# Archive: 2022 Release Notes **URL:** \ **Category:** Release Notes for Origami Connect\ **Created:** [September 22, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/archive-2022-release-notes/277 "2022-09-22T00:23:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![origami](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.origamiconnect.com/origami/32/436_2.png) [@origami](https://community.origamiconnect.com/u/origami)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/archive-2022-release-notes/277/1 "2022-09-22T00:23:49Z")
**Active 2022 Release Notes** > **Full-width homepage slider (no quicklinks)** > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/ae415e2a33d973f5a2cfd0e1584fafcd375f9efe.jpeg) > More on how this new app works: [https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/full-width-homepage-slider-no-quicklinks/199](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/full-width-homepage-slider-no-quicklinks/199) > **Full-width homepage slider with quick links** > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/2b43e32d1718908d22a09f2851b150f396cc003d.jpeg) > > More on how this news carousel works: [https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/full-width-homepage-slider-with-quick-links/198](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/full-width-homepage-slider-with-quick-links/198) > **Full-width quick links** > > New quick links utilize more screen space, are cleaner, larger, and look great on any device. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/f929a572160737c8054661ee76b65c1cb8e342a5.png) > > More on how they work is here: [Quick Links (modern)](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/quick-links-for-landing-pages/22) > **Skills and Expertise search in People Directory** > > We have added the ability to display employee Skills and Expertise, Interests, and Past Projects in the People Directory. > Employees can also search for a given skill, interest or past project and find others who have entered these attributes in their Delve profile. See more details in the link below: [People Directory](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/people-directory/29) > **Modern personalizable banner (full-width landing page banner)** > > A new, full-width banner that supports four different display styles and can greet employees by name can make any landing page feel more personalized. > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/52b3997d69f8b92dea2fccd97b46dc76e8318f09.jpeg) > > More on how this new app works: [Slick Banner - modern personalizable banner](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/slick-banner-full-width-landing-page-banner/205) > **Process and Timeline** > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/fcda115c377e869fd752a88219ee051d120218da.png) > > Show your onboarding process, project timeline, or company history using this app. You can choose colors and styles, and the app will take care of the beautiful design on PC or on mobile. > > More on how this new app works: [Process and Timeline (SharePoint modern)](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/process-and-timeline-sharepoint-modern/212) > **KPI and Metrics dashboard** > > This brand new app will help you show KPIs and metrics to all or select employees. You can target KPIs to groups of employees, choose how KPIs are displayed and even automate KPIs using PowerAutomate > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/598b05f4e69539b910b1a000e73b9381b11eba05.png) > > More on how this new KPI app works: [KPI and Metrics dashboard for SharePoint modern](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/kpi-and-metrics-dashboard-for-sharepoint-modern/213) > **Add embedded video to page banner** > > Slick banner app now supports embedding of YouTube/Vimeo/ and other source videos playable right in the body of the page. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/b92b4ce3a41bbe9faf2a048d3c6317d5536fdf7b.jpeg) > More on how to set this up: [Slick Banner - modern personalizable banner](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/slick-banner-full-width-landing-page-banner/205) > **Page footer** > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/beca6f3d0f7b8b0c63fb62bfafb31882ed8b2f17.png) > > To get this beautiful footer design you need to place the banner at the bottom of the page and set it to work like a footer. > > More on how to set this up: [Slick Banner - modern personalizable banner](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/slick-banner-full-width-landing-page-banner/205) > **Carousel with Expanding Quicklinks (homepage slider)** > > This brand new app shows your news carousel with quick links at the bottom of the page. > If there are too many links to show, the app will automatically put those extra quick links into the expandable section. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/512ccde1080214cdbe6306354e2fed64bcc854dd.jpeg) > > More on how this new app works: [Carousel with Expanding Quicklinks (homepage slider)](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/carousel-with-expanding-quicklinks-homepage-slider/217) > **KPIs targetting** > > The KPI app now lets you target KPIs to specific groups or people so that only the relevant people can see the KPI they need. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/7fa2fc242ed1f86cdafaa80d2e3515d3ae3e1a33.png) > > More about how to configure that: [KPI and Metrics dashboard for SharePoint modern](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/kpi-and-metrics-dashboard-for-sharepoint-modern/213) > See the section titled: **Advanced: Targeting metrics to group or users** > **Banner with Links (Department site banner)** > > Banner with Links is an excellent choice to make your Department Sites and Team Sites stand out. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/72d1c69e1a55db30e53ebe75c7738159a37f3fa3.png) > > More about this new web part here: [Banner with Links (Department site banner)](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/banner-with-links-department-site-banner/230) > **Modern FAQ app** > > New FAQ app is now available to refresh your page design. > This new app is compatible with the data stored in your previous FAQ list and has new modern UI. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/4460fa0ef4b75fa35134c25bf71155e6b9dc33f9.png) > > More details here: [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) App](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/frequently-asked-questions-faq-app/23) > **Posts and Press Release Carousel** > > Posts and Press Release Carousel can help you show content from a variety of sources in a single place. It’s great for the Newsroom and Homepage sites but can be used anywhere. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/0fe9b66a328e69c79f777e0905321d94b6bf923d.jpeg) > > More details here: [Posts and Press Release Carousel in SharePoint](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/posts-and-press-release-carousel-in-sharepoint/273) > **Video Carousel** > > Video Carousel is excellent to show multimedia content from variety of sources in a single place. It’s great for Learning and Development sites but can be used anywhere. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/925358f82456fc8a1aaff77f68ab0a5f3c8ba642.jpeg) > > More details here: [Video Carousel in SharePoint](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/video-carousel-in-sharepoint/240) > **Full-Width quick links can now be updated right on the page** > > You no longer need to assign the quick links to a list. Now, you can edit what’s in your quick links right on the page by using web part properties: > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/81070977ea5f77d8e7ed66b1165860ad634420b0.png) > > Easily manage the same quick links properties all in one place: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/0a461d3a983edfbe79d4a6778469d047493f3e80.png) > **News carousel with expanding links now supports managing news right on the page** > > No need to go back to your site pages to manage news, you can do it right from the web part properties as shown here: > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/ac51e3e9a14f5812243d7b71b9ae7c0495652666.png) > > All aspects of the news post can be managed without leaving the page: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/9173986ad684ad3624091350a366adddcccece19.png) > **Simplified FAQ authoring** > > You can now manage all of your FAQs directly from web part properties. No need to go back to the FAQ list. > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/402b212afe567e22a9c0533b14ebf8b00b710be8.png) > > Same great options are all available to you and instant preview on the page: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/a561cd0701cc0932636f88c8df864bcf3479dd91.png) > **Set a focal point for banner image** > > You don’t need to make a perfectly sized image to have it look good on your intranet. > You can now change the focal point of an image by using these sliders: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/0e013c155913fc60226d1ed74020b5923e73fa9e.png) > > Origami banner will instantly preview what has changed. > **Quick links advanced resizing** > > You can now change virtually any size of the quick link to fit your needs. > See the toggles below for some advanced resizing options: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/b152f50439fdde039c8b7f1f5815893e4b1ac594.png) > > BEFORE: > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/d32003bbf01b7d7b12d03730330bea8b1b173bc6.png) > > AFTER: > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/988e793c7259c461771b123170752419472f021d.png) > **Enhanced KPI authoring** > > No need to go through the setup to use KPIs anywhere. Just add the web part to the page and add all of the relevant KPIs right withing the Web Part properties. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/85d51115f08a693f4c9f710900dbafb739493648.png) > **Collapsible content** > > You can now break up the content on the page into easily readable sections like these: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/91f92d8710199de108be36f22e15e14b29c99a8d.png) > > Here is more on how to use this new app: [Collapsible content](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/collapsible-content/286) > **Pick Fontawesome quick link icons directly from the app** > > You can now chose quick links icons directly from the Quick Links app: > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/87a75bc5ae85727dd3d1914f32f9b13f0d8000e0.png) > **Banner (half-image)** > > Use this brand new banner to beautify your pages with minimum effort. > > ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/1X/cc09958275728310950f533b0a118fcc57804dd0.jpeg) > > More on this new app here: [Banner (Half-image)](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/banner-half-image/291)