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New web parts for your modern communications in SharePoint Online
The SharePoint team is excited to announce we're adding three new web parts to the toolbox when creating team news articles and modern pages: Image gallery Bing maps Quick charts These new web parts are rolling out to First Release customers now… Note:only tenants that have First Release (FR) set to on for the entire tenant will see these features. Per user first release flighting is not applicable when creating new content that could be seen/viewed by non FR enabled users. What are modern pages you ask? “Modern team site pages are fast, easy to author and support rich multimedia content. And pages look great on any device, in a browser or from within the SharePoint app. Using pages is a great way to communicate and share your ideas—such as status and trip reports, how-to write-ups, know-before-you-go guides and frequently asked questions.” - from our blog post last year. Image gallery The Image gallery web part lets you share collections of pictures on a page. Simply select your images with the file picker, or drag them on to the web part. Once you’ve built your collection, you can reorder them with drag and drop as well. We support two beautiful layouts today: Tiles layout Mobile Larger screens Carousel layout Mobile Larger screens You can also add additional information about each image such as: Image title Image description Alternative text Looking forward, we will be listening to customer feedback and adding more layouts and features that highlight your images beautifully on pages. Bing maps This web part makes it easy to add a map to your page. Simply enter an address or a well-known location name, and your map dynamically appears. If you want to pick a different map type, you can of course do that... as well as change the zoom level, label your map pin with a friendly name, etc. Mobile Larger screens Depending upon your location, Bing maps may not support some map styles (e.g. Streetside view isn't available everywhere). Quick charts The Quick chart web part allows you to easily visualize simple data on your page. Enter your data points with labels, pick your chart type, and publish. We support two chart types today: Column Mobile Larger screens Pie Mobile Larger screens We have a lot more web parts in the works, some of which you can see highlighted in this session “Discover the new SharePoint content publishing experiences” (link jumps right to web part section); from #MSIgnite. As always, let us know what you think, and where we should invest more time. Thanks, The SharePoint Team
