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Microsoft Outlook: Quickly see who is in the office based on work hours and location

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  • Seen 16 Apr 2025 early April 2025 → late April 2025
  • Seen 27 Mar 2025 early March 2025 → early April 2025
  • Seen 7 Mar 2025 late February 2025 → early March 2025
  • Seen 11 Feb 2025 early February 2025 → late February 2025
  • Seen 24 Jan 2025 mid-January 2025 → early February 2025
  • Seen 5 Dec 2024 late October 2024 → mid-January 2025

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Updated April 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook: If users have enabled work hours and location in Settings, their colleagues will be able to more quickly see who plans to be in the office with a new calendar feature. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410986. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously early April). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the Location icon for each day in the calendar to see who plans to be in the office: After this rollout: In addition to the Location icon, users will have a new "always on" peek in the top right of the calendar that shows who plans to be in the office for the current day: This feature is on by default and available to all users of new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. 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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  1. Updated March 27,April 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by earlylate April 2025 (previously early March).April). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the …

  2. Updated March 7,27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early MarchApril 2025 (previously late February).early March). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the …

  3. Updated February 11,March 7, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by late Februaryearly March 2025 (previously earlylate February). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select …

  4. Updated January 24,February 11, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by earlylate February 2025 (previously mid-January).early February). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the …

    • Tags New feature, User impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact

    Updated December 4, 2024:January 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-Januaryearly February 2025 (previously late October).mid-January). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the …

  6. Updated December 4, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook: If users have enabled work hours and … will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously late October 2024.October). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Users select the …

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