OneDrive Roadmap Roundup – February 2021

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Here are the latest functionalities that rolled out to production in the month of February-2021.

• Dark mode for web


• “At a glance” summaries in sharing emails


• Bookmarks for PDF viewing on iOS 


• Support for DWG file version in sync

 

Dark mode for web

Roadmap ID:  68868

 

The OneDrive team is always focusing on inclusive design principles to provide millions of our users more choice and greater flexibility. In this effort , we are rolling out Dark Mode for OneDrive web,  for both commercial and personal accounts. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, Dark Mode also reduces eye strain and improves the battery life of your devices.

 

Turn on Dark Mode in OneDrive for web.

 

 

“At a glance” summaries in sharing emails

Roadmap ID:  66189

 

When users share Word files, the sharing e-mail will now include new information like estimated time to read as well as key points in the document. This will help recipients decide how to engage with the shared document.  Note that files that have been marked as sensitive by DLP will not include this information.

 

Quick summary of the shared document in the sharing email.

Admins who do not want this new functionality can disable it using the SharePoint Online Management Shell by running “Set-SPOTenant – IncludeAtAGlanceInShareEmails $false”

 

Bookmarks for PDF viewing on iOS

Roadmap ID:  68842

 

Getting back to your important PDFs in your mobile devices just got easier. Use the new bookmark option in OneDrive for iOS to add bookmarks to your important content so you can pick up where you left off. 

Now when you open a PDF on your iOS device you would be able to add or remove bookmarks by  tapping the bookmark icon(on the top-right corner) of the page or by long-pressing anywhere on the page you want to tag. 

 

Tap the new bookmark icon to bookmark any page in a PDF.Add bookmark to a PDF page by long-pressing anywhere on the selected page.

 

You also have the option to access all your bookmarked pages in the single view. 

 

View all the pages bookmarked in a single view.

 

This feature will soon roll out to Android as well – Roadmap ID 70547

 

Support for DWG file version in sync

Roadmap ID:  70575

 

We’re updating OneDrive Sync client to support Version History for DWG files. This change fixes a known issue where Version History is missing for DWG files backed by Sync client.

 

Learn more and stay engaged

 

Hear from Omar Shahine, VP of Product OneDrive and SharePoint (Microsoft 365), as he shares all of the new innovations and capabilities in OneDrive, SharePoint and Lists. 

 

 

Also, check out the latest and greatest in security and compliance in OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams announced at Microsoft Ignite 2021.

 

As you can see, we continue to evolve OneDrive as a place to access, share, and collaborate on all your files in Microsoft 365, keeping them protected and readily accessible on all your devices, anywhere.

 

You can stay up-to-date on all things via the OneDrive Blog and the OneDrive release notes.

Check out the new and updated OneDrive documentation.

Take advantage of end-user training resources on our Office support center.

 

Thank you again for your support of OneDrive. We look forward to your continued feedback on UserVoice and hope to connect with you at Ignite or another upcoming Microsoft or community-led event.

 

Thanks for your time reading all about OneDrive,

Ankita Kirti – Product Manager – OneDrive | Microsoft

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