Plan and prepare for Dynamics 365 Guides in 2023 release wave 1

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides is a mixed-reality application that displays step-by-step holographic instructions right where the work happens, enabling employees to learn and execute complex tasks quickly. Dynamics 365 Guides help reduce errors, increase safety, close knowledge gaps, and strengthen skills. You can improve training and processes because it adapts to your work in real time.

Authors can easily create guides without 3D or programming skills by using a simple PC app and a HoloLens app. Operators use guides on HoloLens in training and on the job to get guidance while they work in a heads-up, hands-free style. Trainers and managers can analyze usage data to optimize their workflows.

In this release wave, we invest in improving the collaboration capabilities that are powered by Teams. Collaboration capabilities include updates like the ability to take an incoming call, configuring the settings when joining a call or meeting, and improved mixed reality annotations on HoloLens 2. Additionally, we release new holographic workflows, like manipulating holograms while operating a guide, taking photos, and adding text labels to a guide. Finally, Guides will be available on mobile devices in a public preview and you'll be able to see work instructions alongside image and video content.

Updates to Dynamics 365 Guides 2023 release wave 1

To learn more about the entire set of capabilities being delivered during this release wave, check out the release plan for Dynamics 365 Guides below:

User-impacting features to the user experience enabled automatically
User-impacting features should be reviewed by application administrators. This facilitates release change management and enables successful onboarding of new capabilities released to market. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users, automatically" in the release plan.

Features that must be enabled by application administrators
This release wave contains features that must be enabled or configured by administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users by admins, makers, or analysts" in the release plan.