The way we work has changed significantly in the last couple of months. The current situation in the world forced us to adopt to working from home. For a better experience, Microsoft developed a couple of new features for the Teams app: together mode, dynamic view, video filters, live reactions, and many more.

Online meetings are the new normal.

Dynamic View

Dynamic view provides a large gallery overview, through which the user can see up to 49 people simultaneously, and virtual breakout rooms which enable the splitting of meeting participants into smaller groups.

These features will be available in a month.

Together Mode

Something new, something different – thanks to AI, together mode places participants in a shared background, so you can feel more like you’re sitting in the same room with your colleagues. If you are working remotely, and your team needs to brainstorm a lot, this feature is appropriate. It will be generally available next month.

Video Filters

A great thing if you need to adjust light levels, or you want to blur your messy home office background.

Live Reactions

Reactions become a part of our lives in the world of social networks. They give us the freedom to show our emotions and attitude on others’ opinions and statements. In the Teams app, live reactions are designed to provide instant feedback to the presenter during the meeting:

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SharePoint is a perfect tool for document management. It’s accessible from any device through a web browser. Here are some cool features for everyday use:

Alerts

SharePoint alerts keep you updated when something on your site or in the document has been modified. They are available for your lists, libraries, folders, files, list items, and they can be delivered by email or a text message to your mobile phone. Also, you can choose their frequency – immediately after a modification, or daily/weekly notification.

Metadata

The file title, author name, file size attributes etc. are called metadata.

Sometimes, the information they contain is enough. For improved organization of files you can define your own columns, such as categories, document type, etc. This could make your life significantly easier.

Version History

The Version History feature allows you to view, restore, and delete old versions of your documents. In the version history pane, you can see the following information:

• version number
• date and time when the version was created
• name of the user who made changes
• size
• comments

Keep in mind that this feature has to be enabled in the Library or List settings.

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The current situation in the world has forced schools and faculties to teach online. We would say that the easiest way to keep communication between students and teachers/professors is via the Teams app.

Collaboration and Communication within the Teams app

With Teams, you can easily create teams for classes or groups for educators. The app provides real-time one-on-one conversations and chats with up to 100 people, file collaboration, online classes (live sessions) with recording capabilities, virtual whiteboard, screen sharing, for presentation, etc. Everything you need for a successful online lecture.

Students, teachers, and staff can seamlessly work together, create content, and share resources all from a single, easy-to-learn and simple to use platform.

Enhance Student Creativity

1. Inspire them to brainstorm with their colleagues in the OneNote app; for example, they can work on their essays together.
2. Encourage them to put feedback on other’s homework by commenting on Word Online files.
3. Show them Sway and how they can express themselves.

Have Fun with Video Calls Backgrounds

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Some of the Office 365 plans will change names and become a part of the Microsoft 365 family. The change will happen automatically on April 21, 2020.

New Microsoft 365 offerings for small and medium-sized businesses

In the last few years, Office 365 plans were extended with new apps and services, and more will be added in the upcoming months. That was one of the reasons why Microsoft decided to rename its services.

• Office 365 Business Essentials → Microsoft 365 Business Basic.
• Office 365 Business Premium → Microsoft 365 Business Standard.
• Microsoft 365 Business → Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
• Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus → Microsoft 365 Apps. To distinguish these two, they will have the suffix “for business” and “for enterprise”.

At this time, prices and features will remain the same.

Which Office 365 plans will not change names?

There will be no changes for Office 365 Enterprise portfolio. Here is the list of available plans:

• Office 365 for Enterprise
  • Office 365 E1
  • Office 365 E3
  • Office 365 E5
• Office 365 for Firstline Workers
  • Office 365 F1
• Office 365 for Education
  • Office 365 A1
  • Office 365 A3
  • Office 365 A5

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