In Outlook on the web and in the new Outlook for Windows, users can specify internal people can see where I am working. If an Exchange administrator has also configured buildings, this can be a useful feature to know who is also working in the building today.
I described the necessary steps for configuring custom-defined work locations (such as building and floors) in a post from August. The work desk also becomes relevant with Microsoft Places. Without this additional configuration, Outlook only allows you to specify Office or Remote.
Outlook included the option “Share office location details (like building, desk, etc.)” a few weeks ago.
Prior to the release of Microsoft Places at the end of November, the sharing option in Outlook was enhanced.
Users can now choose from three options.
1) They do not share information about the work location.
Outlook and other products do not provide information about where other internal people work. The Outlook calendar, Teams and other products do not show where the person works.
2) They share general information about the work location (only the information for Office or Remote).
In Outlook Office and Remote are the default values if an Exchange administrator does not configure custom buildings.
Products show general information about Office or Remote, even if the other person has defined a building.
In my example, I defined a building for Tuesday. However, products just note Office for other people.
3) They share information about buildings and work desk.
Outlook, Teams and other products provide information about a person’s work location.
Teams now also supports the specification of a work location. In addition, Teams now also includes the work place in a people profile. Previously, this information was available in Outlook on the web, the new Outlook for Windows and the Microsoft 365 search (people search).
