MC877318: Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane

Announcement IDMC877318Published Date08-29-2024
ServiceGeneralLast Updated11-26-2024
CategoryStay informedExpiration Date03-03-2025
Roadmap ID412618Action Required by Date
TagsFeature update, User impact


Summary
                Outlook is updating the My Day pane to allow users to view and edit work hours and location, with a revised rollout timeline from mid-December 2024 to early January 2025. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618 and will be on by default. No admin action is required before the rollout.


More Information

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release:  We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November). 

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously early December).

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout, users can review and update their work hours and location information in Outlook Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. This settings page will remain in place after the rollout.

After this rollout, users will also be able to see and update their work hours and location information in the My Day pane in Outlook. Changes to the My Day pane will sync to any other work hours and location settings made in Outlook.

My Day pane with prompt to Set up your work location:

Set up your work location

My Day pane with work location information, which can be updated:

Set up your work location

This feature is on by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

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