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Teresa_Cyrus
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Jan 23, 2023
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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
    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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Teresa_Cyrus
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May 14, 2023

jasonmurray C_the_S Harm 

 

Since the Microsoft's announcement of retiring the wiki app, several users asked about an alternative. I completed an application review on the "Perfect Wiki for Teams." I was really impressed!

Check out the video: Video: https://youtu.be/jSk6SQRN4sk

 

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C_the_S
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May 15, 2023

Teresa_Cyrus 

Thanks for the recommendation, but to replace the free built-in Wiki feature with a product we'd have to pay for is not an option.

Likely when the time comes for GCC to have Teams functionality reduced by the removal of WiKis I'm going to recommend to all my users to use Word or Excel for their various notes and stay away from OneNote. Afterall, Microsoft could one day decide OneNote is going to be retired just like Wikis are now. I'll hedge our bets with Word/Excel as they'll likely stick around for the long haul.

Thanks again for the information it's appreciated.

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    Teresa_Cyrus
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    May 15, 2023

    C_the_S 

     

    Thanks for your input. This could go either way.  

     

    I just want to give users options.

     

    /Teresa

    #traccreations4e

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      THOREX
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      Jul 04, 2023
      Hi,
      I have a customer where Wiki tab suddenly disappeared in the installed Teams app (version: 1.6.00.16472) and the of course could not migrate to OneNote. But the user can on the Teams web App see the wiki tabs and migrate from there.

      Is it something in the Teams app or in the license or what?
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        Teresa_Cyrus
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        Jul 06, 2023

        THOREX 

         

        This is a unique issue. I suspect any new installs would not include the Wiki but Note tabs instead.

         

        I suggest the user export the Wiki pages from SharePoint as a backup and convert Wiki to OneNote from the web. I would delete the Wiki pages after the conversion.

         

        Keep me updated on this issue in case this happens to others.

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