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João Ferreira
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Microsoft MVP | HANDS ON #SharePoint, HANDS ON Teams and HANDS ON Lists blog owner | Hands-On #MicrosoftTeams and Hands-On #MicrosoftLists book author #MVPBuzz https://handsontek.net
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October was packed with updates—and a few surprises! From SharePoint UX changes to Copilot going GPT‑5 by default, plus some big community moments like CollabDays Portugal. The full newsletter is live—check it out and let me know your thoughts!
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Hands-On | October 2025
When I started working more than 10 years ago, I traded basketball for running. It wasn’t about chasing medals—it was about staying fit and keeping some balance while life got busier.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Microsoft 365 Pulse – Week 44
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Dropped late but worth the wait:

📰 News web part gets Copilot
❓ FAQs web part now easier to manage

Fresh SharePoint updates already rolling in.

#Microsoft365 #SharePoint #Copilot
Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 44) - HANDS ON tek
Microsoft 365 Pulse – Week 44: SharePoint updates include a redesigned News web part with Copilot and audio briefings, plus a revamped FAQs web part for easier content management.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The Weekly M365 Pulse is out! This week:

✔ SharePoint document libraries get a layout refresh in November (View & New buttons swap positions)

✔ Tons of Copilot updates you don’t want to miss.

👉 Read the full update here: handsontek.net/hands-micros...

#Microsoft365 #SharePoint #Copilot
Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 43) - HANDS ON tek
Weekly M365 Pulse is live! Discover the latest Microsoft 365 updates, including the upcoming SharePoint document library layout change and major Copilot enhancements. Stay informed and prepare your tr...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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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...
Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 42) - HANDS ON tek
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.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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📢 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!

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#Microsoft365 #Roadmap #MessageCenter #SharePoint
Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 41) - HANDS ON tek
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.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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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
How to Embed a Microsoft Teams Town Hall in a SharePoint Page (and why you should) - HANDS ON SharePoint
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.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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
Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 40) - HANDS ON tek
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.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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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. 🤯

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#Microsoft365 #Copilot #Productivity
Hands-On | September 2025
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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October 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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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...
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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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
Microsoft Lists Updates 2025: Deprecations and New Features - HANDS ON Lists
Stay updated with Microsoft Lists in 2025: learn about mobile app retirement, Power BI integration removal, SPFx changes, Copilot integration, and new automation features.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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☕ 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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September 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🚀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
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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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.

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#MicrosoftTeams #Microsoft365
Why Enabling File Attachments in Teams Chats with External Users Matters - HANDS ON Teams
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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September 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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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.

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#SharePoint #SPFx
September 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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📢 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

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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...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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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...
Microsoft Teams Summer Updates You Shouldn’t Miss - HANDS ON Teams
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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September 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Just published the latest on what's new for SharePoint and related tech from August 2025.

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#SharePoint #Copilot
What’s new for SharePoint – August 2025 - HANDS ON SharePoint
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.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🆕 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
What’s new for SharePoint – July 2025 - HANDS ON SharePoint
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...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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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?

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#SharePoint
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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
What’s new for Microsoft Teams – June 2025 - HANDS ON Teams
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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July 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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🚨 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:
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#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...
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June 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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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.

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Hands-On | May 2025 Updates
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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June 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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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!

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#Copilot #AI
What’s new for Copilot – May 2025 - HANDS ON tek
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...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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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? 🤔

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#SharePoint #Microsoft365
June 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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SharePoint's getting 50+ new page templates! 🎨
Finally, pages that don't scream "corporate intranet from 2010" Time to make SharePoint not look like... SharePoint 😅

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#SharePoint #Microsoft365
May 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM