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Teresa_Cyrus
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Jan 23, 2023

Microsoft Teams News: Wiki Page Retiring in January 2024 & There Are Things You Must Do

Before saying "Peace Out" to Wiki Page in January 2024, you must do some things.  This in-depth video discusses what to expect, Microsoft's timelines, and a guide to completing the transition. ...
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  • Teresa_Cyrus's avatar
    Teresa_Cyrus
    Mar 13, 2023

    _J-K_ 

    REVISED: Regarding the Wiki Libraries in SharePoint, the wiki pages will remain on SharePoint. However, the Wiki Page and App are not available in January 2024. 

    I created a video on exporting the Wiki libraries content to a zip file and opening the pages into a Word file as a BACKUP. It will be available later this week. I will update this post with the link when it is available.

     

    Stay tuned.

     

    /Teresa

    #traccreations4e

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KathyROI
Brass Contributor
Mar 29, 2023

Hi Teresa_Cyrus

Do you know if the links from 1 wiki section to another convert properly or do these need to be corrected too?

 

I still don't see the option to migrate to Teams Wiki to OneNote. Getting a little nervous that it's not there yet!

  • Teresa_Cyrus's avatar
    Teresa_Cyrus
    MVP
    Mar 30, 2023

    Hi KathyROI 

     

    A lot of folks are anxious to get started with converting to OneNote. I checked the message center, MS has not posted any updates since Mar 17th. I wonder if we will see the banner by the second week of April.

     

    Obviously, I have not tested with the actual exporting tool. However, I suspect the links will carry over with a problem. As soon as the exporting tool is available - trust and believe - I will complete a thorough test again. 😁

     

    Thank you for your inquiry about the links.  It prompted me to test the other attributes on the Wiki Page. Here are my learnings with exporting Wiki Pages from SharePoint to a zip file and then opening with MS Word.  

    On Teams Wiki Page, I created:

    • internal links within & outside of a channel
      • MS Word retained the links
    • external links
      • MS Word retained the links
    • Used the following attributes: strikethrough, yellow highlighter, red and bold font, quote and inserted a table. 
      • MS Word did not keep the yellow highlighter or the color font; everything else was fine.

    I encourage you to watch the Download from SharePoint video. I share my concerns about the images. The link is in the original post above. 

     

    MS Word Results

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    /Teresa

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    • jasonmurray's avatar
      jasonmurray
      Copper Contributor
      May 02, 2023

      Teresa_Cyrus - for the record, and I'm hoping this has been said... I do not use Wiki for "notes," and Teams' OneNote functionality is clunky and cumbersome.  I use the Wiki for FAQs.  Is there a comparable product that is as easy to use with Teams?  Thank you!

    • Roman Buchwald's avatar
      Roman Buchwald
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 30, 2023

      Teresa_Cyrus 
      What about Meeting notes? So if you do now notes via the 3 dots in a meeting, the Wiki pops up. Will it switch to OneNote as well from next (or the other) week on?

      By the way: in PP (EA) the migrationtool is already there, but not the block of new wikis. Thats honestly confusing again. It should happen hand in hand. In PP and after that. I guess it will be in rollout.

      Regards

      • Teresa_Cyrus's avatar
        Teresa_Cyrus
        MVP
        Mar 30, 2023

        Roman Buchwald 

         

        Meeting Notes in the call console is indeed a Wiki, and is added to your team's channel. You will be required to convert it to OneNote later, for Wiki is retiring.

         

        Microsoft has not mentioned changing the MS Team Meeting Notes in the call console - yet.  However, I suspect the meeting notes will be updated to OneNote. When? I am not sure. It has to be sooner than later because the meeting notes are used in the Meeting Recap.

         

        Good News: Based on MS Roadmap (see below), you can add apps to Channel Meetings.  My personal opinion, in order to limit the number of wiki conversions, I would add the OneNote app to future channel meetings. (By the way, I have not received this update yet.)

        Here are my thoughts.  This statement includes me too. --> Respectively, be patient. <--
        Let Microsoft work out any bugs that they may be encountering.  I rather have a clean workflow when it is rolled out vs working harder with a tool that doesn't function properly.  Also, Microsoft is known to revise timelines. :lol: Stay tuned.

        You are doing the right thing - completing your due diligence.  Kudos to you!

        I hope this helps. 

         

        RoadMap Details: 

        Microsoft Teams: Support apps in Channel Meetings

        Meeting organizers and participants can now add apps to meetings in Teams channels for better collaboration and engagement across a variety of scenarios.

        • Feature ID: 81122
        • Added to roadmap: 2/15/2023
        • Last modified: 3/21/2023
        • Product(s): Microsoft Teams
        • Cloud instance(s): GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
        • Platform(s): iOS, Desktop, Android, Mac
        • Release phase(s): General Availability

        /Teresa

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