MC799209 - SharePoint Online: Enhancements to Text web part (Part 1)

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SharePoint Online

Last Updated

Jun 10, 2024

Published Jun 6, 2024

Tag

Updated message
New feature
User impact

Platforms

Web

Summary

SharePoint Online introduces enhancements to the Text web part, including expanded font size support, additional bullet and numbered list styles, and custom list settings. Rollout begins mid-May 2024, completing by late July 2024, with no admin action required. Associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394278.

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SharePoint Online: We're introducing our first set of improvements to the Text web part, which includes:

  • Expanded support for font sizes 8-250 with the capability to manually enter in custom value
  • More bullet list styles 
  • More numbered list styles
  • Ability to set custom numbered list

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394278

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

All page authors will have these new capabilities. 

Screenshot of the new font size text box, where a user can manually enter a custom font size between 8-250:

Screenshot of the new bullet list style options menu available from the RTE toolbar, which includes disc, circle, and square:

Screenshot of the new numbered list style options menu available, which includes numbered, alphabetical, alphabetical small, roman, roman small. User also has the option in the menu to "Start new list" or "Start list at" and set the value:

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout.