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What’s new for SharePoint – December 2024
As we step into 2025, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the latest developments in SharePoint and related technologies from December 2024. While December was a quieter month with fewer updates than usual, it still brought some significant announcements that promise to enhance user experiences.
One of the standout updates is the improvement in Viva Connections with the introduction of ACE (Adaptive Card Extensions) cards. These cards now allow users to connect directly to Power Apps, streamlining workflows and boosting productivity. Additionally, the exciting news that users will soon be able to create their own cards means that the Viva Connections dashboard is set to become truly personalized, catering to individual needs and preferences.
Stay tuned to explore how these updates can transform the way you and your users interact with SharePoint and its ecosystem.
DEC
6
SharePoint: Pages authoring accessibility checker
SharePoint Accessibility Assistant empowers content creators to ensure their SharePoint Pages meet accessibility standards.
DEC
8
Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by “Messages”
The same Messages search vertical at microsoft365.com will soon be available for organization-wide search in Microsoft SharePoint. Search verticals are tabs on the search result page that show results of a specific type or from select sources. For example, the Files vertical shows results classified as files and makes it easy for users who are looking to find documents.
DEC
9
SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Australia Pacific
SharePoint eSignature, a service for requesting eSignatures on documents, is expanding to Australia Pacific. Previously available in the US, UK, Canada, and Europe, it will be included in SharePoint Online. Rollout began in November 2024 and will end by January 2024. Preparation involves enabling the feature in SharePoint Premium.
DEC
10
Microsoft Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar
A new entry point for Viva Connections will be added to the SharePoint app bar, with rollouts starting mid-January 2025 for Targeted Release and late January 2025 for General Availability. This feature requires a published dashboard and enabled Viva Connections on tenants. No admin action is needed before the rollout.
New Pay-as-you-go billing model for Agents in SharePoint
SharePoint introduces a Pay-as-you-go billing model for Agents, starting mid-January 2025. Admins must set up billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center using an Azure subscription and resource group. This allows unlicensed users to access Agents, while licensed users continue as per their terms.
OneDrive: Ask Copilot questions about images
Now, you can ask questions about images stored in your OneDrive. Select up to 5 images and ask questions like explaining the contents of an image or extracting relevant text from an image. This feature requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and will be available to commercial customers on OneDrive Web.
DEC
11
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management – Retention based on Last Accessed for files in OneDrive and SharePoint
This creates the ability to apply Retention to each SharePoint or OneDrive item based on when it was last accessed by a user.
Microsoft Viva: End user cards in Viva Connections
Employees can now create their own cards that connect to other tools and destinations on Connections dashboard.
DEC
12
Microsoft Viva: New card for Viva Engage conversations in Viva Connections dashboard
We’re excited to announce a new integration between Viva Engage and Viva Connections—an Engage feed card in the Connections dashboard. Users will be able to view and interact with their Viva Engage feed conversations directly in Viva Connections through a new card in the dashboard. This is possible when the admins/operators add the Engage card into their tenant Viva Connections dashboard. Users can then click on the card to engage with their Viva Engage feed conversations directly in Viva Connections without being redirected out of the app.
DEC
16
Microsoft Viva Connections: Power Apps card
The Power Apps card for Viva Connections enables integration of power cards and applications onto the dashboard for easy access. It’s linked with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464999 and will be generally available in early to mid-December 2024. No admin action is required for the rollout.
DEC
23
SharePoint Drag and Drop Experience Updates
SharePoint and Amplify canvas have new drag and drop updates, including bigger drop hints, updated cursor icons, and the ability to add new sections or replace images easily. Rollout begins mid-January 2025, with general availability in February. Organizations should prepare users and help desks for these changes.
Viva Amplify – Support for dwell time and clicks graphs in Amplify reporting
This release will add two new graphs to Amplify reporting: dwell time and clicks. The dwell time graph will indicate the average time users spend reading a publication, giving important insight into the engagement of users with the Amplify campaign. The clicks graph will indicate the number of times a link in the publication was clicked by a reader, again giving important insight into the engagement level of users. Both of these metrics will be supported from SharePoint and Outlook channels.
DEC
31
SharePoint: Additional support on SPAC to identify different types of Embedded containers and their principal owner
The update enables SharePoint Embedded Administrators (SPE Admins) to identify the different kind of containers (user, tenant, and group) and the principal owner associated with the container.
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