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In this edition of On The Pulse, we’ll show you how to set your working hours and locations in Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
This week’s topics include:
↔️ Split Screen Feature for Loop on Tablets
✨ Improvements to Mesh in Microsoft Teams
🎨 More Styling Options for SharePoint Sites in Figma
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↔️ Split Screen Feature for Loop on Tablets
Microsoft Loop now allows tablet users to split the screen, providing space to view Loop and another app side-by-side
How does this affect you?
With this feature, you can now collaborate in real-time on Loop components while referencing another app, such as email, notes, or a browser, all on the same screen. This could benefit site workers, who can speed up their note-taking while on the go.
Using Loop in split screen on iPad
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✨ Improvements to Mesh in Microsoft Teams
Mesh is a 3D meeting space in Microsoft Teams, which has been given some new AI-driven advancements and immersive experiences.
How does this affect you?
These updates bring several benefits:
Efficient Avatar Creation: AI-powered tools now simplify and personalize the avatar creation process by analyzing a submitted photo to generate accurate, lifelike avatars.
Enhanced Meeting Presence: New wardrobe options and professional attire ensure your avatar better represents you, even if you’re off-camera.
Tailored 3D Spaces: The introduction of new immersive environments like workshops and brainstorming sessions offers specialized spaces to elevate your team’s collaboration, whether for social interactions or structured discussions.
Improved Content Sharing: Coming this month, enhanced content sharing features will make it easier to present and discuss shared screens, ensuring clear communication and productive meetings.
🎨 More Styling Options for SharePoint Sites in Figma
The site builder in Figma has just been updated, bringing exciting new features and improvements to enhance your design experience for SharePoint sites and pages.
How does this affect you?
This update offers several benefits if you’re a SharePoint designer:
More styling options: With Figma variables, you can now easily adjust colors, sizes, spacing, corner radius, and border width. The update also introduces new components, such as the “Site Activity” web part and “Content pane.”
Enhanced user experience: You can now switch between themes and background colors using modes, making it simple to tailor your designs.
Improved collaboration: The Web UI Kit allows you to create SharePoint site designs without being limited by organizational constraints. Also, Figma’s robust sharing and export options simplify collaboration and enhance the overall decision-making process.
For more information on the new SharePoint Web UI Kit in Figma, please view the video:
What is Figma?
Figma is a cloud-based web design tool that enables teams to build user interfaces collaboratively. It's widely used for designing SharePoint sites, allowing teams to mock up and iterate on designs before implementation.
🕟 How To Set Your Working Hours in Microsoft Teams & Outlook
Setting your working hours in Microsoft Teams and Outlook is important because it helps manage your availability, ensuring that colleagues know when you're online and can respond to messages or meetings.
Here’s how to do it:
Start by opening Outlook on the web.
Click the settings (cog) icon at the top.
Then go to “Calendar” in the left menu. (1)
In Calendar settings, click “Work hours and location.” (2)
Select your workdays by checking or unchecking the boxes at the top.
Click the dropdowns for each day to set your start and end times.
To add multiple start and end times for a day, click the + plus icon.
To set your work location, click the dropdown on the right and select “Office” or “Remote.”
Note: Selecting the currently selected location will set your location to “No location.”
When you’ve finished making changes, click “Save.”
In Microsoft Teams, colleagues can view your work times and location by hovering over your name or profile icon in any chat or channel.
🚀 That’s it! Your colleagues can now check when you’re available, or whether you're in the office or working remotely.
✅ WRAPPING UP!
That’s all for this edition of On The Pulse.
Thanks for reading and see you soon! 👋