We are excited to announce end user customization and personalization support for Viva Connections dashboard. This feature enables end users to adjust the Viva Connections dashboard based on their preference.
Customize your dashboard card layout
There are several customization options available to you on your dashboard. Add a dashboard card to manage a specific task, reorder the dashboard cards in order of your priority, hide cards that you rarely use or show your hidden cards. Any changes you make to the dashboard will apply across your desktop and mobile instances and will only affect your dashboard view.
To begin, select the Customize icon above the dashboard cards.
Add a personal dashboard card
You can add a Quick Links card to your dashboard that will allow you to add a collection of links to your favorite files, apps, and sites.
- Select Customize above the dashboard.
- Select Add a card (#2).
- Select Quick links (#3).
- The card will be added to your dashboard and the properties pane will open.
- Under links, select + Add link to add a URL, site page, or files. Added links show below the + Add link button. You can add up to 20 links (#5).
- Once added, links can be edited in the following ways (#6):
- Rearrange – Select and drag to the left of the link to reposition it within your quick link list.
- Delete – Select the trashcan to delete the selected link.
- Edit – Select the arrow to edit the link URL, title, and icon.
- Under Card details, you can edit the size, title, icon, and image displayed on the Quick Links dashboard card.
- When finished, select the X in the upper-right of the property pane to close.
- Select Save.
Note: To access the settings again for a user added dashboard card, select Customize, then hover over the card and select the edit icon.
Move dashboard cards
- Select Customize above the dashboard.
- Select and drag the dashboard card to its new location in the dashboard.
- Select Save.
- In the confirmation, select Save to save your changes to the dashboard for desktop and mobile devices.
Hide dashboard cards
- Select Customize above the dashboard.
- Select the visible icon in the lower-right corner of a dashboard card. The card will become greyed out, and the visible icon will disappear.
- Select Save.
- In the confirmation, select Save to save your changes to the dashboard for desktop and mobile devices.
Show hidden dashboard cards
- Select Customize above the dashboard.
- Select the empty box in the lower-right corner of a dashboard card. The card will no longer be greyed out, and the visible icon will appear.
- Select Save.
- In the confirmation, select Save to save your changes to the dashboard for desktop and mobile devices.
Reset dashboard cards to default
- Select Customize above the dashboard.
- Select Reset to default.
- Select Save.
- In the confirmation, select Save to save your changes to the dashboard for desktop and mobile devices. Your dashboard will be reset to the default view created by your organization.
Features and capabilities mentioned in this blog post, are demonstrated in the following video with Nancy Handa (Microsoft) and Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft).
Frequently asked questions
When will this happen?
This blog post refers to following Microsoft 365 Roadmap item, which should be fully available for customers worldwide in May 2025. Rollout started for first customers during March 2025:
What do you need to prepare?
You do not need to do anything to prepare for this update, but you may want to let your users know about this new capability. Feature will be automatically enabled for all customers and Viva Connections will be automatically shown as an icon in the app bar, if it has been configured.
What is next?
We will be continuously evolving the Viva Connection experiences also in future to provide new capabilities and cards for our customers to take advantage. We are looking on multiple other ways to get the SharePoint and Viva Connections experience more closely integrated together.
Thanks for reading. Let us know any feedback or questions in the comments. Your feedback drives our internal prioritization, so please do not hesitate to share your thoughts 💬
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