SharePoint Roundup October 2019
SharePoint Roundup October 2019. Build your modern intranet on SharePoint in Office 365 and get the benefits of investing in business outcomes â reducing IT and development costs, increasing business speed and agility, and up-leveling the dynamic and welcoming nature of your intranet.
What's new list:
SharePoint Site URL renameSharePoint start pageSharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) now supports SharePoint Server 2010Stream: video editing and file replacementDifferential sync for all file typesCustom list view formattingForm configuration in SharePoint lists and librariesMicrosoft 365 Learning Paths on Microsoft LearnBill Gates' documentary on @NetFlix (@BillGates; @gatesfoundation)New files experience in Microsoft TeamsNew sharing experience in Microsoft Teams
SharePoint Site URL rename
SharePoint site URL rename
As business changes, so, too, can you sites - especially site URLs. In the SharePoint admin center you will be able to change site URLs by renaming them. So for example, if you have a site contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/Develpment, using the SharePoint admin center you can rename the site URL to correct the incorrect spelling of âDevelopment." These changes are opaque, meaning that access requests to the old URL are redirected â users will not need to have to update their links.Roadmap ID: 56205
Weâre making it possible for SharePoint administrators to change site URLs. As a global or SharePoint admin, you will be able to change the URL for the following types of SharePoint sites: classic team sites, communication sites, and both modern team sites that are Office 365 group-connected and ones that don't belong to an Office 365 group.
Change the site URL by typing the new desired site address, seeing if it's available, and clicking OK.
So, for example, if you have a site named: contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/Develpment, you can rename the site to correct the incorrect spelling of "development" via the SharePoint admin center. And best of all, the service automatically-generates redirects to ensure that old links do not break.
Updated SharePoint start page experience
The SharePoint start page, previously known as SharePoint home is getting a UX refresh. We are also adding new experiences to the start page to help users discover and get back to their content.Roadmap ID: 54821
What was the SharePoint home page is now SharePoint start page. It has been redesigned with a new layout and some new capabilities; this also helps get it ready for the coming SharePoint home sites â this will be the My SharePoint portion of home sites. The new free-flowing design helps you stay focused on your work, rather than looking for frequently used files and sites. Your new start page is ready for you set up right away--no setup needed.
Summary of whatâs new for the SharePoint start page:
Browse news and sites seamlessly without leaving the start pageArrange sites based on content that's relevant to your workNavigate to important tools and featured links right from the start pageAccess recently used documents quickly and securely
Microsoft has acquired Mover, a leading provider of cloud file migration, including admin-led and self-service offerings â to migrate files to Microsoft 365. The Mover team also brings deep expertise and migration technology, which advances Microsoftâs commitment to providing organizations of all sizes with the right tools, people and partners to successfully migrate to the Microsoft Cloud.
The Mover migration manager is the dashboard which gives you a summary of your overall migration; here showing an active migration of content from Google Drive into OneDrive.
Microsoft offers several options to support cloud file migrations, including FastTrack and offerings from trusted Microsoft partners, as well as the SharePoint Migration Tool for migrating content from on-premises SharePoint sites and file shares to Microsoft 365. Mover will enhance these offerings with proven tools, plus more self-service options over time.
Today, Mover supports migration from over a dozen cloud service providers â including Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, and Google Drive â into OneDrive and SharePoint, enabling seamless file collaboration across Microsoft 365 apps and services, including the Office apps and Microsoft Teams.
SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) now supports SharePoint Server 2010
SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) support for SharePoint Server 2010 Site Migrations
The SharePoint Migration Tool has enabled migration of content from SharePoint Server 2013 and from on-premises file shares and easily move them to either Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive in Office 365. This update to the SharePoint Migration Tool provides support for site migrations from SharePoint Server 2010. This includes files, folders, lists, pages, permissions, metadata, versions, and more.Roadmap ID: 54344.
+ability to target folder associated with in Microsoft Teams channels.
start migrating your content from SharePoint Server 2010 to Office 365. You, too, can now select a sub-folder destination or create a sub-folder directly in the tool, allowing you to migrate your content directly into your preferred Microsoft Teams channel(s).
Use the SharePoint Migration Tool to migrate file shares or SharePoint Server sites to SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams.
The SharePoint Migration Tool is a simple and fast solution to help you migrate content from on-premises SharePoint Server sites and file shares to SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams in Office 365. It is designed to help you bring your information to the cloud and take advantage of the latest collaboration, intelligence, and security solutions within Office 365.
Stream: video editing and file replacement
Edit videos in Microsoft Stream
Trim the beginning and ending of your videos in Microsoft Stream. Roadmap IDs: 53211.
Replace video and retain existing URL
Replace existing videos without changing the URL used to access the video.Roadmap IDs: 49534.
You can now Trim the beginning and end of your videos. The new trim feature makes it easy to remove unwanted footage at the beginning or end of a video â including live events and Teams meeting recordings.
Remove unwanted footage at the beginning or end of a video â including live events and Teams meeting recordings.
New in Stream, too, is the ability to change your video file, keep the same link. This new feature enables video owners and Stream admins to upload a new version of a video, without changing the video link, details or permissions.
Upload a new version of a video, without changing the video link, details or permissions.
Microsoft 365 is designed to be a universal toolkit for teamwork â to give you the right tools for the right task, along with common services to help you seamlessly work across applications. SharePoint is the intelligent content service that powers teamwork â to better collaborate on proposals, projects, and campaigns throughout your organization â and is integrated with Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Yammer, Stream, Planner and much more.
Differential sync for all file types
Differential sync for all file types in OneDrive for Business
OneDrive will synchronize large files significantly faster and considerably reduce network utilization for all file typesRoadmap ID:Â 33412.
This means you sync only the parts of large files that have changed, not the entire file. This makes the file synchronization process faster for these files. It also reduces the time taken to upload and download a file as well as consumed bandwidth. This month we are rolling out the ability to leverage differential sync to all file types - JPEG, PDF,MOV,MP4 etc., stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.
When making changes to a file, especially multi-GB files, OneDrive only syncs the changes - as shown here on a large PhotoShop document.
Custom list view formatting
Enable your makers to add âTile viewsâ to lists via JSON.
To do this, you build a JSON object that describes the elements that are displayed when a row is loaded in a list view and any styles to be applied to those elements. View formatting does not change the data in list items; it only changes how they're displayed to users who browse the list.
Columns from a SharePoint list, including associated images, can be adjusted with JSON to adhere to the new tile view card layout.
Anyone who can create and manage views in a list can use view formatting to configure how views are displayed.
Form configuration in SharePoint lists and libraries
Form customization in SharePoint lists and libraries
This feature allows users in lists and libraries to customize the order and visibility of fields on forms. Users can click "Show/Hide Fields" in the property form or the details pane to perform this customization.Roadmap ID: 56425.
We are making it easier to customize the visibility and ordering of fields in SharePoint list and library forms. Users can click on an item and click Edit Form > Show/hide columns in the details pane to choose what to display on the default form. It's very easy to do in the new UI to change and update how a form looks and what data it presents.
For SharePoint lists or libraries, select the columns to display in the form.
To change the ordering, use drag-and-drop or the "up" and âdown" buttons next to each column. Required columns cannot be hidden.
Microsoft 365 Learning Paths on Microsoft Learn
Up your game with a learning path tailored to today's Microsoft 365 masterminds and designed to prepare you for industry-recognized Microsoft certifications. This is a new approach to learning by offering 22 learning paths on-demand -- dynamic and interactive experiences to help you achieve your technical and professional goals faster. Through self-guided learning paths, you can take charge of your own learning and choose the expertise level youâd like to achieve.
Browse Microsoft 365 learning path, including the "Collaborate with SharePoint in Microsoft 365."
Bill Gates' documentary on @NetFlix (@BillGates; @gatesfoundation)
Throughout, I found it interesting that Bill is constantly taking walks (and in the documentary, youâll see it with great cinematography as he and the director chatâstroll through the outdoors). I love the image of Bill eating dry Tang out of his palm in the wee hours in the early days, and one great telling personal item: his book tote bag â refilled with new books each week. A quick breakdown of each of the three parts (~ 50 minutes each):
Pt.1 | sanitation - innovating toilets and water treatment plantsPt.2 | eradicating polioPt.3 | reducing greenhouse gases with new energy resources, plus more about Bill + Melindaâs relationship.
From Netflix: âMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates opens up about his childhood, business career and passion for improving the lives of people in the developing world.â
A final thought on how good SharePoint and OneDrive will look on all the newly announced devicesâŚ
There is a lot of device choice out there, and no matter which you choose, know that youâll have a great intranet and file browse and access experience. SharePoint and OneDrive engineers, alongside dedicated designers, spend a lot of time and planning to ensure that you have the best experience and access when using one of our apps on your device of choice. And they work closely with device manufacturers to ensure a best experience possible as new devices and OSes release. The Microsoft apps are highly rated, useful tools in your pocket.
Samsung plus OneDrive ensures your photos and files are synced and available across devices.
Psst, still here? Still scrolling the page looking for the rolled out goodness? If so, hereâs a few teasers of whatâs to come to production next monthâŚ
New files experience in Microsoft Teams
SharePoint and Microsoft Teams: new Files experience
Manage files in Microsoft Teams with the full power of SharePoint. With the new Files experience, you will be able to add and manage custom columns, sort and filter files with custom views, trigger workflows, and sync files to your PC or Mac. Available this summer.Roadmap ID: 30548.
Microsoft Teams - Improved Channel File TabExperience
We continue to bring the power of SharePoint into Teams. The new experience in the file tab of a channel includes the ability to sync files to your computer, more view options, and lifecycle signals. Additionally, you can pin and check out files.Roadmap ID: 51234.
New sharing experience in Microsoft Teams
Common Office 365 file sharing experience in OWA
When you copy/paste a link to a file stored in OneDrive, Outlook Web App (OWA) will reconcile the file name as a hyperlink instead of the pasting the full URL. You also have the control to then change the access permissions on the shared link.Roadmap ID: 51541.
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