Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft 365
- Type
- Availability
- Announcement date
- 2023-10-27
- Effective date
- Date not published
- Impact
- Affected
In brief
Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web
What the source says
Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep them in Catch Up. GA date: January CY2024 Preview date: November CY2023 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Excel PowerPoint Word Microsoft 365 app Web
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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items indiv
Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items indiv
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Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep them in Catch Up. GA date: January CY2024 Preview date: November CY2023 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Excel PowerPoint Word Microsoft 365 app Web
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Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep them in Catch Up. GA date: January CY2024 Preview date: November CY2023 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Excel PowerPoint Word Microsoft 365 app Web
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Microsoft 365 app: Catch Up Improvements on Web Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep them in Catch Up. GA date: January CY2024 Preview date: November CY2023 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Excel PowerPoint Word Microsoft 365 app Web
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