Loop can be used both as a standalone app/canvas, as well as inside other apps in the form of embeddable components that are built into other Microsoft apps like Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and/or Whiteboard. Speaking of Loop components, Microsoft also is announcing this week at Ignite 2022 updates to some of its existing components, plus the addition of some brand-new Loop component types. Users will be able to insert a poll, checklist or task list component into a Word for Web document – either under the Inert Menu or by using Editor with Context IQ by typing the “@” sign to trigger the most relevant content. This capability is due to be in private preview by year-end. Users also can copy an existing Loop component and paste it into Whiteboard in Teams, web and/or desktop. This is slated to be generally available by year-end. The Polls component type (based on Microsoft Forms) will allow users to create surveys, quizzes and more that stay in sync across Outlook on the web and Word for the Web. This will be in private preview by year-end. And the new Q&A Loop component will allow users to collect answer to questions in real-time in Outlook on the Web. This will be generally available in November, officials said. A new Sensitivity Labels capability, allowing users to set a level of security for their Loop components, is coming, as a Data Loss Prevention feature for Loop components. Both of these new security component features will be generally available for Loop components in Team Chat by the end of 2022.
