In Microsoft Teams, when using a team code to add members to a private team, approval of join requests is now required. Team owners must approve each request for users to be added. Public teams remain unchanged, allowing immediate access with codes. Pending requests should be checked if users cannot see the team.
Starting mid-October 2026, Microsoft Teams will feature a revamped, simpler toolbar for meetings. Key changes include central placement of key buttons, a separate Leave button to prevent accidental exits, and a reorganised "More" menu for less frequent functions. Users can personalise their toolbar layout, while a new share panel will enhance content sharing.
Microsoft Teams introduces a new setting allowing users to choose whether pressing Enter sends a message or creates a new line, helping to avoid accidental message sends. Users can adjust this preference in Settings > Chats and channels, with contextual hints provided to reinforce the selected behaviour.
New Quiz creation tools. You can now use AI to create and improve quizzes directly from the Teach Module or within Assignments in Teams. Copilot helps you draft questions, refine assessments, and suggest enhancements.
Classwork is an app in Teams designed for organising and sharing educational resources like assignments, OneNote pages, and files. It offers new AI features to assist educators in creating and managing course outlines and modules, streamlining the process of supporting students with various curriculum areas.
You are now able to add multiple emoji reactions to a single message. Previously only one reaction could be added. When adding an emoji to a message there is now a More reactions button where you can select and add…
A number of new features are now available in Glow, with more coming soon.
To support accessibility, Real Time Text (RTT) is enabled for staff – a feature that allows participants to view text-based communication as it’s typed, character by character during meetings and calls.
Use the new Lobby chat to help manage meetings or find out more about controlling slides during presentations.
What’s changed? Microsoft decided to retire the PowerPoint for the web “Present Live” feature in May 2025, due to low usage. This was available by sharing a QR Code or Link in the browser-based version of PowerPoint. PowerPoint Live in…
What’s changing? If you organise meetings in Microsoft Teams and rely on attendance reports to track who attended, please be aware of an important upcoming change to Microsoft’s data retention policy. Starting August 2025, Microsoft will enforce a one-year retention policy for Teams…
Microsoft Teams: Scheduling channel messages Overview Microsoft Teams have introduced a feature to schedule messages in channels, enhancing communication management. This feature will help you plan and manage your communications more effectively to make sure your messages appear when most…
