Microsoft 365 Announcements

Retirement of the Outlook People Pane (formerly the Outlook Social Connector)

Microsoft will be retiring the People Pane (formerly the Outlook Social Connector) feature from Outlook for Office 365 with minimum version 16.0.12712.10000 beginning in late July. Instead of the People Pane they recommend the utilization of the find related messages feature or the new faster search experience. For meeting items ...

Microsoft StaffHub to be retired on June 30th, 2020

This is the final reminder that Microsoft StaffHub will be retired on June 30th, 2020. Microsoft Teams is evolving to include a new set of capabilities that will simplify schedule management and help deliver the tools for every worker to get the job done. After June 30th, 2020 users that ...

Microsoft releases new features to improve your Teams video conferencing experience

This May, Microsoft launched several new important features to the University of Toronto’s Teams environment. These updates cover new features such as background effects, downloadable attendance lists and a larger nine-person video grid. Providing value to both staff and faculty, this array of Microsoft Teams updates will enhance the video conferencing experiences of U of T’s community of Teams users. Please review this ...

Teams meeting call and meeting chat size to increase to 300

Microsoft is increasing the maximum Teams meeting call and meeting chat size from 250 to 300 in response to customer requests. When this will happen
  • Microsoft will begin rolling this out in late May.
  • The roll-out will be complete in mid-June.
  • The feature will stay in effect until the ...

What’s new in Microsoft Teams for May 2020

Please read the following announcement from Microsoft regarding new Teams features. What’s New: Meetings & Calling
Increase in the number of simultaneous videos in Teams meetings
Virtual face to face conversations are the new normal for remote working, and now more than ever it’s important to feel connected with those ...