Soon you’ll be able to schedule messages in Microsoft Teams channels, and no one will mispronounce your name thanks to the new Outlook name card recording feature.
Microsoft is working on some new features for Microsoft Teams and Outlook that will be rolled out starting in January 2025, according to Microsoft’s roadmap. Users will be able to schedule messages in Teams channels from then on, so you can account for colleagues’ work hours. In Outlook, Microsoft is working on a feature to record your profile cards, saving your colleagues from annoying situations where they mispronounce your name.
Schedule messages
Scheduling messages has been possible in Microsoft Teams for some time, but starting January 2025, users will be able to do the same in Teams channels. This will allow you to take into account your colleagues’ working hours and automatically send messages at the most convenient time.
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In addition, Microsoft is brooding on new features for the “near future,” such as access to “Copilot agents” in group conversations and a “Math Progress” for teachers and students. Exactly how these features will work, Microsoft is not yet clarifying.
Record names
Have you ever received an e-mail whose name is difficult to pronounce? This can cause annoying situations when you mispronounce the name. Microsoft has now found a solution for that.
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One notable new feature coming to Outlook is the ability to record names on profile cards. This will allow you to record and share the correct pronunciation of your name, so colleagues will know exactly how to pronounce your name. This new feature will be rolled out starting in January 2025, and will appear as a preview in November 2024. The rollout dates of the various new features are subject to change at any time by