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Microsoft 365 for US Government Service Descriptions
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Remote working skilling and instruction following topics:
Schedule of upcoming events. Join Virtually at https://aka.ms/workremoteFED
(we will use the same links daily to host the sessions).
Date |
Time (EST) |
Topic |
Friday, May 1, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
AMA - Office Hours |
Monday, May 4, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
Fundamentals |
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 |
1:00-2:30 |
Fundamentals |
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 |
1:00-2:30 |
Intermediate |
Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
Live Events |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
AMA - Office Hours |
Monday, May 11, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
Fundamentals |
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
1:00-2:30 |
Fundamentals |
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
1:00-2:30 |
Apps |
Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
Intermediate |
Friday, May 15, 2020 |
10:00-11:30 |
AMA - Office |
MC207190: Microsoft Forms – File Upload not available in Government environments
Delayed with no ETA
MC210713: SharePoint Designer – feature deprecation impacting Custom Form creation
An issue has been identified affecting SharePoint Designer functionality for creating custom Forms within SharePoint Online. After careful examination, we have determined that there is no known fix for this issue and have elected to disable the custom Form creation feature effective as of 3:00 AM UTC on Saturday, April 25, 2020.
This change does not impact the ability to edit previously created Forms or other existing features in SharePoint Online Designer.
MC209149: SharePoint Online – We are adding an alert for classic publishing portals that use Content Query web parts
On a classic page, the Content Query web part is a tool for finding and displaying information. However, this web part can affect page performance. Consequently, we are adding an alert for classic publishing portals that use Content Query web parts.
This affects only classic publishing portals when the Content Query web part is affecting page performance. In that case, a user who has edit rights may see a dismissible slow performance banner when the page is in draft mode.
The banner will automatically display under either of these conditions:
SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) Updates
Migrate content to SharePoint Online and OneDrive from the following locations:
Use Advisor for Teams to help you roll out Microsoft Teams
Advisor for Teams guides your team through your Microsoft Teams roll out and delivers the following key functionality :
Advisor for Teams guides your team through your Microsoft Teams roll out and delivers the following key functionality:
Disability Answer Desk is where customers with disabilities get support with Microsoft Office, Windows, and Xbox Accessibility. This includes product issues, accessibility questions, and use of assistive technology.
Public Sector Blog Spotlight
Accelerating CMMC compliance for Microsoft cloud (in depth review)
WFH With Microsoft Teams: 5 Tips for Public Sector Agencies
How to Troubleshoot Issues Modernizing SharePoint Online
Office 365 IP Endpoint and URL Latest Update
Roadmap Changes This Month
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