Body: The ability to take OneDrive for Business files offline, apply changes and then sync those changes back is fundamental to helping people manage their files effectively across devices. Many organizations want to ensure their users are only able to sync files to managed- or domain-joined PC’s thereby limiting data leakage possibilities on unmanaged home and personal computers. Today we’re excited to announce that we’re releasing this capability for OneDrive…
Read MoreOffice for Android phone Preview now available
Body: Over the last 12 months, we’ve transformed Office from a suite of desktop applications to a complete, cross-platform, cross-device solution for getting work done. In January, we delivered the Office apps for Android tablets—and we’re really proud of our 4+ rating in the Google Play store! Today I’m pleased to announce the preview for Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android phones. Join the Microsoft Office for Android community to…
Read MorePower Map for Excel–May update for Office 365
Body: In the May 2015 update of Office 365 we are proud to introduce a new core feature to Power Map: Custom Regions. The Custom Regions feature allows data to be mapped to the regions that matter most to you, even if they are not the traditional zip code, county, state or country regions. Custom regions are useful for scenarios involving sales districts, school districts, congressional districts, land lot development, crop…
Read MoreOutlook Web App + OneDrive for Business just got better
Body: Last year, we released the first wave of OneDrive for Business integration within the Outlook Web App for Office 365 customers. That integration allowed users to send OneDrive for Business files and set edit and view permissions using the Insert > Attachment menu, making it easy to share cloud files without having to separately navigate to OneDrive and leave the context of your inbox. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce…
Read MoreWhat is comming from Microsoft – Ignite Resume
Body: There was many products announcements at the Microsoft Ignite keynote generally Azure Stack is expecting to have a preview out “starting this summer” for customers. Office 365 preview — No word on when these features will roll out, but keynote viewers got to see a preview of the Office 365 Groups “hub” in Office Delve and group conversation in Outlook 2016 SQL Server 2016 will have a technical preview…
Read More11 updates to Power Query
Body: This month’s Power Query update includes 11 new or improved features including: Support for all Excel 2013 Desktop SKUs OData V4 support Unified Options dialog Option to disable the Native Database Queries prompt Support for custom ADFS Authentication Services Updated Facebook connector due to Facebook API changes Support for Fixed Decimal Number type Alternate Windows Credentials Online Search is now Data Catalog Search and in a new ribbon location…
Read MoreOffice 365 news roundup
Body: Everybody enjoys getting together with friends. Recently, we’ve had the pleasure of spending time with thousands of our friends—developers, IT professionals and business decision makers—at two of the most important conferences of the year. At both gatherings, we had a lot of great news to share. At Build last week in San Francisco, we announced a new wave of capabilities for the Office platform, such as the new Office…
Read MorePowershell for Office 365
Body: Coming Soon! Are you an Office 365 IT administrator who is new to PowerShell? Are you looking for an Office 365 admin tool to automate repetitive administration tasks? Or perhaps you are looking to access additional capabilities that aren’t available in the Office 365 Admin Center? Through this site http://powershell.office.com/, you will be able to browse through a selection of scenarios and script samples, and access additional resources…
Read MoreMaking email archive migration easier with the Office 365 Import Service
Body: Large migration projects are never simple and it has always been challenging to move email archive data to the cloud. Two years ago we released the PST Capture Tool, which makes this process easier by locating PST files scattered across your organization, collecting them into one place, and then uploading the contents directly into Exchange Online mailboxes. But no matter how you cut it, moving dozens or hundreds of…
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