{"id":16301,"date":"2026-05-06T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=16301"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:06:39","slug":"mc1239176-updated-outlook-delimiter-setting-admin-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-05-06-mc1239176-updated-outlook-delimiter-setting-admin-policy-2","title":{"rendered":"MC1239176 | (Updated) Outlook: Delimiter setting admin policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1239176 | (Updated) Outlook: Delimiter setting admin policy<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>05\/05\/2026 23:13:46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>02\/26\/2026 00:20:37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>06\/22\/2026 07:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Updated May 5, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>[Introduction]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re adding a new Exchange Online admin policy that gives admins more control over the default Mail Compose and Reply setting that determines whether commas are used as recipient separators.<\/p>\n<p>This message is associated with <b>Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/roadmap?filters=&amp;searchterms=557676\" target=\"_blank\">  557676<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>[When this will happen]<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>General availability (Worldwide): <\/b>Rollout will begin in <b>early April 2026<\/b> and complete by  <b>mid-May 2026<\/b> (previously&nbsp;mid\u2011April).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>[How this will affect your organization]<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Who is affected<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exchange Online administrators in New Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Web<\/li>\n<li>All users composing or replying to email in <i>Outlook<\/i> where no per\u2011user override is configured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>What will happen<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new admin policy will be available to set the tenant\u2011wide default for \u201c<i><b>Use commas as recipient separators<\/b><\/i>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Admins can choose whether the default is on or off for all users.<\/li>\n<li>Users may still change this setting in their <i>Outlook client <\/i>unless an admin enforces a policy that locks it:&nbsp;\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px\" alt=\"user settings\" src=\"https:\/\/cxcs.microsoft.net\/static\/public\/messagecenter\/neutral\/d53d4d89-2cf9-4b09-8916-ad98fa64e98e\/51360c8601e14324e4cd6d6a0a45e002a951a767.png\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>This update is especially useful for organizations whose contacts commonly use \u201cLast name, First name\u201d formats.<\/li>\n<li>No changes will occur automatically\u2014tenants will retain existing behavior unless an admin modifies the policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>[What you can do to prepare]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>No action is required. If desired, you may configure the new admin policy after rollout if you want to establish a consistent default.&nbsp;You can set this value&nbsp;via Powershell with the command &#8220;Set-Organization Config -RecipientDelimeters&nbsp;&lt;Boolean&gt;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You may also consider the following actions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review your organization\u2019s preferred recipient formatting conventions.<\/li>\n<li>Update internal documentation if your helpdesk or user\u2011training materials reference this setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>[Compliance considerations]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1239176 | (Updated) Outlook: Delimiter setting admin policy Classification stayInformed Last Updated 05\/05\/2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}