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Communication is the foundation of any business, it doesnt matter how big or small it is. For Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams is the communication tool of choice. Microsoft is now revealing new features in Microsoft Teams, and what they are working on in the near future.
Mesh Avatars
Mesh avatars provide you with the possibility to select how you respond to your requests in a meeting by designing and selecting a customized avatar. Users will be able to design up to three avatars with hundreds of customizations, from physical attributes to accessories.
After your personal avatar has been created, you may use it in your Teams meeting by choosing the option Effects and Avatars menu before joining the meeting. During the meeting, you will be able to use diverse gestures with your avatar to respond to issues.
For private preview customers, Mesh avatars are available in standard Team meetings. If an organization is interested, they may sign up for updates on the Teams website if they are not enrolled in the Teams Technical Access Beta Program.
Teams Premium
The new Microsoft Teams Premium feature will be available in preview starting in December. Teams Premium will make all meetings more personalized and secure. Meeting guides will allow you to customize the course of the meeting according to your specific needs. Each meeting may also be customised to your personal preferences.
Consider that engaging in intelligent playback and personalized insight help you identify what you need to be a part of each meeting.
Teams Premium will also include live translations of meetings and offer and offer a more secure experience to protect against leaks. Features such as watermarking and limiting who can record the meeting. Those who have a Microsoft Office 365 E5 subscription will have the most secure options. Microsoft Purview Information Protection will provide you with protection options.
Advanced webinars and virtual appointments will enhance the business-to-consumer relationship. Users will be able to join webinars and appointments via mobile or web browsers as well as the Teams app. Integration with Microsoft Bookings and the ability to send out SMS messages will help keep wait times to a minimum.
Teams Premium will begin rolling out in December 2022 as part of the Teams Premium Preview, with general availability coming in February of 2023. AI capabilities and intelligent meetings will begin rollout in the first half of 2023.
New Chat and Collaboration Features
When you sit down for a busy meeting, you may encounter a lot of difficulties. Microsoft is introducing new Teams capabilities. Youll now be able to send short, rich video clips from your desktop or mobile. Suggested replies are also currently available in one on one chats.
Improvements to Teams Channels
For a more contemporary appearance and fee, team channels will be improved. The design will be more intuitive allowing users to focus more on conversation content. Pinned posts will make it easier for users to keep track of a specific conversation while working. A more streamlined info pane will make it easier to keep users up to speed.
There are also opportunities for branding. You may modify the channel bar to match your organization. Microsoft will also be introducing post types that allow corporations to customize posts, such as announcements or company milestones.
New App Microsoft Places
Microsoft Places is a brand-new app being developed to optimize spaces for hybrid work. The Microsoft Places app can be used to assist decision-makers better modify to a working environment to accommodate hybrid work. Microsoft Places will help bridge the gap between remote and in-person work environments.
Microsoft Places will soon be available in preview and will include such features as a calendar to know when users are working remotely or in the office. Users may also be able to use the app to track employee utilization in the workplace and be able to book conference rooms. Microsoft Places will make it simple for business decision-makers to keep track of facility usage for future planning.
Team Platform For Developers Updates
Updates include a Teams Live Share SDK that allows developers to transform any shared app into a Teams meeting. Teams Live Share SDK is now in preview and includes the possibility for participants to use virtual writing tools to markup meetings. Teams apps will be extended to Outlook and Office now using the Teams JS 2.0 SDK that was announced at Microsoft Build 2022. Developers can now use Visual Studio to create collaborative applications to work across Teams, Office, and Outlook.