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Grow with Copilot for Microsoft 365 - June 2024
Sharing this post on how small and medium-sized businesses are embracing AI in their everyday workflows with Microsoft Copilot. See how Microsoft protects your data and gives you control over it. Let us know if you have your own small business stories you'd like to share! https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/grow-with-copilot-for-microsoft-365-june-2024/ba-p/4167684 Summary: In this edition, we take a deep dive into how small and medium-sized businesses are embracing AI in their everyday workflows despite the common hurdles SMB employees often encounter in adopting AI technologies. We also highlight Floww, a FinTech firm that capitalizes on Copilot for Microsoft 365 to boost operational efficiency and communications, discuss how Copilot is tackling the pressing issue of data security and privacy, and lastly, provide resources for the adoption of Copilot and best practices for skill development to help organizations fully leverage Copilot’s capabilities.Connect more deeply with the Teams SMB product team
Would you like to join other small and medium-sized businesses in small group discussions with direct access to the Teams product team? Would you be willing to share feedback and customer stories with our Teams Small Business Research team? Are you interested in joining private preview programs for Teams SMB features? If so, we want to hear from you! The following opportunities are available to our small businesses as a way to connect with the Teams SMB product team on a regular basis: Teams SMB Customer Board Description: Teams Engineering is extending a special invitation to customers who have 1-300 employees and hold an active Microsoft 365 subscription. Join our customer board to explore upcoming Teams scenarios and provide valuable feedback.This is a program that requires an NDA agreement (non-disclosure) to be included in Teams conversations and forum calls. Sign-up link: http://aka.ms/ShapeTeamsForSMB Teams for Small Business Research Description:The Teams SMB Research team is looking for small businesses who would be interested in joining future research sessions. These panels will be held virtually and you may choose toparticipateor decline individual studies or leave the panel at any time.Some studies include a thank you gift for participation. Sign-up link:https://forms.office.com/r/qPYYJjm3df M365 and Copilot SMB Champions Community Description: Join our non-NDA SMB Champions community for Copilot and SMB M365 discussions, including Teams. This Champions community will provide direct access to product teams during a monthly call where you can learn about new features and share your feedback. Sign-up link:http://aka.ms/smbcommunitysignup Champions community discussion board (meeting details also shared here):https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/smb-microsoft-365-champion/bd-p/SMBM365ChampionProgram Keep a watch on this discussion space (https://aka.ms/TeamsSMBCommunity) for a growing set of opportunities.Microsoft Teams SMB at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference (Apr 30-May 2, 2024)
Join product leaders from our Teams & M365 SMB teams at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, FL, April 30 – May 2, 2024. The following sessions are tailored to the SMB audience: Customer Roundtable: How SMBs are Accelerating Productivity with Copilot for Microsoft 365 |Tuesday, April 30, 11:30am – 12:30pm Lightning Talk - SMBs break boundaries! Collaborate with anyone using Teams with Arun Das and Preethi Ramarathinam|Tuesday, April 30, 3:30pm – 3:50pm Customer Roundtable: Empowering Small Businesses with Microsoft Teams | Wednesday, May 1, 10:00am-11:00am Microsoft Teams: Small business’s big partner in success with Abhijat Kanade and Arun Das | Thursday, May 2, 8:00am – 9:00am Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative, SMB Community, and M365 Champions Programs with Tiffany Lee | Tuesday, April 30, 8:00am – 9:15am Microsoft Booth & Community Lounge:April 30th – May 2nd | Product Demo Booth, Ask the Experts Table, Community Lounge All conference sessions and event details can be found here on our Teams blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-at-the-microsoft-365-community-conference/ba-p/4105608. Microsoft product sessions:https://m365conf.com/#!/sessions?source=Microsoft We hope to see some of you there! Please come back to this forum to chat with us after the conference!Greetings & welcome to the Microsoft Teams SMB Community!
We’re so glad you are here and excited to have this forum to collaborate and discuss Microsoft Teams with our small business customers. We’ve created this Teams discussion space specifically for small and medium-sized businesses, recognizing that the needs of our SMBs may differ from those of our larger Enterprise customers. The Microsoft Teams SMB Product and Engineering team will be active here and we are eager to understand these distinctions, delve deeper into small business-specific scenarios, and provide a dedicated space to update you on Teams SMB product developments. You’ll also have access to resources tailored for small businesses, Teams SMB blogs, and Tips & Tricks onimplementing and using Microsoft Teams, We want you to be an active participant in this community! We’d like for you to ask questions, answer others’ questions, and participate in discussion.We want to hear your best practices, how you use the product and see how your experiences with Microsoft Teams compares with other small businesses. In doing so, you’ll earn badges within the Microsoft Tech Community.Check them out by going to your profile and clicking ‘Achievements’! A few more notes about our new space: These discussions will be monitored on a regular basis by moderators across the Microsoft Teams organization. TheMicrosoft TeamsSMB Community is not intended to be a support channel.You should continue to use yournormal support resourceswith questions around break/fix issues. Likewise,the Communitywill give us an opportunity to discuss feature suggestions but, as we do want to be sure that any feedback you have about the product gets triaged and taken to engineering, we ask that you use the in-app Help menu to access “Send Feedback” and “Suggest a feature” forms. If there are things you want to see as part of the Microsoft Teams SMB Community, we want to know! Please take a moment and comment below. Thank you for joining us & welcome aboard! -- The Microsoft Teams SMB Product & Engineering teamNow in public preview: Modern meetings and calls on Teams web client
Description We’re excited to announce that our modern meeting and calling experiences are coming to Chrome and Edge browsers. This includes the dynamic view, control bar on the top of the screen, and the latest view modes. Dynamic View: Incorporate modern meeting experiences in the Teams browser client. Meeting and call control toolbar: The toolbar is now at the top of the window, just as it is in the desktop client. See screenshots below. Switch views during a meeting: Choose between Large gallery, Together mode, and Gallery at top. 2x2 video: View 4 participants at a time in the Teams web client by default (up to 49 if in Large Gallery). Share sound from your computer audio: Share sound while you're sharing content in a meeting. You'll want to do this if you're playing a video as part of a presentation, for example. Live Captions: Teams detects what’s said in a meeting and presents real-time captions. Transcription:Text appearsalongside the meeting video or audioin real time. Background replacement: Choose from a set of predefined backgrounds. Apps for Meetings: Create more interactive, engaging, and productive meetings by incorporating your favorite apps. Comparison screenshot New modern meeting experience (now in Public Preview) - Toolbar is at top of the window Current release meeting experience Flighting status Available now for everyone in Public Preview. How to enable These capabilities will be available to all Public Preview users via their Chrome or Edge browser. Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Note 2: Everyone in the meeting or call should be in the Public Preview channel in order to fully see all these features in action. Some features will differ in availability based on your role in a meeting. Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 Windows 11 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Windows/ Mac Edge Windows/ Mac Firefox Safari Internet Explorer - - - Y Y - - - Unsupported GPUs (for background effects only) "Google SwiftShader" "Mali-G31" "Mali-G51" "Mali-G52" "Mali-G57" "Mali-G71" "Mali-G72" "Mali-G76" "Mali-G77" How does this feature impact the existing experience? This updated browser experience for meetings and calls aligns with the desktop client – dynamic stage, latest views, top control bar. See the “Description” section, above, for the list of experience updates. Known issues In some cases, using hold and then resume may cause video feed problems. Known limitations Incoming video gallery is limited to 2x2 (7x7 in Large Gallery) Using your own uploaded background replacement images is not supported Consult then Transfer is not available for 1:1 calls Advanced presenter modes (standout, side by side, and reporter) are not supported No multi-window experience Breakout rooms cannot be created on the web Give control is not available when presenting content on the web Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns onShow preview features. Learn how atPublic preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. SeeGet early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com)for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Teams public previews, see Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community Send us yourfeedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us knowstraight from Teams viaHelp>Give feedback.This is on the bottom left of the your client. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsNow in public preview: Live Captions on web in all supported spoken languages and CART captions
Description Teams meetings on web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari) will now support Live Captions in all supported spoken languages as well as CART. Live Captions is the foundation for enabling Intelligent Meetings scenarios. Teams is investing in them in order to foster: Inclusivity:Aid people with hearing deficit and facilitate communication without language barriers. Productivity: Make meetings more effective. Engagement: Stay connected. Supported Languages: English (US), English (Canada), English (India), English (UK), English (Australia), English (New Zealand), Arabic (Arab Emirates), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Danish, Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), French (Canada), French (France), Finnish, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish. Flighting status Available now for everyone in Public Preview. How to enable While you are joined to a meeting on the web browser (Chrome/Edge/Safari), click on the overflow menu (…) Select the overflow menu (…) button Click on “Turn on live captions” and you should be able to see captions start immediately. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Internet Explorer Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y - Known limitations Teams doesn't save captions. Make sure the language you select is the language everyone is speaking in the meeting. When you change the spoken language setting, it affects everyone. The captions and transcript language will change for all meeting participants. Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns onShow preview features. Learn how atPublic preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. SeeGet early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com)for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Teams public previews, see Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community Send us yourfeedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us knowstraight from Teams viaHelp>Give feedback. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams[Released to GA] Now in public preview: Language Interpretation
Description Language interpretation will allow interpreters to convert what the speaker says into another language in real time without disrupting the original flow of delivery of the speaker. This will allow more inclusive meetings, where participants who may not speak the same language can fully collaborate with each other. Flighting status Available now for everyone in Public Preview. This feature has been released. Please see this link for more details: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/language-interpretation-is-now-generally-available-ga-in/ba-p/3628382 How to enable Schedule interpreters when creating a new meeting Organizer creates a new meeting. Organizer adds their interpreters to the invite list on the meeting creation form. In Meeting Options, the Organizer toggles “Enable language interpretation” ON, selects the interpreter they’ve invited, and then assigns the interpreters to a language pair. Note: Today, the interpretation option is available in the meeting options after the meeting has been created/saved. Once saved, open the meeting options in a browser and add/edit interpreters there. We are working on improving this create flow so you can edit interpreters directly on meeting page before saving. This updated experience will be out in preview soon. Participant experience listening to interpreters during a meeting Meeting Participant selects a language channel to listen to during a meeting that has interpretation enabled. After selecting a language to listen to, participants should hear the interpreter at a louder volume than the main speaker. Participants switch between language channels and listening to the main speaker. Interpreter experience When interpreters join a meeting, they should be able to immediately start interpreting for the meeting. Interpreters should hear the main speaker. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Supported clients and platforms Windows 10 macOS iOS Android Linux Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Internet Explorer yes yes - - - - - - - - Known issues and limitations In this iteration of the feature, Organizers can only schedule interpreters unidirectionally for a language pair (e.g. interpreters can only be assigned to the English to Spanish direction. There will need to be a second interpreter to handle the Spanish to English direction). Irish/Gaeilge is currently under development and will be available before public release Interpreters cannot be external users, this is being worked on Currently, the interpreters must be selected before the meeting begins. This is being worked on. Enable your Teams client for the public preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns onShow preview features. Learn how atPublic preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. SeeGet early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com)for instructions. Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Teams public previews, see Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community Send us yourfeedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us knowstraight from Teams viaHelp>Give feedback. Thank you, Preview Team Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft TeamsNow in public preview: Select Together Mode for everyone
Description Meeting organizer and presenters now have the option to turn on Together Mode for all the participants in the meeting. While turning on Together Mode in a Teams meeting, the organizer and presenters see a dialog box to select a scene and a new option to "Select Together Mode for everyone". This option is not selected by default. Once selected and after clicking on "Apply", the new scene will be selected and the Teams meeting view of all participants will get changed to Together Mode. New meeting participants will join in Together Mode view directly. If this option is unselected, the new participants will stop joining in Together Mode view. Meeting participants can always switch the Meeting view away from Together Mode to Gallery or Large Gallery view. Flighting status Available to everyone in Public Preview channel How to enable Organizer or presenters can switch everyone to Together Mode view in the meeting by going to View Switcher > Together Mode > Selecting checkbox "Select Together mode for everyone" > Click Apply. (When organizer or presenters want to adjust the settings, they can go to View Switcher > Together Mode > Change scene > Uncheck "Select Together mode for everyone" > Click Apply.) Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Note 2: To be able to use this feature, meeting organizers or presenters need to be in Public Preview. Supported clients and platforms Windows macOS iOS Android Linux Google Chrome Firefox Safari Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer Yes Yes Known issues None Known limitations None Enable your Teams client for Public Preview First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns onShow preview features. Learn how atPublic preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. Learn how atGet early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) Send us yourfeedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us knowstraight from Teams viaHelp>Give feedback.This is on the bottom left of the your client.
