Body: We are happy to announce the availability of the November 2014 update for Power Query—packed with lots of new features that we hope you will enjoy and thank us for them (since we are in the Thanksgiving week). Before talking about new features in this update, we would like to invite you to complete a survey. It will take you only a few minutes and it will help…
Read MoreOffice 365 – Block spam this holiday season with the new enhanced bulk mail experience in EOP
Body: From time to time, you might have received the same, annoying newsletters or coupons over and over again. The rate of such spam increases significantly specially during the holiday season. Recently, we promised to evolve the Exchange Online Protection (EOP) to protect against tomorrow’s threat, and continuing on our promise, we are pleased to introduce the enhanced bulk email experience in EOP. With this new capability, we are introducing…
Read MoreIntroducing a new feature in Access 2013 web apps—Download in Excel
Body: It’s just the nature of shipping software in a services world with Office 365—when we hear your feedback, we can respond with new features that fill your needs. In the case of Access 2013 web apps, one of the most frequent feature requests we heard from customers was the need for an easier way to view their web app data in Excel. Currently, the process for viewing your…
Read MoreOffice Mobile for Android Smartphones update available with OneDrive sharing and Dropbox support
Body: Fresh updates are available now for the Office Mobile app for Android phones, making it easier to access, edit and share online Office files from your Android phone. New Sharing links to OneDrive files right from Office Mobile on your Android phone With this release, we are adding the ability to generate and share links to documents in your OneDrive and OneDrive for Business right within the app.…
Read MoreNext on Modern Workplace—How millennials are changing business
Body: Millennials will soon make up more than 50 percent of the workforce, and they demand agile productivity tools to support their flexible, collaborative work style. Does your business have what it takes to attract and empower top millennial talent? Register now to watch Modern Workplace live on December 2nd and hear directly from three leaders of the next generation about the impact that millennials are having on business…
Read MoreOffice 365 – Secure and sync with Information Rights Management on OneDrive for Business
Body: Millions of documents are stored today on OneDrive for Business that help people collaborate and get work done easily. But there are times when documents are sensitive and need an extra layer of protection. Office 365 provides Information Rights Management (IRM) capabilities, which helps you secure your information by encrypting it and applying an intelligent policy so that only specified internal and/or external people can “act” on your information.…
Read MoreOffice 365 – Microsoft Virtual Academy courses—Office 365 security
Body: Three courses around Office 365 security are now available through the Microsoft Virtual Academy. Exchange Online Protection (EOP) If you’re looking to protect your organization from spam and malware, check out this course on Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), a cloud-based email filtering service that even includes features to safeguard against messaging-policy violations. This course provides the details that IT professionals need to know about EOP, why EOP is…
Read MoreOffice 365 – Excel Power Map—November update for Office 365
Body: Last month we focused on quality improvements for Excel Power Map, shipping more fixes than in any previous monthly release. This month we’re continuing to make fixes but we’ve also added a nice convenience feature. You can now play a tour directly from any scene, instead of always having to start playing a tour from the beginning. This is super helpful when you’re editing a tour and want to…
Read MoreOffice 365 – Use your Office 365 credentials to sign in to Yammer
Body: Today marks an important milestone with the release of Office 365 sign-in for Yammer, a feature allowing users to access Yammer with their Office 365 credentials and to work across Office 365 applications with ease. How it works As users sign in to Yammer, they will be redirected to your organization’s Office 365 log in page. After entering their email address and password, they’ll notice the Office 365…
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