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MC989979Microsoft SharePoint: New preview mode for Pages and News posts

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Summary

Microsoft SharePoint is introducing a new Preview mode for Pages and News posts, allowing users to see how content appears on different devices. The rollout will start in late March 2025 for Targeted Release and mid-April 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required, but user notification and training updates are recommended.

More information

Updated March 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: The new Preview mode can be used to understand how Pages and News posts will appear on different device types when viewed by an audience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473452.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously late March).

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously late April).

How this will affect your organization:

After this rollout, a Preview button will display in the command bar while users are editing Pages and News posts in SharePoint. After selecting Preview, users can see what the page will look like in view mode for the audience. When previewing Pages, users can navigate between Desktop and Mobile device types. When previewing News posts, users can also choose to view the email version as Desktop or Mobile device types.

This change will be available by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

You may want to notify users, update your user training, and prepare your help desk.

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

Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.

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