Body: Office 365 is not only an outstanding suite of cloud-based productivity tools for end users and a comprehensive solution for businesses and organizations of all sizes, it’s also a great platform for developers. That has never been clearer than it was at the recent Build developer conference in San Francisco, where we announced a slew of new Office opportunities for developers and showed how Microsoft is reimagining Office for…
Read MoreAdd videos, choose your viewing experience and tell your story in more languages on Sway!
Body: Last month, we came out with the ability to create Sways right from your Microsoft Photos albums and breathe life to your photos through Living Images. Thanks to your continuous feedback, we’ve added several features over the past weeks to make Sways even easier to create and more engaging for viewers. Add video to your Sways Whether it’s for your company newsletter, travel blog or classroom activity, video…
Read MoreOutlook on the web makes going on vacations less stressful
Body: Vacation is a time to relax. However, the weeks leading up to it can often be as stressful as the time off is fun, as you rush to get packed and finish all those important to-dos before you set your “Out of Office” message. We want to take one thing off your to-do list. Outlook on the web now makes it easier to clear your calendar and automatically decline…
Read MoreIntroducing a new home page experience for Office 365 users
Body: Earlier this month, we began to roll out a new, more intuitive home page experience for Office 365 users. This update brings a fresh new look and feel to the Office 365 welcome page, and a range of new features for both administrators and users. We’re constantly looking for opportunities to improve the way our users get things done. The new Office 365 home page enables more consistent and…
Read MoreOneDrive for Business recognized as an EFSS leader and continues momentum with spring updates
Body: Today’s post was written by Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for OneDrive and SharePoint. OneDrive for Business has made significant progress in the last 6 months, and was recently named a Leader by Forrester Research in “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise File Sync and Share Platforms, Cloud Solutions, Q1 2016.” You can read the report here. It’s an honor to get industry recognition like this, but we know there’s always…
Read MoreCan a shift to the cloud improve your security posture with Office 365?
Body: I recently returned from the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where each year the security community meets to discuss the latest security risks and concerns, share best practices and showcase new solutions. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, so do the stakes for staying ahead with security intelligence. IT is under pressure to be able to quickly prevent, detect and remediate to minimize the impact of attacks…
Read MoreWhat’s new in Office 365 administration—April update
Body: First, we’d like to thank each one of you who took the time to provide feedback on the new admin center. Since we started to roll it out as default experience, the amount of feedback has increased substantially, and we love reading every single message. Your feedback helps us prioritize our work, fix bugs and improve the overall experience and performance of the new admin center. This month, we…
Read MoreNew usage reports for SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer and Skype now available
Body: For IT, understanding how people in your organization are using Office 365 is an important step in driving more usage and ultimately getting the utmost value from your investment in Office 365. That’s why we introduced the new reporting dashboard in the Office 365 admin center. Today, we’re pleased to announce the rollout of usage reports for SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business and Yammer, which give IT…
Read MoreWhat’s new: March 2016
Body: March brought a new tool for migrating your Evernote notes to OneNote, PowerPoint Designer enhancements and new language support in Office for Mac and Skype Translator, plus collaboration and Power Pivot updates. For business users, Skype for Business meetings experiences and voice services are being expanded, video viewer statistics are rolling out in Office 365 Video, a new reporting portal in the admin center is rolling out, new…
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