Feature |
Description |
More information |
Access Services |
New Access features are available when you deploy Access Services in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 . |
For more information, see Access Services. |
Compliance features |
New compliance features for SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 include the document deletion and in-place hold policies. |
For more information, see Compliance features. |
Customized web parts |
The compile time for customized XSLT files used for Content Query, Summary Links, and Table of Contents Web Parts is improved. |
NA |
Document Library accessibility |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 includes new document library accessibility features. |
For more information, see Document Library accessibility. |
Durable links |
Resource-based URLs now retain links when documents are renamed or moved in SharePoint. |
NA |
Encrypted Connections |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 supports TLS 1.2 connection encryption by default. |
For more information, see Encrypted Connections. |
Fast Site Collection Creation |
The Fast Site Collection Creation feature is a rapid method to create site collections and sites in SharePoint. |
For more information, see Fast Site Collection Creation. |
Filenames – expanded support for special characters |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 now supports using some special characters in file names that were previously blocked. |
For more information, see Filenames. |
Hybrid in SharePoint 2016 |
Hybrid in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 enables you to integrate your on-premises farm with Office 365 productivity experiences, allowing you to adopt the cloud at your own pace. |
For more information, see Hybrid in SharePoint 2016. |
Identify and Search for sensitive content |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 now provides the same data loss prevention capabilities as Office 365. |
For more information, see Identify and search for sensitive content in both SharePoint 2016 and OneDrive documents. |
Image and Video previews |
You can now preview images and videos in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 document libraries. |
For more information, see Image and Video previews. |
Information Rights Management |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 provides Information Rights Management (IRM) capabilities to secure information by encrypting and securing information on SharePoint libraries with OneDrive for Business. |
For more information, see Information Rights Management. |
Large file support |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 now supports uploading and downloading files larger than 2,047 MB. |
For more information, see Large file support. |
MinRole |
MinRole is a new feature in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 that allows a SharePoint farm administrator to define each server’s role in a farm topology. |
For more information, see MinRole farm topology. |
Mobile experience |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 offers an improved mobile navigation experience. |
For more information, see Mobile experience. |
New controls for working with OneDrive for Business |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 provides controls at the top of your personal document folders that make common tasks in OneDrive for Business more accessible. |
For more information, see New controls for working with OneDrive for Business. |
New Recycle Bin in OneDrive and Team sites |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 adds a link for the Recycle Bin in the left navigation area of the OneDrive and Team sites. |
NA |
Open Document Format (ODF) |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 adds support for Open Document Format (ODF) files to use in document library templates. |
For more information, see Open Document Format (ODF) available for document libraries. |
Project Server |
New Project Server features are available in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2. |
For more information, see Project Server. |
ReFS file system support |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 now supports drives that are formatted with the ReFS file system. |
For more information about the ReFS file system, seeResilient File System Overview and Resilient file system. |
SharePoint business intelligence |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 now supports SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.1 and the Power Pivot add-in and Power View. |
For more information about SharePoint business intelligence, see Power Pivot add-in and Power View are now available to use with SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2. |
SharePoint Search |
SharePoint Search Server Application has significant changes to its deployment. |
For more information, see SharePoint Search Server Application. |
Sharing improvements |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 has many new sharing improvements available. |
For more information, see Sharing improvements. |
Site Folders view |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 provides a new Site Folders view that lets you access the document libraries in sites that you’re following. |
For more information, see Site Folders view. |
Sites page pinning |
This new feature helps you see and follow sites. |
For more information, see Sites page pinning. |
SMTP Connection Encryption |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 supports sending email to SMTP servers that use STARTTLS connection encryption. |
For more information, see SMTP Connection Encryption. |
SMTP ports (non-default) |
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 adds support for SMTP servers that use TCP ports other than the default port (25). |
For more information, see Use SMTP ports other than the default (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. |
NA |
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