Microsoft Teams, Office for the Web, Microsoft 365 Experts
From Microsoft Corporation
Technical Bulletin MC509577 · Published Jan 31, 2023
Message Summary
Visio will be available soon as a Teams Personal App. There are no changes to the existing file open behavior, however there are new abilities that the Visio Personal App can provide. Additionally, this change comes with a number of UX improvements to the Office ribbon in Teams to provide a decluttered experience consistent with Office for the Web.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109596
When this will happen:
App rollout has begun and is expected to be completed by mid-April 2023.
How this will affect your organization:
The Visio personal app will come pre-installed for all users. New abilities that Visio Personal App will provide include:
- Ability to pin the app to the app bar for easy entry point.
- Right click the app icon in the app bar to pop out documents in a new window, to allow multi-tasking between Teams chats and document editing.
- App home page to navigate documents, view recommended files, or create new file.
Changes to the Office ribbon in Teams include:
- Introduction of the Share menu, consistent with Office for the Web
What you need to do to prepare:
No action is required from admins at this time; the Visio personal app will be available to all users.
