What’s new: September 2015

Body: ​   ​Office 2016 is here! That’s the big news, but a host of new apps, tools, features, integrations, services and previews arrived in September too. Check out Snip, an exciting new tool for screen captures. For Office 365 for business, there’s a new Office 365 Admin Center Preview and the next-generation sync client for the updated OneDrive for Business is now in preview. There’s also a new Office…

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Office 365 news roundup

Body: ​ ​ The worldwide release of Office 2016 for Windows on September 22 was another milestone in pursuit of Microsoft’s company ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes. To help making upgrading to Office 2016 a seamless experience for Office 365 customers, we also delivered resources to assist users, developers and IT pros, including a set of Quick Start Guides to introduce users to the newest versions of Microsoft…

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7 secrets to successful online collaboration

Body: ​ In a world where more than 30 million people work from home at least one day a week, the virtual workforce is rapidly becoming the rule, rather than the exception. And whether you work from your home office, your favorite coffee shop or your kitchen table, chances are good that online collaboration is critical to just about everything you do. Of course, working with people who may be a city,…

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Your top 10 questions about Office 2016 answered

Body: ​ ​ We are thrilled to see the positive response for the launch of Office 2016 last week. We’ve received a ton of great feedback and wanted to address some of your top questions: How do I get Office 2016 for Windows if I’m an Office 365 customer? As an existing Office 365 subscriber, Office 2016 is immediately available to you, and based upon your plan, you can choose…

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The new Visio is here—work visually

Body: ​ Visio is the industry-leading diagramming solution used by over 12 million users, and today we’re thrilled to share our latest innovations with you. Visio 2016 makes it easier for everyone to define business processes, document best practices, visualize the future state of transformative initiatives and stay on top of operational insights. Using Office 365, you can share these Visio diagrams with everyone and communicate one version of the truth…

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Office Delve adds Praise, Favorites and enhances content creation

Body: ​ “Recognition is the greatest motivator.” —Gerard C. Eakedale Organizational productivity and morale improve when individuals and teams are recognized for their work. The best productivity tools help people to easily share their knowledge and ideas, make their work discoverable inside their organization, and enable colleagues to show their appreciation and recognize each other’s work. As the modern workplace evolves, Office 365 is also evolving to help people collaborate,…

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Office Delve adds Praise, Favorites and enhances content creation

Body: ​ “Recognition is the greatest motivator.” —Gerard C. Eakedale Organizational productivity and morale improve when individuals and teams are recognized for their work. The best productivity tools help people to easily share their knowledge and ideas, make their work discoverable inside their organization, and enable colleagues to show their appreciation and recognize each other’s work. As the modern workplace evolves, Office 365 is also evolving to help people collaborate,…

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Exchange Server 2016 for on-premises customers now available

Body: ​ ​ ​Last week, we launched the new Office, a set of integrated apps and services that empowers teams to do and achieve more. Today we announced the release of Exchange Server 2016, which brings key innovations in email, collaboration and calendaring in this Office release to on-premises customers.   There’s a lot to like in the new Exchange for both users and IT admins. It integrates with Outlook,…

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Deployment scripts for Office 2016

Body: ​ Last month, we started a community project to help IT pros with Office client deployments using PowerShell to streamline the process. For more details, see Office Deployment Scripts for IT Pros. A month later, it’s time to check in on some of the new developments with this project. As a reminder, all of the scripts are available on our GitHub repository and released under the MIT license. Reorganized…

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