If you have opted into the Office 365 First Release program, you’ll see them later this month.The app launcher is where you’ll point to access most Office 365 apps and services, and you probably click on it multiple times a day as you move through your mail, calendar, and other tasks. Beside each app, you can click the ellipsis to display a contextual menu, which shows app details and description, plus pin/unpin and remove options.īoth the app launcher and “My apps” page will be rolled out in November. The “My apps” page lets you launch, manage, and add apps. As you can see above, this page is meant to be the single place for all Office 365 apps, as well as additional apps you add to Office 365 live. This feature can be accessed from the bottom right of the app launcher pane. There’s also a new customization feature that provides the option to pin up to three apps to the right side of the top navigation bar. You can further personalize the app launcher by using the pin and unpin functionality.

Microsoft explains why this is necessary: “As we add more services to Office 365 like Delve and Yammer, the horizontal list of applications simply does not scale effectively or provide quick access to all applications.” Until now, many apps were hidden behind an ellipsis menu, or not available at all. To access it, just click the top left app launcher icon (organizations who have a set a custom theme will thus see their custom logo moved to the center). As you can see, it puts your apps on the top navigation bar, from where you can quickly launch your email, documents, spreadsheets, calendar, and presentations.

O365 app launcher