extended" - which means you can show more content and links at the bottom of your communication pages. You can also select a distinct background color to distinguish it from the other sections above.
Microsoft Lists (first public disclosure)
- Roadmap ID: 64160
- May 2020
Microsoft Lists is an evolution of SharePoint lists, expanding on the ability to support a multitude of work management scenarios - like tracking issues, asset management, managing events, inventory tracking and more using customizable views and smart rules to keep everyone in sync. Roadmap IDs, x10: 64160, 64161, 64162, 64163, 64164, 64165, 64166, 64167, 64168 and 64169.
Conditionally show or hide columns in a SharePoint list or library form
- Roadmap ID: 63518
- May 2020
This allows people to show or hide columns in a SharePoint list or library form based on another column's value by specifying a formula. The formula is made up of equations that perform conditional checks on certain values.
Create a list from a Microsoft Excel table
- Roadmap ID: 61013
- May 2020
This is a new way to create a list, saving you time while putting the data in a location that opens up new collaborative scenarios. To create a list from Excel, you select a table of data from the Excel file.
SharePoint Migration Tool makes is easy to bring content from on-prem directly into Microsoft Teams
- Roadmap ID: NIL
- May 2020
You define your source where the files will move from, and then select a team you own or have access to determine the channel you want to use as the destination.
Microsoft Stream to record your screen
- Roadmap ID: 25687
- May 2020
Video creators can record any window or screen, add mic or system audio, and include webcam video. There is no need to download any additional software; the tool is web based and works with latest version of Edge or Chrome.
Microsoft 365 Records Management is now generally available
- Roadmap ID: 63058
- May 2020
Records managers, start your record declarations engines! You can now utilize the Records Management solution to help your organization meet your regulatory record-keeping obligations through discovering, classifying, labeling, retaining, and defensibly deleting content across your Microsoft 365 tenant - inclusive of third-party data.
