Krisz's Microsoft Teams adventure

  Introduction Microsoft has made a groundbreaking announcement that has significant implications for organizations and individual users of its Teams platform. As of October 5, 2023, Microsoft declared the general availability of the new Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac. The primary focus of this blog post is to unpack the details of this change and help Teams users and administrators understand what the transition entails, who it will affect, and how to prepare for it. Key Takeaway: The Inevitable Transition One of the major points in the announcement is that users who are still on the classic Microsoft Teams will be automatically updated to the new Teams after March 31, 2024. Therefore, this blog post serves as a comprehensive guide to help you understand the update and how it may affect you or your organization. Advantages of Switching to New Teams The new Teams client is a performance-centric update. According to Microsoft, the updated platform will run up to 2x faster and c

In the ever-evolving landscape of software applications, updates, and changes are a part of the process. This blog post serves to notify you of upcoming modifications to certain Microsoft applications you may be using. The Retirement of PDF Tools App One of the major updates involves the PDF Tools app. Microsoft has announced that they will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office, and Outlook store by mid-July 2023. This means users and administrators will no longer be able to use this app once the change takes effect. However, Microsoft has recommended several alternatives to help with your PDF-related needs: Web or Desktop Endpoint: If you're using a web or desktop endpoint, you can convert Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files to PDF by opening the file in its respective app, clicking on File -> Print, and selecting "Microsoft Print to PDF" under Printer. Adobe License: For Adobe license holders, you can save your file as a PDF directly by clicking on File -&g

  Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving landscape that requires constant vigilance and innovative security measures. Recognizing this, Microsoft is launching a new feature in Microsoft Defender for Office that empowers end-users to report suspicious messages within Microsoft Teams, further enhancing the security of your online communications. This feature will be automatically activated for Microsoft Defender Plan 2 or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers. Starting in early June, Teams administrators will have the ability to control if users can report security risk messages within the Teams Admin Center. By mid-June 2023, this functionality should be available across all tenants. How will this impact your organization? This new feature is designed to protect your organization from potential security threats, including phishing or spam messages, or malicious content such as a phishing URL or malware file. An important point to note is that the toggle setting in the Teams admin center will not