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Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.CopilotOneDriveOutlookSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365

Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.CopilotFormsOneDriveOutlookSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365

Welcome to our third roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in March.CopilotOneDriveOutlookSharePoint TeamsAround Microsoft 365

Welcome to our second roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in February.01:02 Copilot05:11 Lists06:15 OneDrive07:18 Outlook12:00 SharePoint16:17 Teams26:51 Around M365

Welcome to our first roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.00:45 Copilot04:30 Outlook08:48 SharePoint13:55 Teams24:58 Around Microsoft 365There are even more updates on the blog! Weekly Roundup - Super Simple 365.

Welcome to our ninth roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in September. 00:42 Copilot01:30 Forms02:20 OneDrive03:03 SharePoint04:00 Teams10:55 Around Microsoft 365 and star of the month

Welcome to your sixth roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in June.00:30 Copilot01:57 Outlook03:40 SharePoint 08:13 Stream09:20 Teams18:06 Around M36520:26 Star feature of the month

Welcome to your fifth roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in May.00:30 Copilot02:47 Lists04:23 OneDrive05:01 Outlook06:44 SharePoint 07:11 Stream08:16 Teams16:49 Star feature of the month

Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.00:05 Something very useful00:57 Copilot03:00 OneDrive04:00 Outlook05:42 SharePoint07:07 Stream08:03 Teams11:58 Around Microsoft 36513:38 Wrap up and how to keep in touch

Welcome to our Third roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in March. Just a quick personal note to you - I was sooo tired when I recorded this and you can see this when you watch. Not my finest work, but I hope you still find it helpful :-) 01:18 Copilot04:34 OneDrive05:45 Outlook08:20 SharePoint11:11 Stream12:04 Teams20:18 Around M365There are even more updates on the blog!

Welcome to our second roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in February. Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for many more updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Intro00:30 'Where's clippy' winner draw02:00 Copilot05:22 Forms06:39 Lists08:02 Outlook09:11 Planner10:10 Stream11:15 Teams14:55 Around M36515:55 What is wrong with my cameo in PowerPoint video feed? And wrap up.The Where's Clippy competition over on YouTube closes on  27th March 2024.There are even more updates on the blog!

Welcome to our second roundup of 2024. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January. Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for many more updates!Here's what we cover:00:33 Where's Clippy competition01:55 Copilot04:26 Lists05:55 OneDrive06:28 Outlook07:44 Teams16:25 Around Microsoft 365The competition over on YouTube closes on  26th February 2024.There are even more updates on the blog!

Welcome to our final roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in December. Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for many more updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Introduction and the "Where's Clippy Competition"01:01 OneDrive01:58 Outlook04:09 Planner05:00 SharePoint06:04 Stream06:48 Teams15:49 Around Microsoft 365 (Delve)The competition over on YouTube closes on  26th January 2024.There are even more updates on the blog!

Welcome to our eleventh roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in November. Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for many more updates!Here's what we cover:02:25 OneDrive03:25 Outlook04:59 Planner08:30 SharePoint09:50 Stream 11:47 Teams20:15 Around Microsoft 36523:48 Wrap upThe competition over on YouTube closes on 23rd December 2023.There are even more updates on the blog!

Welcome to our tenth roundup of 2023. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in October. Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for around 80 updates!Here's what we cover:Introduction00:33 OneDrive05:02 Outlook06:33 SharePoint07:25 Teams19:07 Viva21:01 Around Microsoft 365There are even more updates on the blog!

Microsoft Viva is an integrated employee experience platform that builds on the power of Teams and Microsoft 365 to unify the employee experience across five key areas – Engagement, Wellbeing, Learning, Objectives, and Knowledge in an integrated experience. In this episode I am joined by MVP Lesley Crook to talk about Microsoft Viva, she gives us an introduction, talks us through each of the apps and then brings it all together at the end.00:01 Introduction00:50 Who is Lesley Crook?03:00 Lesley introduces the Employee Experience and Viva05:25 Simplified Viva Model07:26 Microsoft's framework for Viva11:24 Viva Connections13:48 Viva Topics17:37 Viva Engage22:22 Viva Amplify26:56 Viva Insights, Glint and Pulse35:05 Viva Learning38:08 Viva Goals42:38 Bringing it all together43:33 Wrap up and how to learn more from LesleyRead more on the blog: Microsoft Viva explained. All you need to know about Viva and each of the apps - Super Simple 365.

Welcome to our ninth roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in September. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for around 70 updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Introduction to the new format00:38 OneDrive03:46 Outlook06:23 Planner09:09 Teams17:37 South Coast Summit - 14th October 2023. Come and say hello!  19:22 Around M365Book your free South Coast Summit tickets, sign up to my session and say hello.There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our eighth roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in August. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for around 75 updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Intro and 'guess the t-shirt'01:13 Lists02:45 OneDrive05:02 Outlook06:35 SharePoint. Please excuse the video vs slide issue :-)10:35 Stream11:37 Teams. Including South Coast Summit 2023 news17:52 Whiteboard19:30 Around Microsoft 36522:21 Wrap upThere are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our seventh roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in July. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for around 50 updates!Here's what we cover:00:55 Forms01:48 Lists04:08 OneDrive10:21 Outlook12:50 SharePoint16:44 Stream19:40 Teams27:27 Around Microsoft 365There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in June. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for around 50 updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Intro01:29 Lists02:40 OneDrive03:43 OneNote05:59 Stream07:56 Teams16:23 Around Microsoft 36519:05 How to follow my M365 updatesIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube.There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our fifth roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in May. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for nearly 70 updates!Here's what we cover:00:01 Introduction00:45 OneDrive03:28 Outlook04:44 Teams15:30 Whiteboard and Around Microsoft 36517:03 Microsoft 365 CoPilot discussion18:05 How to keep up to date with M365 and wrap upIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube. There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2023. We look at what's being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in April. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English, in a simplified format and with end-users in mind.Remember, these are just the highlights...pop over to the blog for nearly 60 updates!Here's what we cover:00:00 Introduction and why you should read the blog00:57 Outlook02:19 SharePoint03:16 Microsoft Teams10:42 Around Microsoft 36513:29 How to stay up to date and wrap upIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube. There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our third roundup of 2023. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in March. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English with end-users in mind.Here's what we cover:OneDriveOutlookSharePointTeams (includes news about Teams v2)Around Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube. There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our second roundup of 2023. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in February. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English with end-users in mind.Here's what we cover :00:29 OneDrive03:29 SharePoint05:06 Teams19:32 Around Microsoft 36526:23 New channel: Mark and Kirsty banging on about Microsoft 365I hope you find this update helpful!Mark.If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube. There are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our first roundup of 2023. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Teams in January. These hand-picked highlights are mainly from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, I aim to deliver them in plain English with end-users in mind.Here's what we cover :ListsOneDriveOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365

Welcome to our twentieth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates to wrap up 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, all delivered in plain English…hopefully!Here's what we have:OneDriveStreamTeamsWhiteboard and Around Microsoft 365I hope you find this update helpful!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our nineteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, all delivered in plain English…hopefully!The first couple of weeks of November were fairly quiet, so we'll look at the whole of November in one update.Here's what we have:OneDriveOutlookPlannerTeamsVivaAround Microsoft 365I hope you find this update helpful!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our eighteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap, all delivered in plain English…hopefully!Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to this blog, YouTube channel and podcast. And to those who follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. As I approach my first 1000 YouTube subscribers (that doesn't sound like a lot, but for me with a niche topic, is SO exciting!), I thought I'd share my latest stats with you so you can see what you're part of: How is Super Simple 365 doing? October 2022 update.Here's what we have in this update:OutlookPlannerSharePointStreamTeamsVivaAround Microsoft 365Scroll to the bottom for the video and podcast versions, then scroll a little further and follow me on Twitter for daily updates.I hope you find this update helpful!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our seventeenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap all delivered in plain English…hopefully! Fewer updates than usual, here's what we have:OneDriveOutlookPlannerStreamTeamsScroll to the bottom for the video and podcast versions, then scroll a little further and follow me on Twitter for daily updates.I hope you find this update helpful!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our sixteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Here's what we have in this roundup:OutlookPlannerSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365Scroll to the bottom for the video and podcast versions, then scroll a little further and follow me on Twitter for daily updates.I hope you find this update helpful!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our fifteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.Do you find these updates helpful? If you do, please do me a favour and sponsor me…even just one pound, dollar, euro or whatever your local coin is. Along with The Inform Team I'm walking 12.4 miles of the Monopoly board in London to raise money for the children's charity Northern Lights. You're just a click away from helping a child with a life-limiting illness go on the holiday of a lifetime: The Inform Team is fundraising for Northern Lights (justgiving.com). Thank you.Here's what we have in this roundup:OneDriveOutlookTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog - there are even more updates over on the blog!

Welcome to our fourteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.Here's what we have in this roundup:FormsOneDriveOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsVivaWhiteboardAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our thirteenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022; hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.Remember that I now do YouTube Shorts; get updates as they happen in 60 seconds or less! Head over to YouTube and subscribe to receive my latest way of keeping you updated.Here's what we have in this roundup:OneDriveOutlookTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our twelfth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.We have some great updates in this session and we are focusing on what's new. Check out the blog below to catch up on what's delayed. We have updates on: - Stream - Outlook - SharePoint - TeamsIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our eleventh roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.Here's what we have:FormsListsOutlookSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365YouTube Shorts – subscribe for regular 45 second updatesIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our tenth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Hand-picked highlights from the admin centre and Microsoft 365 Roadmap.Here's what we have:FormsListsOutlookSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our ninth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Microsoft have been a little quiet on the update front again, so we're covering three weeks in this update.Here's what we have:FormsListsSharePointOneDriveOutlookStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our eighth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Microsoft have been a little quiet on the update front, so we're covering three weeks in this update.Look out for ‘Ones to watch'. These are very brief updates on what's new on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap…we'll share more details on these updates later.Here's what we have:FormsListsOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our sixth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. A short one this week, let's dive straight in:FormsListsOneDriveStreamSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365Webinar with The Inform TeamCheck out the Webinar 28th April 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/events/webinar-wellbeingatwork-istechn6909462357400309760/ If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our sixth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Let's dive straight in:00:48 Forms03:00 Lists03:15 Outlook07:32 SharePoint08:37 Teams16:22 Around Microsoft 36518:50 Xbox Game Pass family planCheck out the Webinar 28th April 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/events/webinar-wellbeingatwork-istechn6909462357400309760/  If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our fifth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Yet another fairly short one, let's dive straight in:OneDrivePower AppsSharePointTeamsYammerRIP Surface Headphones - I rant about trying to call supportAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our fourth roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Another fairly short one, let's dive straight in:FormsOneDriveOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our third roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Another fairly short one, let's dive straight in:FormsListsOneDriveProjectSharePointTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our second roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Let's dive straight in:FormsOneDriveOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to our first roundup of Microsoft 365 and Teams updates for 2022. Let's dive straight in:ListsOfficeOutlookSharePointStreamTeamsAround Microsoft 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, head over to YouTube or the blog.

Welcome to the fourth monthly end-user focused catch up of updates just for Microsoft Teams. We look back at November and December then look forward to January and beyond. If any of the updates catch your eye, head over to the blog to learn more: https://supersimple365.com/category/Microsoft-Teams/ Here's what we've got:

Here's your end-user focused catch up of updates for 20th November – 31st December 2021 across Microsoft 365 and Teams.Here's what's in this big catch-up to finish off 2021:01:13 Forms01:59 OneDrive04:24 Outlook04:48 Planner05:16 SharePoint09:19 Stream10:15 Teams18:21 Office mobile

Here's your end-user focused catch up of updates for 6th - 20th November 2021 across Microsoft 365 and Teams.We look at:FormsOneDriveSharePointStreamTeamsVisioAcross 365If you want more details or like your updates in another format, search for the video on YouTube or the blog for this session using the search term 'Super Simple 365'. Wondering what equipment I use for YouTube and podcasts? Here's my current kit list. 

Here's your end-user focused catch up of updates for 17th October to 6th November 2021 across Microsoft 365 and Teams.We continue with the new format this week; instead of grouping the content by availability, it's grouped by app. For example, you'll see the Teams late, new and coming soon content all together.  We look at:Office.comOutlookPlannerSharePointStreamTeamsVisioIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, search for the video on YouTube or the blog for this session using the search term 'Super Simple 365'. Wondering what equipment I use for YouTube and podcasts? Here's my current kit list. 

Here's your end-user focused catch up of updates for 1st - 17th October 2021 across Microsoft 365 and Teams.We continue with the new format this week; instead of grouping the content by availability, it's grouped by app. For example, you'll see the Teams late, new and coming soon content all together.  We look at:OneDriveSharePointStream TeamsVivaThe rest of  Microsoft 365 I'm doing a webinar - sign up!If you want more details or like your updates in another format, search for the video on YouTube or the blog for this session using the search term 'Super Simple 365'. Wondering what equipment I use for YouTube and podcasts? Here's my current kit list. 

Here's your monthly end-user focused catch up of updates for  Microsoft  Teams. We look back at September and forward to October and beyond.Here's what we've got:Revised timelinesNew and available nowTeams Public Preview indicator “P” on avatarReply to specific chat message in Teams DesktopRefreshed Microsoft Whiteboard New default settings options when opening Office files in TeamNew Side-by-side and Reporter Presenter modes with desktop and window sharingFull updatesForms word cloud poll for Teams meetingMicrosoft Forms new App "Polls" in TeamsMicrosoft Teams Room on Windows - In meeting experience updateContent from camera in Teams meetingsBite sized updatesOnes to watch365 and Teams community spotlightThe Practical 365 PodcastCommsverse catch-upKeep up with TeamsIf you want more details or like your updates in another format, search for the video on YouTube  using the search term 'Super Simple 365'. Wondering what equipment I use for YouTube and podcasts? Here's my current kit list.