It's important-nay, it is critical-to know when changes like this will occur so administrators and change agents can plan communications and change management, and so users won't be totally shocked when things change on them.Ĭommunicating changes within IT systems is hard enough. Office 365, while amazing in its ability to incorporate positive change and feedback thanks to its basis in the cloud, continues to present frustration to its administrators and users in the real world. I'd love to see Microsoft put the bow on the Waffle with this update. It should operate the same no matter which application I'm using within Office 365. The Waffle is there but doesn't open up in the page for Stream and Flow (though, curiously, it works in Flow's sister PowerApps).You wouldn't expect the Start menu to be available while you're using the Outlook app, but not, say, the Skype app, right?Įxcept that's how the Waffle experience is: Because it really isn't.Īs I've now stated a dozen or so times, the Waffle is Office 365's Start menu.

I just don't want people thinking that the four-apps-become-one representation I've been seeing online so far is actually true. I don't think this is a bad thing, to be clear. And if you've clicked any of them in the 45 days prior to the launch of the new Waffle, they'll automatically be included. And yes, Outlook Web App will include the four mail/calendar/people/tasks buttons just like the desktop app has had since, well, I was in elementary school.īut in actual fact, the apps remain separate in the All apps view of the Waffle. Yes, you'll see Outlook in the Waffle now. That brings four tiles down to one! Except, not really. One of the big statements is Mail, Calendar, People, and Tasks is getting, I'll call it reconsolidated into Outlook again. The option to see additional information on each app, which can give confused and curious users alike some self-guided assistance.What appears to be a redesigned Office 365 home.Recent documents section, which is essentially the lower half of today's Office 365 home.In addition to the existing features, we get some new and improved experiences. On the plus side, they're grouped at the top of the All apps view the down side is an admin still can't push an app to the Home view. Admin-provided apps (like links to intranets, time sheets, other org-specific cloud services) can still be added.Upon rollout, apps you've used in the last 45 days will be there by default. Apps can still be pinned to the Home so they're readily available.Plenty of the features we're used to with today's Waffle will remain, including: (I would embed the overview video from Microsoft, but the Office support site uses a proprietary video player that can't be embedded into a LinkedIn article.

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