OneNote for Teachers interactive guides now translated for global classrooms

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ ​In case you haven’t visited OneNoteforTeachers.com yet, we encourage you to do so and see how this new site, developed exclusively for educators, is helping new OneNote users become “OneNote Ninjas” without any cost to them or their school—in about an hour. Since launching this training-focused website, we have heard feedback from global educators about the need to have the guides in their own native language. So due…

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Next on Modern Workplace – Cybersecurity

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​The number of detected cyberattacks in 2014 almost doubled from the year before, leaving many organizations with significant financial losses and elevating cybersecurity from a server room issue to a boardroom issue. With ever-evolving cyber threats, businesses need to know how to develop strategies to address their vulnerabilities and keep their data accessible, yet safe, in today’s digital world. Register now to watch Modern Workplace live on March 3rd…

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Catching a comet with Excel Power Map

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ The recent news that the Rosetta spacecraft made the closest approach ever to the Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko  (Comet 67P), inspired the Excel Power Map team. Rosetta was launched on March 2, 2004 to reach Comet 67P by following the Comet’s path from the outer edge back to Sun. And although Power Map is widely used to map Earth-bound geographical data, we used the custom map feature to plot the…

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From classroom to school–introducing OneNote Staff Notebook for education

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ A lot has changed since the beginning of this school year for schools and districts using OneNote. The release of OneNote Class Notebooks has customers like Kirk Wheeler, Head of School at St. Thomas School, saying it has brought about, “The most significant and organic change process ever in the school. Seamless and keeps up with teachers.” We received feedback from educators about how to make OneNote Class Notebook…

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Students worldwide can now check eligibility for free Office from their school

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Last week, at a public event held by the New York City Department of Education, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced free Office for all of their 1.1M students plus teachers. The room—filled with students and teachers—erupted with cheers. But New York is not alone. Millions of students around the world are eligible for free Office from their school and today we are announcing that we’ve…

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Office 365 news round-up

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:    Patience may be a virtue, but few things are more frustrating than being forced to wait for something you need right away. One of the great things about Office 365 is that you’re always up to date. You don’t have to wait for new features and capabilities. You get them automatically, as soon as they’re available. One area where we know customers don’t want to wait is with…

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Office 365 news round-up

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:    Patience may be a virtue, but few things are more frustrating than being forced to wait for something you need right away. One of the great things about Office 365 is that you’re always up to date. You don’t have to wait for new features and capabilities. You get them automatically, as soon as they’re available. One area where we know customers don’t want to wait is with…

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Extended email retention for deleted items in Office 365

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ We’ve all been there, you search for an email or calendar invite in Outlook only to find that it isn’t there anymore. Until now deleted items were moved into the Deleted Items folder, then they would disappear after being in that folder for 30 days. With this update, the length of time items remain in the Deleted Items folder is extended to indefinitely or according to the duration…

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Office 365: Office everywhere, encryption everywhere

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Recently, we released Office for Android as we continue to help people get more done, on any device. Security is a core value for us, and as we evolve Office 365 to empower productivity across different platforms, we are committed to ensuring secure experiences across devices and platforms. Encryption is one of the key ways on how we protect your information. We use encryption in two ways: One is…

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