Author: Adrian Mannall

General M365 Updates

A number of updates have been advised by Microsoft and are either available immediately or are coming soon!

 

Microsoft Teams: Pop out Chat, Copilot, and Notes panes in meetings

 

Users will see a pop-out icon at the top of their Notes, Chat, and Copilot side panes in Teams meetings.

When users select the icon, the pane will pop out into a separate window that the user can resize and drag to their desired position, based on their screen setup and their productivity goals for the meeting.

Users can view multiple meeting features at the same time, so they don’t miss the chat while they are monitoring meeting notes.

 

Availability: Now

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Countdown timer for Teams Meetings

 

Keep meetings efficient and on schedule with the new countdown timer in Microsoft Teams. This feature allows any meeting participant to add a visual timer (up to 100 minutes) directly within the meeting window, helping teams manage time effectively without external tools.

 

The new timer will be available by default and accessible from the More menu in the meeting controls. The timer is visible to all participants once started.

 

Key capabilities include:

      • Set timers up to 100 minutes.
      • Start, pause, stop, reset, or cancel the timer.
      • Visual and audio alerts when the timer ends.
      • Colour changes as time runs out to help speakers stay on track.
      • Option to hide the timer from personal view without affecting others.
      • The timer continues counting negatively after reaching zero, encouraging timely wrap-up of discussions.

 

A meeting participant can open the timer by navigating to the More (three-dot) menu at the top of the screen, can set the timer duration up to 100 minutes, and start the timer:

Limitations:

Available only in scheduled meetings.
Not supported in instant meetings, Teams calls, webinars, town halls, or structured meetings with defined roles.

 

Availability: End of October 2025

 

 

Microsoft Teams: New file attachment feature in external 1:1 and group chats

 

Microsoft are introducing a new capability in Microsoft Teams that allows users to attach files when chatting with external users in 1:1 and group chats. This enhancement improves collaboration by enabling seamless file sharing across organizational boundaries.  This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

 

Before this rollout, users had no option to attach file to compose box in chats with external users.

 

Availability: Now

 

 

Remove toggle for Calendar in Teams

 

Microsoft are introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

 

Availability: End of September 2025

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Dedicated download option for tracking all registrations in Webinar

 

Microsoft are introducing a dedicated download option to help organizations track all registrants of attendees. This enhancement supports better visibility and reporting for events and webinars.

 

Availability:  Now

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits

 

In response to customer feedback, Microsoft are introducing enhanced flexibility, greater scalability, and streamlined compliance management for private channels in Microsoft Teams.

 

Private channels will no longer be limited to 30 per team. Instead, private channels can be added up to the limit of 1000 total channels per team.
Private channels can have up to 5000 members, instead of 250.
Meetings can be scheduled in private channels.

 

Availability:  January 2026

 

 

Microsoft Teams: New organizer controls for in-meeting management

 

Microsoft Teams is introducing Organizer Controls in the meeting toolbar to streamline access to key meeting management features. These controls consolidate existing capabilities into a single fly-out menu, improving usability and security for meeting organizers and co-organizers. For Teams Premium users, the Prevent Copy of Chat option will also be accessible under Advanced Protection.

 

Meeting organizers and co-organizers will see a new Organizer Controls icon in the meeting toolbar. This update does not introduce new features but changes how existing ones are accessed.

 

To access meeting options, click on View more options in the Organizer controls flyout

Key benefits include:

      • Immediate Threat Mitigation
      • Access Control and Permissions: Lock Meeting, lobby bypass
      • Participant Moderation: Mute/unmute, screen sharing restrictions

 

Availability: October 2025

 

 

New file protection in Teams chat and channels blocks unsafe content

 

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new protection feature that blocks messages containing weaponizable file types—such as executables—in chats and channels. This helps reduce the risk of malware and file-based attacks by preventing unsafe content from being shared. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

 

Once enabled, Teams will automatically block messages that include weaponizable file types. This applies to both internal and external conversations.

Recipients will see a notification that a message was blocked but cannot access the content.

Senders will receive a notification and can edit and resend the message without the unsafe file.

 

Availability: December 2025

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Select camera and audio devices in pre-join and during meetings on iPad

 

To improve meeting flexibility and user experience, Microsoft Teams now allows users on iPad to select external audio and video devices directly from the pre-join screen and during meetings. This enhancement supports users who rely on external peripherals for improved meeting quality and simplifies device switching without needing to access native iPad settings.

 

Availability:  Now

 

 

Microsoft Teams Large Event Updates.

A number of updates have been made by Microsoft recently.  This blog post rounds up the updates for large events such as Town Halls and Webinars in Microsoft Teams.

 

Microsoft Teams: Specify who can manage the screen in town halls

 

A new town hall meeting option called Who has control of production tools allows organizers to designate who can manage the screen during the event. Assigned individuals will be able to start the event, control what attendees see, and end the event, for a smoother, more organized experience.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

 

Only assigned users have the ability to perform these actions. Organizers, co-organizers, or presenters who are not assigned can still join the event and present but will be restricted from managing the screen or starting and ending the event. Presenters who are unassigned will not be able to manage assigned users with the options Make an attendee or Remove from meeting. A clapperboard icon will appear next to the names of participants who have been granted these permissions during the event.

In Town hall meeting options, event organizers can designate which roles have control over production tools at Details; Production tools.

 

Who has control of production tools will have three options:

      • Organizers, co-organizers and presenters (default option)
      • Organizers and co-organizers
      • Specific people

 

This meeting option is only available for town halls and does not require a Teams Premium license. We recommend the organizer set this option before the event starts.

Limitations
Who has control of production tools is not available for meetings or webinars.
Users joining through older Teams versions will continue to see the existing behavior, where all organizers, co-organizers, and presenters have the ability to manage the screen.

 

Availability: Now

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls

 

Scheduling, setting up, and managing an event is not a simple task. Which is why we allow co-organizer to be added to the event so they can work alongside or on behalf of the organizer. So far co-organizers were able to set up event theming, manage registration, meeting options, view reports and more but were not able to edit event details like title, date/time, description, event group; nor publish or cancel event. Now they can! Co-organizer can edit event details, publish, and cancel the event like the organizer can. So once the co-organizer is added they will have full parity of experience as organizer and control/manage/edit event.

 

When a co-organizer opens the event scheduling page, they should have the ability to edit the details page, publish, and cancel the event.

 

Availability: Now

 

 

Microsoft Teams: town hall organizers, co-organizers, presenters can join the event to preview as attendee

 

Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters in a Microsoft Teams town hall will soon be able to join and view the event from an attendee’s perspective.  This feature will be available for access to town hall in Teams for Windows or Mac desktop, Teams for the web, or Teams for iOS/Android.

 

After joining the town hall green room, event participants will be able to access the attendee view by joining from a different Teams platform. For example, an organizer who joins the green room from Teams for Windows desktop can access the attendee view from either Teams for the web or Teams for iOS/Android. Also, a select set of town hall features (such as Q&A) will be disabled just for the organizer, co-organizer, or presenter in the attendee experience they are monitoring. This feature has no impact to the broader attendee experience or on organizers, co-organizers, and presenters in the green room.
1. Primary use case: An organizer, co-organizer, or presenter has joined the event and opens the event again in another platform to preview as attendee. They will have a new option to Preview event as attendee below the options to Add this device or Transfer to this device. (Mobile and desktop/web screens shown)

2. Secondary use case: Organizer/Co-Organizer/Presenter has not joined the event as their designated role yet but first chooses to join as attendee. On desktop and web, they will see a pre-join screen with a new drop-down menu with the option to Preview as attendee. On mobile, they will have the option to Preview as attendee under the More join options. (Mobile and desktop/web screens shown)
This feature will be available by default for town hall organizers, co-organizers, and presenters to configure.

 

Availability: November 2025

 

 

Microsoft Teams (Teams Premium Feature) Customize the screen in Teams Town hall through “Manage what attendees see”

 

The new “Manage what attendees see” feature will empower organizers and presenters to deliver more engaging and professional town hall events. With enhanced customization options—including layouts, backgrounds, theme colours, and name tags  – this update supports a visual experience. This feature is available exclusively to organizers with a Teams Premium license.

This update applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Mac desktop, web, and Teams Rooms.

 

This functionality will only be available for users with a Teams Premium license.

 

Availability: November 2025

 

 

Microsoft Teams Town Hall instead of Live Event

 

Town hall events now have parity with the old Live Event feature, and have many modern features no available in Live Events.  With the ability to Manage what attendees see (see above), Town Hall events now have full parity and should be regarded as the primary option for large audience events from January 2026 onwards.

 

Live Events will be deprecated by Microsoft in the future so you are advised to start using Town Halls as soon as practicable.

 

Microsoft 365 Updates – June 2025

Below is a brief digest of upcoming changes in Microsoft 365 which may be of use to users within Imperial.

 

OneNote for Windows 10 App RETIREMENT – As previously notified (OneNote for Windows 10 – RETIRING October 2025 – Office 365 News and Updates) the OneNote for Windows 10 app will be retired by the end of October 2025.  If you have not yet made the change then please do ensure that you have moved across tot he OneNote for Windows app before October 2025.

 

Speaker Coach (Preview) RETIREMENT – Based on feedback and usage stats, Microsoft are retiring the speaker coach functionality from MS Teams.  The retirement will be implemented by the end of August 2025.   Microsoft are planning to introduce a new set of functionality to replace this in the autumn of 2025.

 

MS Teams – Pop out Chat, Notes and Copilot – the chat, notes and copilot (where applicable) panes within a Teams meeting can now be opened into separate windows allowing for easier collaboration while in a meeting.  To pop out the chat or notes into a separate pane, choose the relevant function then  click on the pop out button at the top of the pane.  This will be fully available by the end of July 2025.

 

MS Teams – Breakout Rooms – Meeting organisers can now set up breakout rooms but leave the attendees to choose which room they wish to join.  This provides greater choice and where Teams is being used to run parallel discussions it allows each attendee to choose the most appropriate track for their requirements.  This is available immediately (June 2025)

 

MS Teams – Large Events updates – End session for attendees only – Prior to this change, ending the event ended it for all whether presenter, organiser, co-organiser or attendee.  This change has now gone live and allows organisers and co-organisers to end the session for attendees and to then return the organiser, co organisers and presenters to the “green room” for a post event wash-up.  This works for both “Town Halls” and “Webinars” in MS Teams.  This change is active from the end of June 2025.

 

MS Teams – Large Events updates – Specify who can manage the screen (Producer role) – Organisers of Town Halls can, from the end of June 2025, specify who in the event team can “manage the screen”.  This effectively replaces the “Producer” role that was found in Live Events.  The new role in Town Halls will allow the specified user(s) to start and end the session and control what is delivered to the attendee view.

 

MS Teams – Large Events updates – Additional rights for Co-organisers – Currently co-organisers have limited remit in Town Halls and Webinars.  This change, which will complete by end of November 2025, will give Co-organisers the same controls as organisers, so the ability to edit the title, date and tioem of the event, ability to cancel the event, adding and removing additional co-organisers and presenters and the ability to grant a colleague “producer” rights (see above).

 

MS Teams – External Chats and File Sharing – Up until now it has not been possible to share a file in a 1:1 and group external chats (with a user outside the organisation).  Microsoft are introducing a new capability in Microsoft Teams that allows users to attach files when chatting with external users in 1:1 and group chats.  This enhancement improves collaboration by enabling seamless file sharing across organizational boundaries. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.  This functionality will be available from August 2025.

 

MS Teams – Countdown Timer – Users will be able to start a visual countdown time from the “more” menu within Teams.  Times up to 100 minutes can be set, started and stopped.  The timer will be shown to all members of the meeting, but individual users can choose to turn off the visibility for themselves without affecting other users.  This feature will be available from August 2025.

 

 

Microsoft 365 Ask Me Anything (AMA) Sessions – 2025 – 26

Coming in September 2025 …

We are continuing to run these AMA sessions, on the second Tuesday at 10.00 and the fourth Tuesday at 09:00, each month.

 

How do I join the sessions?

We’ve made it simple to get signed up for these sessions / add them to your calendar this year.  For those who have already become members of the site (signed up last year), please follow the instructions from point 5 onwards.

 

For those who haven’t signed up before, please follow all the instructions below.

 

  1. Head over to The Microsoft 365 Ask Me Anything Pages at https://imperiallondon.sharepoint.com/sites/M365AMAPages
  2. On the home page, scroll down until you see the “Ask Me Anything Sessions – 2025 / 26” section.
  3. The section will display a message about the group being deleted – it hasn’t (it’s a SharePoint quirk!).  Click on the link “The Microsoft Ask Me Anything Pages” to join the membership group …
    Screenshot showing the message about the group being deleted.
    Initial “deleted group” message

    You will be automatically added to the group and see a page as follows …

    Screenshot showing successful joining of the group
    Successful joining of the group
  4. Now close the tab with the “You’ve joined this group” message and refresh the SharePoint page.  You will then see the upcoming sessions.
  5. Click on the title for a session and then in the window click on “Add event to your calendar” and choose whether you want to add the single occurrence or the series.
    Screenshot showing how to add the event to your calendar
    How to add the occurrence or series to your calendar
  6. If you add the series then you need to just go to one entry for each series (2nd Tuesday vs 4th Tuesday) and add that series.
  7. You will get an ICS file downloaded which will either be for the single date or the session depending on your choice in step 5.
  8. Open the ICS file that has downloaded and accept the invitation to add the event or series into your calendar. Repeat for the second series or for as many sessions as you wish to join individually!

 

Once you’ve done that check your calendar for the entries to the meeting including the join link for Teams.

 

We look forward to welcoming you in September 2025.

AI Tools in Microsoft 365

Teams Premium – ICT have recently deployed Teams Premium for a number of Professional Services departments supporting the University including HR, Finance, ICT and Property Services.



Teams Premium is also available for staff to request at a cost of £20 + VAT (£24 total cost) per user per year (or part thereof). You can request a Teams Premium licence by completing this Service Desk form



Teams Premium provides AI meeting notes and tasks for any meeting that is either recorded or transcribed where the organiser has a Teams Premium licence. In addition Teams Premium provides live captions and translation into multiple languages.



You can find out more about Teams Premium by watching one of the recent Teams Premium webinar recordings available from these links …

Webinar 1 – 2025 03 27 – Teams Premium for Professional Services – Webinar 1.mp4

Webinar 2 – 2025 04 29 – Teams Premium for Professional Services – Webinar 2.mp4



Copilot Chat – This is the Copilot available to all staff and students via the web browser. This is a Generative AI tool which allows you to ask questions and which surfaces answers and creates content based on publicly available content from websites, etc.



The tool allows creation of a limited number of images (this is a recent change made by Microsoft at the end of April 2025) using the Dall-e models. ICT are aware of the limit being as low as 1 image per 24 hours and have expressed concern to Microsoft about the usability of such a low limit given that image generation almost always requires some refinement which the limits currently prevent.



Copilot for M365 – this is the full integration of Copilot into M365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Teams. Copilot for M365 also integrates with the files that you have access to, whether in your One Drive or via files stored in SharePoint sites where you have access.



Copilot for M365 apps can generate more specific content or assist you by analysing data or summarising long emails or documents.



Copilot for M365 is a high cost add-on so should be carefully considered before making any request. The current cost for Copilot (as at May 2025) is £342 + VAT (£410) per user per year. ICT are working to try and reduce this cost and we hope to have better pricing from July 2025.



If you are interested in obtaining Copilot for M365 licences then please contact the Service Desk who can log a request to the relevant team for further discussion, etc.



On Tuesday 13 May 2025 we ran an AMA session where the bulk of the time was spent demonstrating some of the Copilot for M365 features. A recording is available at 13 05 2025 – Microsoft AMA Session – Demos of Copilot for M365.mp4

OneNote for Windows 10 – RETIRING October 2025

On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will retire the OneNote for Windows 10 app.

From this date you will NOT be able to use the OneNote for Windows 10 app and you must use the OneNote app included with Office 365 installs, or downloaded direct from Microsoft via https://www.onenote.com/Download

 

Why is this happening?

Enhanced Security – the desktop app for OneNote supports a number of improved security functions including the ability to use sensitivity labels. Whilst this is not currently in use in Imperial, it might be utilised in the future.

New Features and AI power – The OneNote desktop app has a development cycle which will continue Microsoft’s investment in feature and AI development.

Improved Performance and Support – the OneNote for Windows 10 app no longer receives security or feature updates. This can lead to potential performance and security issues. As such we strongly recommend that you update to using the OneNote desktop app and cease using the OneNote for Windows 10 app AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Faster Sync and Collaboration – From June 2025, Microsoft have announced that the OneNote for Windows 10 app will have much slower sync and collaboration capabilities when compared with the OneNote desktop app.

Uninterrupted Experience – Users of the OneNote for Windows 10 app will, from July 2025, see banner notifications about the forthcoming retirement. These notifications may interrupt your workflows, so plan ahead and make the move to OneNote desktop NOW.

 

How do I move to the OneNote desktop app?

Ensure that you have the app installed. Follow the download link (https://www.onenote.com/Download) or go to the Start button, click to see all apps and look for OneNote and NOT the “OneNote for Windows 10” in the start menu.

Open your notebook online from https://portal.office.com (log in with your username@ic.ac.uk). The choose to edit in OneNote and when prompted open the OneNote app and note the one for Windows 10.

 

I need help.

Contact the Imperial ICT Service Desk via this link (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/ict/contact-ict-service-desk/), detailing your issue and requesting assistance in moving away from OneNote for Windows 10.

Attend an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session as detailed at Microsoft 365 Ask Me Anything sessions – 2024 / 25 – Office 365 News and Updates.

Microsoft 365 Ask Me Anything sessions – 2024 / 25

We’re back for the 2024 / 25 Academic Year!

Based on feedback at the end of the last series we are continuing to run these, on the second Tuesday at 10.00 and the fourth Tuesday at 09:00, each month.

How do I join the sessions?

We’re making it simpler to get signed up for these sessions / add them to your calendar this year.  For those who have already become members of the site (signed up last year), we have sent the invitations to you directly.

 

For those who haven’t signed up before, please follow the instructions below.

 

  1. Head over to The Microsoft 365 Ask Me Anything Pages at https://imperiallondon.sharepoint.com/sites/M365AMAPages
  2. On the home page, scroll down until you see the “Ask Me Anything Sessions – 2024 / 25” section.
  3. The section will display a message about the group being deleted – it hasn’t (it’s a SharePoint quirk!).  Click on the link “The Microsoft Ask Me Anything Pages” to join the membership group …
    Screenshot showing the message about the group being deleted.
    Initial “deleted group” message

    You will be automatically added to the group and see a page as follows …

    Screenshot showing successful joining of the group
    Successful joining of the group
  4. Now close the tab with the “You’ve joined this group” message and refresh the SharePoint page.  You will then see the upcoming sessions.
  5. Click on the title for a session and then in the window click on “Add event to your calendar” and choose whether you want to add the single occurrence or the series.
    Screenshot showing how to add the event to your calendar
    How to add the occurrence or series to your calendar
  6. If you add the series then you need to just go to one entry for each series (2nd Tuesday vs 4th Tuesday) and add that series.
  7. You will get an ICS file downloaded which will either be for the single date or the session depending on your choice in step 3.
  8. Open the ICS file that has downloaded and accept the invitation to add the event or series into your calendar. Repeat for the second series or for as many sessions as you wish to join individually!

 

Once you’ve done that check your calendar for the entries to the meeting including the join link for Teams.

 

We look forward to welcoming you in October 2024.

Coloured Folders in OneDrive for Business

In mid 2023, Microsoft introduced the option to choose colours for folders in OneDrive for Business on the web.

Microsoft is bringing coloured folders to OneDrive within the Microsoft Windows File Explorer starting in mid-September 2024 and scheduled to finish by mid-October 2024.

If you have used coloured folders on the web version of OneDrive then these will be replicated in the OneDrive in your Windows File Explorer.

Once the change happens, you can also update and manage the colour for folders in your OneDrive from within the File Explorer.

Screenshot showing the menu to change folder colours in OneDrive within the Windows File Explorer
Manage Folder Colours from Windows File Explorer

Microsoft 365 Updates – Summer 2024

This blog article rounds up a number of recently announced or released updates during the Summer of 2024.

 

Teams Breakout Rooms – choose your room

Planned for release by late October – Meeting Organisers using Breakout Rooms will be able to choose whether participants are assigned to specific breakout rooms in advance or whether they can choose which breakout room to join.  This will prove useful for meeting participants where organisers wish to allow participants a choice.

Meeting organisers should look for the new feature in the breakout rooms panel when setting up the breakout rooms.

 

Screenshot showing organiser view of breakout rooms and how to set to allow attendees to choose the room they join
Organiser view of breakout room setup for attendee choice

 

Screenshot of attendee experience when breakout room choice is available
Attendee view of breakout room choice

Available late October 2024

 

OneNote for Windows 10

As previously advised, Microsoft are ending support for the OneNote for Windows 10 application at the end of October 2025.

You are recommended to use the OneNote Windows application which is bundled with the Office 365 download.

OneNote for Windows now supports the option to move the navigation bar to the left side of the app providing a consistent navigation experience across all OneNote apps.

 

Support ends October 2025

 

Microsoft Teams – Rename the General channel

From mid-September 2024, Team owners will be able to rename the General channel to something more meaningful for their team.

If you rename the General channel you cannot rename it back to General at a later date.

When changed the channel will appear in alphabetical order amongst any other channels created.

The renamed channel cannot be archived or deleted.

 

Available mid September 2024

 

Microsoft Teams – New skin tone settings and reactions

From late October 2024, new skin tone settings will be enabled to allow users to choose a preferred skin tone for relevant emojis and reactions across chats, channels and meetings on all Teams platforms (Teams for Desktop, Teams for web, Teams for Mac and Teams Mobile).

 

Screenshot showing how to set the skintone within the Settings in MS Teams
Set your skintone via the settings in MS Teams

 

Screenshot showing how to set skintone within the emojis element of Teams reactions
Set skintone via the emojis element in MS Teams reactions

 

Available late October 2024

 

Microsoft Teams – Notify when available

You can now get notified when a colleague’s status changes to available.

You can subscribe to the notifications by doing the following

Right click (or tap on the “…”) on a person in the chat list view and choose “Notify when available”

Screenshot showing how to set the "notify when available" option in MS Teams.
How to set “Notify when available”

 

Available now

 

MS Teams – Calendar Notifications

You will now see calendar notifications in Teams through the Activity Feed.  You will also be able to accept or reject calendar invitations through this activity feed view.

You can change this through the “Notifications and activity” section of Teams settings.

This is one by default in your activity feed.

Screenshot showing how to edit the calendar notifications in the activity feed
How to change the calendar notifications for the Activity Feed

Available now

 

MS Teams – Emojis, GIFs and Stickers in One Picker

Microsoft have simplified the selection of emojis, gifs and stickers, bringing all elements into one unified picker in MS Teams.

Screenshot showing the simplified emjoi, GIF and sticker picker now available in MS Teams
Screenshot of the simplified emjoi, GIF and sticker picker.

 

Available now

Microsoft Teams – Town Hall and Webinar events

Town Hall events – available NOW

In place of Live Events (which have now been deprecated in Imperial), Microsoft are providing a new feature called Town Halls.  This offers many of the features that were available in Live Events, such as anonymous audience viewing and a moderated Q and A using the Teams Q and A feature which has evolved and is available more generally across Teams meetings.

In addition, Microsoft have added a feature to Town Halls which allows additional presenters on the screen – so it is much easier to hold Q and A sessions with multiple presenters at the same time or for multiple speakers to appear on screen together.

To request access to schedule a Town Hall event, you will need to complete a new Town Hall request form. Please only complete this form (https://forms.office.com/e/jdi6yP53EQ) to request Town Hall capabilities if you need to deliver a large-audience meeting with anonymous, unseen audiences.

Webinars – Available NOW

If you want to run a webinar, which is more like a normal Teams meeting but with greater audience control and with a registration form, then please complete the Webinar request form at https://forms.office.com/r/RDq7yw8Vmv

Teams Premium License – Available NOW

We recommend purchasing a Teams Premium license through ICT to gain full functionality, including the advanced features in Town Halls and Webinars.

Teams Premium licenses enable all the registration and communications features in Town Halls and Webinars, and in Webinars, allow for the restriction of numbers and the ability to run a “wait list”.

In addition Teams Premium licenses offer AI meeting notes and tasks features in normal Teams Meetings.

To request a Teams Premium license (which costs £20 + VAT per user per licensing year (01/11 – 31/10) or part thereof) please complete the form on the ICT Service Desk pages (https://servicemgt.service-now.com/ask?id=sc_cat_item&table=sc_cat_item&sys_id=62ad78231b060a14557837b5464bcb97)