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Microsoft Teams Updates | May 2020 and Beyond





Check out the new and upcoming capabilities in Microsoft Teams. As more and more of us are working remotely, Teams has become the go-to app for digital collaboration, online meetings, and the unified canvas to deliver powerful integrated app experiences.


Here's what we'll show you:
  • Expanded view of participants from 4 to 9 of the most recently active.
  • Raise Hand feature allows you to get the attention of others in a meeting.
  • Microsoft Lists brings the power of lists and related workflow automation into Teams as an integrated app experience.
  • New pre-join meeting experience lets you dial in your settings and background effects prior to joining a meeting.
  • Pop-out windows for meetings, chats, and apps coming soon to Teams.
  • Learn more about Microsoft Lists at https://aka.ms/MicrosoftLists
  • Developer and admin experiences get better with the Visual Studio extension for Microsoft Teams and simplified publishing flow from Power Apps into Microsoft Teams.
For a comprehensive roundup of all the new capabilities in Microsoft Teams, check out https://aka.ms/Teams2020Updates
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