Joel Rollins / Friday, October 23, 2020 / Categories: Weekly Howl Email Content, Microsoft 365 Updates Here is what's new with the M365 Service Simplified Microsoft 365 Admin Experience Microsoft is redesigning the Admin center to simplify the interface and overall experience. The new experience will be available in preview via an Essentials toggle switch Forms Polls in Microsoft Teams Meetings Microsoft is integrating the Teams and Forms app, creating a more integrated polling experience. Any meeting presenter can add the Forms app as a tab in the Teams meeting. Before the meeting, the presenter can create draft polls. During the meeting, the presenter can create and launch polls that any attendee can view and answer. All attendees will be able to see the results in real time, and respondents can respond to a poll after the meeting if the poll has not been closed. Look for this feature to begin rolling out mid-November to early December 2020 IE11 Support for My Apps Support for My App is ending in August 17, 2021. Microsoft will be focusing their efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, they will end support of Internet Explorer for My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups beginning August 17, 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of Edge, Chrome, or Firefox. Prevent Attendees From unmuting in Teams Meetings Meeting organizers and presenters can now prevent attendees from unmuting during the meeting and enable specific attendees to unmute when they raise their hands. Microsoft Whiteboard Read-Only Mode Microsoft Whiteboard read-only mode is available in Teams allowing for more flexibility for you to either present the digital whiteboard in read-only mode, or to allow others to edit and collaborate when given access. Meeting & Calling Recordings Stored in OneDrive and SharePoint Teams meeting and call recordings can now be stored in your OneDrive for Business or in SharePoint, providing the ability to share recordings with guests or external users (Stream is not accessible externally). Teams Admins can select their recording storage location by updating policies using PowerShell. More Information. recordings in onedrive Download Participant Reports in Teams Meetings Meeting organizers, especially teachers and event organizers, often need to know who joined and how many people joined their Teams meetings. Now you can easily download a participant report after the meeting within the meeting chat. Microsoft also added new data into the report that allows you to better manage your attendance. Learn more Now available in #MicrosoftTeams - easily download a participant report after the meeting within the meeting chat. Print 1087