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What you gotta know

Microsoft Teams has a new channel experience following a recent update.

Channels make it easier to organize conversations by topic.

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Enhanced in-channel search is in public preview testing for Teams.

The information pane was revamped as well.

Why do Microsoft Teams channels look different?

So, why revamp channels?

Microsoft Teams search experience

Enhanced in-channel search is in public preview testing for Teams.

Microsoft outlined that the update makes channels “more engaging, expressive, and flexible.”

Yet, our observations revealed that many customers were not using channels to their full capacity,“explainedMicrosoft.

A Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry outlines the feature and lists a tentative release date of December 2023.

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