Summary of the new features that you can try out in this SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview release.
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview includes new document library accessibility features.
Durable
links:
Resource-based
URLs now retain links when documents are renamed or moved in SharePoint.
The
Fast Site Collection Creation feature is a rapid method to create site
collections and sites in SharePoint.
Image
and Video previews:
You
can now preview images and videos in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview document
libraries.
Access
Services:
New
Access features are available when you deploy Access Services in SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview.
Compliance
features:
New
compliance features for SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview include the document
deletion and in-place hold policies.
Customized
web parts:
The
compile time for customized XSLT files used for Content Query, Summary Links,
and Table of Contents Web Parts is improved.
Encrypted
Connections:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview supports TLS 1.2 connection encryption by default.
Filenames
- expanded support for special characters:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview now supports using some special characters in file names
that were previously blocked.
Hybrid
in SharePoint 2016:
Hybrid
in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview enables you to integrate your on-premises
farm with Office 365 productivity experiences, allowing you to adopt the cloud
at your own pace.
Identify
and Search for sensitive content:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview now provides the same data loss prevention capabilities
as Office 365.
Information
Rights Management:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview provides Information Rights Management (IRM)
capabilities to secure information by encrypting and securing information on
SharePoint libraries with OneDrive for Business.
Large
file support:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview now supports uploading and downloading files larger than
2,047 MB.
MinRole:
MinRole
is a new feature in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview that allows a SharePoint
farm administrator to define each server’s role in a farm topology.
Mobile
experience:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview offers an improved mobile navigation experience.
New
controls for working with OneDrive for Business:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview provides controls at the top of your personal document
folders that make common tasks in OneDrive for Business more accessible.
New
Recycle Bin in OneDrive and Team sites:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview adds a link for the Recycle Bin in the left navigation
area of the OneDrive and Team sites.
Open
Document Format (ODF):
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview adds support for Open Document Format (ODF) files to use
in document library templates.
Project
Server:
New Project
Server features are available in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview.
ReFS
file system support:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview now supports drives that are formatted with the ReFS
file system.
SharePoint
Search:
SharePoint
Search Server Application has significant changes to its deployment.
Sharing
improvements:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview has many new sharing improvements available.
Site
Folders view:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview provides a new Site Folders view that lets you access
the document libraries in sites that you're following.
Sites
page pinning:
This
new feature helps you see and follow sites.
SMTP
Connection Encryption:
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview supports sending email to SMTP servers that use STARTTLS connection
encryption.
SMTP
ports (non-default):
SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview adds support for SMTP servers that use TCP ports other
than the default port (25).
Web Application
Open Platform Interface Protocol (WOPI):
You
can now rename files, create new files, and share files from within the WOPI
iframe on the browser page.
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