| Announcement ID | MC797119 | Published Date | 05-30-2024 | |
| Service | SharePoint Online | Last Updated | 06-27-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 10-07-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | 124824 | Action Required by Date | ||
| Tags | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | |||
| Summary |
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| A new SharePoint Start experience is coming to SharePoint Online, simplifying site and page creation. It includes a hub for managing drafts, reviewing past work, and tracking engagement. Rollout begins late July 2024, completing by early September, and requires no admin action. |
| More Information |
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Coming soon to SharePoint Online is a new SharePoint Start experience, featuring a user-friendly approach that reduces the effort required for creating sites and pages. Creators will be able to visit the Start experience hub to refine drafts, review past work, and monitor engagement metrics. Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization. When this will happen:General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete by early September 2024 (previously late June). How this will affect your organization:The new SharePoint Start preview from SharePoint Home: The reimagined SharePoint Start page: Explore the new SharePoint Start page: After rollout, this feature is on by default. Admins cannot turn it off. What you need to do to prepare:This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
