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Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 42) - HANDS ON tek

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · 13d

This week’s #Microsoft365 update is here (a day late because I ran the Rome half marathon 🏃‍♂️)!

Highlights:
✅ Teams adds audio-only meeting recording
✅ Copilot now powered by GPT-5 for smarter responses

Full details 👉 handsontek.net/hands-micros...

Stay ahead with the latest Microsoft 365 roadmap and Message Center updates. Discover new features, rollout timelines, and tips to keep your organization informed and productive.

Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 41) - HANDS ON tek

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Your weekly Microsoft 365 update is Live! The only place where you can find the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Message Center updates compiled in a single post. Don’t miss what’s new this week!

👉 handsontek.net/hands-micros...

#Microsoft365 #Roadmap #MessageCenter #SharePoint

Stay ahead with the latest Microsoft 365 roadmap and Message Center updates. Discover new features, rollout timelines, and tips to keep your organization informed and productive.

How to Embed a Microsoft Teams Town Hall in a SharePoint Page (and why you should) - HANDS ON SharePoint

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · 27d

Make your Town Halls impossible to miss!

Embed a Microsoft Teams Town Hall in a SharePoint page, add agenda & resources, and publish as News for max reach.

Step‑by‑step guide here 👉 sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/10/07/e...

#MicrosoftTeams #SharePoint #Microsoft365

Embed a Microsoft Teams Town Hall in SharePoint, add agenda and resources, and publish as news to reach more users. Step‑by‑step with pre/during/post event experience.

Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 40) - HANDS ON tek

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · 28d

Among the many Microsoft 365 enhancements from last week, one feature stood out: Teams channels are now available in Context IQ prompts.

💬 Which update excites you most? Share your thoughts below!

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#Microsoft365 #MicrosoftTeams #Copilot #PowerPlatform

Explore the latest Microsoft 365 updates with a visual monthly calendar featuring SharePoint, Teams, Copilot, and Word highlights. Stay informed and organized with this week’s key changes.

Hands-On | September 2025

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Oct 2

September always feels like a fresh start.

This year, it brought a new productivity hack I didn’t see coming: using my morning drive to brain-dump into Copilot. Game changer. 🤯

Read more 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/hands-...

#Microsoft365 #Copilot #Productivity

Dear readers, Each September feels like a clean slate, a chance to start fresh. This year was no different, but it brought more change than usual: my daughter started kindergarten.

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Microsoft Lists Updates 2025: Deprecations and New Features - HANDS ON Lists

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Oct 1

🔴 Copilot handsontek.net/whats-new-co...

🔵 Viva teams.handsontek.net/2025/10/01/w...

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Oct 1

My September 2025 roundup is live! 🎉

Get all the updates for #SharePoint, #MicrosoftTeams, #Copilot & #MicrosoftViva in one place — plus podcast versions for each!

🟢 SharePoint sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/10/01/w...

🟣 Teams teams.handsontek.net/2025/10/01/w...

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 30

It’s been a while since I shared something about Microsoft Lists. If you haven’t, here’s a recap of what’s changing: what’s going away, what’s staying, and what’s new.

👉 Full details + timelines: lists.handsontek.net/microsoft-li...

#MicrosoftLists #SharePoint

Stay updated with Microsoft Lists in 2025: learn about mobile app retirement, Power BI integration removal, SPFx changes, Copilot integration, and new automation features.

lists.handsontek.net

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 29

☕ My Microsoft 365 Pulse is now a blog series!

Each week I share:
✔️ Roadmap updates
✔️ Message Center highlights
✔️ My hands-on take on what matters most

Week 39 is live 👉 handsontek.net/hands-micros...

#Microsoft365 #Teams #SharePoint #Copilot #M365Updates

Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 39) - HANDS ON tek

Explore the latest Microsoft 365 updates: share files with external users in Teams, choose Claude in Copilot Studio, and keep using SPFx Field Customizers in SharePoint for advanced logic.

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 25

🚀30 days to go! Thrilled to help organize #CollabDaysPT in Lisbon with amazing friends.

✅ Agenda is live
✅ Free tickets available

👉 www.collabdays.org/2025-portugal/
Don’t miss it!

#Microsoft365 #SharePoint #Copilot #AI

Why Enabling File Attachments in Teams Chats with External Users Matters - HANDS ON Teams

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 25

One of the most annoying things in Teams: trying to share a file with someone outside your org and you can’t! 🤬

Users improvise, and that’s rarely secure.
I wrote about why this matters and how to fix it.

teams.handsontek.net/2025/09/24/e...

#MicrosoftTeams #Microsoft365

Learn how to enable file attachments in Microsoft Teams chats with external users using PowerShell. Improve security, simplify sharing, and keep files inside your Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 23

Great news for SharePoint developers! 🥳 Microsoft just updated their plans: SPFx Field Customizers are here to stay (at least for now). The earlier idea to retire them in favor of JSON column formatting is off the table.

m365admin.handsontek.net/updated-supp...

#SharePoint #SPFx

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 18

📢 SharePoint is officially AI-ready and I’m genuinely excited about this one. Microsoft just rolled out Knowledge Agent, and it’s going to change how we work in SharePoint.

Public preview is live TODAY! Don’t miss the details

#SharePoint #Copilot

sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/09/18/s...

SharePoint Is Now AI Ready: Introducing the Knowledge Agent - HANDS ON SharePoint

Discover Knowledge Agent for SharePoint—an AI-powered assistant that keeps content fresh, automates site tasks, and even creates pages with natural language. Learn why it matters and how to get starte...

Microsoft Teams Summer Updates You Shouldn’t Miss - HANDS ON Teams

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 17

Halfway through September and while we were on summer break, #MicrosoftTeams kept shipping updates.

I pulled the key changes into one post + a printable checklist to help you adopt them fast.

Check it out 👉 teams.handsontek.net/2025/09/17/m...

Catch up on the latest Microsoft Teams Summer updates. See what changed, why it matters, and how to use new features to work smarter.

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What’s new for SharePoint – August 2025 - HANDS ON SharePoint

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just published the latest on what's new for SharePoint and related tech from August 2025.

sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/09/05/w...

#SharePoint #Copilot

August 2025 SharePoint updates bring AI-powered features for Copilot users: enhanced News pages, Agent Link WebPart, AI page sections, smart document actions, and audio briefings in Viva Connections.

What’s new for SharePoint – July 2025 - HANDS ON SharePoint

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Aug 8

🆕 The July SharePoint updates are out!
I’ve rounded up the latest announcements, features, and improvements so you can catch up fast — no digging required.

📎 Read the full post: sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/08/07/w...

#SharePoint #Microsoft365

July delivered some significant updates that will enhance your productivity, including enhanced Copilot capabilities in the text editor with new “refine” functionality that allows users to make target...

What’s new for Microsoft Teams – June 2025 - HANDS ON Teams

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jul 10

Had one of those "why didn't I think of this sooner" moments! 🤦‍♂️

Saw @techan_k post about previewing files in document libraries. He mentioned it doesn't work with Site Pages... but what if I opened Site Pages in Microsoft Lists instead?

sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/07/10/p...

#SharePoint

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jul 1

My June 2025 Microsoft Teams update is live! 🚀

Two game-changers this month:
✅ External file sharing in chats (finally!)
✅ Meeting countdown timers for better time management

🔗 Full breakdown: teams.handsontek.net/2025/07/01/w...

#MicrosoftTeams #Microsoft365

Microsoft Teams June 2025 updates: External file sharing, meeting countdown timers, and message saving features. Discover the top 3 productivity improvements coming this summer.

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨 June SharePoint updates are live!

Key highlight: SPFx Field Customizers deprecation has been postponed. Crisis averted (for now)!

Also covered: Lists mobile retirement, analytics updates & compliance changes.

📖🎧 Read or listen:
sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/06/30/w...

#SharePoint #SPFx

What’s new for SharePoint – June 2025 - HANDS ON SharePoint

While June brought fewer announcements than usual, the updates we received are particularly significant and warrant careful attention. The month’s biggest story was the SPFx Field Customizers deprecat...

Hands-On | May 2025 Updates

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jun 9

This month, I experienced firsthand how AI can help us bring to life those projects we've been thinking about for years but never had time to execute. I finally transformed my blog content into a podcast format – and honestly, it's pretty impressive.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/hands-...

Dear readers, I've been thinking about making a podcast for years, and I finally made it happen – though not quite the way I originally envisioned. Sometimes the best solutions come from unexpected di...

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What’s new for Copilot – May 2025 - HANDS ON tek

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks a ton for everything, Mark! This community just won’t be the same without your voice—and now I’m stuck auditioning new podcasts for my runs. Big shoes (and earbuds) to fill.

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João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jun 3

Have you seen the new Copilot agents that just hit GA? 🤖
Researcher + Analyst are absolute game-changers for workplace AI.

Full updates breakdown in my latest blog post or catch it on the new Hands-On M365 podcast!

📰 Blog Post - handsontek.net/whats-new-co...

#Copilot #AI

Microsoft 365 Copilot delivered nearly 100 updates in May 2025, including two game-changing GA agents: Researcher for complex multi-step research and Analyst for advanced data analysis with Python cap...

João Ferreira @joao12ferreira.bsky.social · Jun 2

My monthly SharePoint updates just got a podcast!

Meet your AI hosts Maria (strategic UX focus) & John (technical deep-diver). I'm the prompt director.

Available on Spotify & YouTube. What do you think - podcast or blog? 🤔

sharepoint.handsontek.net/2025/05/31/w...

#SharePoint #Microsoft365