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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/04/2025

“This has always been an incredible event—and this year, it’s more important than ever.” #M365CON is where Copilot, community, and career growth come together. Join me for amazing content and face time with the people building the future of #Microsoft365 bsky.app/profile/m365...

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Christian Buckley @buckleyplanet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Don't miss the #CollabTalk TweetJam OR the post-tweetjam panel discussion happening next Tuesday, January 28th at 9am (tweetjam) and 10am (panel) buff.ly/42o1ScK

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 20/01/2025

I'm happy to share that my third blog post for P365 is now online 😍 The blog post is about #MicrosoftTeams face and voice recognition. Microsoft will change default behavior in February. Read what a Teams administrator needs to know and how to deal with it 👇 practical365.com/voice-and-fa...

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Practical 365

Practical Office 365 News, Tips, and Tutorials

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 16/01/2025

It's #QuickTippThursday and I've published a new episode of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp series. Microsoft announced a facelift for the #Microsoft365 web portal end of last year and is now rolling out this update. In episode 252, I give you an overview of the ongoing changes youtu.be/3C6YWsof26w

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Episode 252 - Das Neue Microsoft 365 Portal

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/01/2025

Am 28.01. und 29.01.2025 feiern wir den #TeamsCommunityDay 🥳 Auch die TUGDE ist dabei und hat ein fantastisches Speaker Line Up rund um #MicrosoftTeams Phone System. Meldet Euch jetzt für den Standort Bochum oder München an 👇 www.meetup.com/de-DE/micros... @adrian.cloudkumpel.de @plemich.io

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] Filter between active and archived teams in Shifts app schedules #Microsoft announced an update for the #MicrosoftTeams and Shifts app. The Shifts app will get a new filter allowing you to filter between active and archived Teams. #MC974351 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/01/2025

It's #QuickTippThursday 😍 In episode 251 of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp series I'm showing you a feature in New Outlook to get notifications even the Outlook client is closed and not running. 📺👇 youtu.be/z_UeBG0RIIw

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Episode 251 - Benachrichtigung wenn Outlook geschlossen

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 08/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftLoop workspaces. Soon, you will be able to add a new Loop workplace as a tab to a Standard Teams Channel. #MC973493 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 08/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] Enable transcription policy by default #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and the default behavior of transcription in Teams. The rollout will start early February and expects to complete by mid-February 2025. #MC973519 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 08/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] New "Tag mentions" filter for the Activity feed #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Teams will introduce a new "Tag mentions" filter in the Activity feed. #MC973502 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 06/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] New recording policies for town halls and webinars #Microsoft announced new policy options for #MicrosoftTeams Town and Webinar meetings. #MC971032 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 06/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] SMS for calling plans #Microsoft announced a new feature for #MicrosoftTeams Phone System ☎️ - SMS Chat in Calling Plans for customers in US and Canada The rollout will start mid-February and expect to complete by late February 2025. #MC971033 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 02/01/2025

@adrian.cloudkumpel.de and I have a new #Community project and we proud to release our second episode of the German podcast "AI und Du - Copilot in Microsoft 365". In our second episode we are talking about the planned renaming of #Copilot in #Microsoft365 and the impact on our users.

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AI und Du: Copilot in Microsoft 365

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 02/01/2025

It's #QuickTippThursday and time for a new episode of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp Series. In Episode 250, I discover a new feature in Classic Outlook Client, tasks management with ToDo Here you can find some insights 👇📺 youtu.be/mfxx3qy_y3U

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Episode 250 - Aufgaben mit ToDo im Classic Outlook

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 01/01/2025

[M365 Message Center Update] Viva Engage storyline will be integrated in Teams #Microsoft announced the integration of Viva Engage Storyline in #MicrosoftTeams. #MC969448 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 30/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] File open preferences will extend to more Microsoft 365 apps #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and file open preferences. The well-known feature in Teams will be extended to other #Microsoft365 apps. #MC967240 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 26/12/2024

It's #QuickTippThursday and time for episode 249 of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp Series 👇📺 It's about how to create a QR Code for a website in #Microsoft Edge browser youtu.be/UN3rnPVWwdA

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Episode 249 - QR Codes generieren in Microsoft Edge

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 19/12/2024

Seit heute online: Episode 279 meiner #Office365 #QuickTipp Serie 🥳 In dieser geht es um #MicrosoftTeams und die neue Kalender App 📅 Was alles Neues auf Euch wartet, erfahrt Ihr hier 📺👇 youtu.be/zFcSZp0voZA

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Episode 248 - Neuer Kalender in Microsoft Teams

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 16/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Forward messages with app cards #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and app cards. #MC956699 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

Screenshot of the M365 Message Center post including Relevance (medium), Message Id, Roadmap Id (469506) and a description of the new feature

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 11/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Scheduling channel messages #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and Channel messages - soon you will be able to schedule channel messages. #MC953752 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 11/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Email OTP verification for external participants to join meetings #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams Meetings which makes your meetings more secure. #MC953756 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 11/12/2024

M365 Message Center Update] Pop out Chat, Copilot, and Notes panes in meetings #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Soon, you will be able to pop out Notes, Chat, and Copilot panes during a meeting. #MC952888 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Update to Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment #Microsoft announced an update to #MicrosoftTeams PowerShell. The cmdlet Get-CsPhoneNumberAssigment will return in max up to 1.000 numbers per query.

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 09/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Update to Get-CsDialPlan, Get-CsOnlineUser, and Get-CsUserPolicyAssignment cmdlet in the Teams PowerShell Module #Microsoft announced some updates to the #MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module. #MC950879 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 06/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Export the list of Managed apps #Microsoft announced an Update for #MicrosoftTeams admins. They will be able to export Managed Apps in the Teams Admin Center -> Manage Apps. #MC949955 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 06/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Seamlessly share apps and Microsoft 365 Copilot agents #Micorsoft announced an update to #MicrosoftTeams and how to share apps and #Microsoft365 #Copilot Agents. #MC949004 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Mockup of the new feature in Microsoft Teams - how to share apps or Copilot agents

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 05/12/2024

Good morning #Community, it's #QuickTippThursday and time for a new episode of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp series. Episode 246 shows how to easily insert a link into a mail in the new Outlook client and how to convert a text into a link 🥳 youtu.be/lbUGQroGvX0

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Episode 246 - Einfach Link einfügen im Neuen Outlook

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 04/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Record a video and share in channels #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Soon, you will be able to record a video and share it in a Channel. #MC947832 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

Screenshot of the M365 Message Center post including Relevance (medium) Platform (Deskop, Mac, Web), Message Id, Roadmap Id (383740) and a description of the new feature

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 04/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Extensibility for PSTN calls #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and the Teams Phone System features ☎️ Soon, 3rd party application developers can extend the Teams Calling experience with contextual information 🥳 #MC947831 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 03/12/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Microsoft Teams: Resize Teams windows #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Soon, you will be able to reduce the size of the Teams window, Chat window, and the meeting stage to 360px wide or 502px wide. #MC947051 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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GIF animation resizing the Teams App window

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 26/11/2024

To start seeing the labels head over to @bluesky.ms and hit 'Subscribe to Labeler'

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 29/11/2024

How cool is that? So exciting to see all the ideas for addins and what all the #Community heroes are developing for bluesky, like @tobiasfenster.io and @merill.net Thank you so much 😍

Confirmation that my BlueSky account is verified based on my MVP Id and that my BlueSky handle has been added to several Starter Pakcs like Verfied MVPs or my MVP category M365 - Microsoft Teams

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Tony Redmond @office365itpros.com · 29/11/2024

Last few days to get your copy of the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook at a big discount. Essential reading for anyone connected with #Microsoft365 tenant administration (but of course I would say that...)

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 29/11/2024

Ich war zu Gast beim #TechTalk von @stensitzki.eu 🥳 Wir haben uns zu #MicrosoftTeams, #MSIgnite, und was die aktuellen Trends im Bereich Teams Phone System sind, unterhalten. Es war mir eine Freude dabei zu sein 😍 Dank für die Einladung, Thomas Und hier könnt Ihr reinhören 🎧 lnk.granikos.eu/TTCT-47

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MS Ignite, Microsoft Teams, Enterprise Voice und überhaupt

Diese Episode ist eine ganz besondere. Thorsten Pickhan ist zum zweiten Mal Gast im Tech & Community Podcast. Thorsten ist MVP für Microsoft 365 in der Kategorie Microsoft Teams. Wir unterhalte…

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 21/11/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Manage external access policies for users in your organization #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and External Access Policies in the Teams Admin Center (TAC). #MC938541 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Mockup of the new policy in Teams Admin Center

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 20/11/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Updated Planner tab experience #Microsoft announced an update for the Planner App in #MicroosftTeams. The rollout will start early December and is expected to complete by mid-December 2024. #MC937952 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 20/11/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Explicit Consent for recording and transcription in group calls and Meet Now #Microsoft announced an update for group calls and the 'Meet Now'-Feature in #MicrosoftTeams. #MC937915 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 20/11/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] Additional report fields in the time clock export for improved reporting in the Shifts app The rollout will start early December and Microsoft expects to complete it by mid-December 2024. #MC937925 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

Screenshot of the M365 Message Center post including Relevance (medium) Platform (Deskop, Mac), Message Id, Roadmap Id (422812) and a description of the new feature

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 19/11/2024

The #Microsoft Ignite has started and the Book of News is now available 📕 news.microsoft.com/ignite-2024-... My personal highlights: 👉 Delegate tasks with #Copilot Actions 👉 Copilot in #MicrosoftTeams meetings will analyze Shared-Screen content

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Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News

The Book of News is your guide to all key items being announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 17/11/2024

[M365 Message Center Update] File Interactive Previews #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and file preview in Chats and Channels. #MC934727 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

M365 Admin Message Center screenshot of the announcement File Interactive Preview in Teams describing the new feature, release dates and MC ID

Mokup of the new feature in Microsoft Teams. Displays a play-button in the bottom right corner of an attached file allowing the user to open and scroll through the file

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 15/11/2024

I won't be able to make it to #MSIgnite this year 😢 But maybe this is interesting for other #Community Heroes out there like 👇

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 14/11/2024

If you're seeing "Invalid Handle" on your profile, this should resolve on its own — thanks for your patience!! 🦋

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Thorsten Pickhan @thorpick.de · 14/11/2024

The registration for the #Microsoft365 Community Conference 2025 is now open 👇

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