SharePoint news updates in Office 365, including Microsoft Teams integration
Office 365 introduced news capabilities of five SharePoint pages:
CreatenewsfromSharePointhomeinOffice 365
SharePoint news is the best way to create dynamic updates, now you can do it from the SharePoint home in Office 365:
Click ‘Create news’ – choose the space where you wish to publish your news – you’re taken directly to the news authoring canvas for that site – give it a title – add your content from an ever-expanding set of web parts.
Note: You can create news only on sites where you are a member. Learn more about creating news from SharePoint home in Office 365.
AddpagesandnewsarticlesastabsinMicrosoftTeamschannels
Click the SharePoint tab – select your page or news – choose if you want to post to a channel about this tab – click Save.
Note: there will be two SharePoint-oriented tabs to choose when adding a tab, one for SharePoint Document libraries and one for SharePoint pages and news. To add a list, simply grab the URL and use the Website tab.
PostallyourteamnewsintoMicrosoftTeamsautomatically
Right-click any Microsoft Teams channel – click Connectors – add SharePoint News. Learn more about adding SharePoint news articles to a Microsoft Teams channel.
Createandsendinformativeemailnewsdigests
Click “See all” from the news web part – select specific news items – add people or groups on the To: line – add a simple message for context – click Send. Learn more about how to send an email news digest from your SharePoint site.
Measuretheimpactandengagementofyourpagesandnewsarticles
Hover over the liked section and see a list of colleagues who liked your ideas – click on comments – engage with your audience.