Entries from 2017-02-01 to 1 month

The OneNote REST API now supports application-level permissions

The OneNote API team is pleased to announce that we have enabled application-level permissions support for the OneNote API. Until now, OneNote API calls could only be made with user-delegated permissions. This meant that your application w…

Track your Office knowledge and skills with Office Training Roadmaps

Today, we are releasing Office Training Roadmaps to help your company set training expectations and track progress for six Office apps. The training roadmaps help you quickly find what you need to learn and are available both online and as…

January 2017 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in

Excel 2016 includes a powerful set of features based on the Power Query technology, which provides fast, easy data gathering and shaping capabilities and can be accessed through the Get & Transform section on the Data ribbon. Today, we are…

Office 365 October news—exciting new value coming to Windows 10

oday’s post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. Today, Microsoft announced the Windows 10 Creators Update coming in early 2017, as well as stunning new devices: Surface Studio, Surface Dial and S…

Accelerate your eDiscovery analysis workflow with one click

Does your legal department often complain about how long it takes to run an analysis for eDiscovery investigations? We released two new features for Office 365 Advanced eDiscovery—Express Analysis and Export with analytics to Excel—to make…

October 2016 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in

Excel 2016 includes a powerful new set of features based on the Power Query technology, which provides fast, easy data gathering and shaping capabilities and can be accessed through the Get & Transform section on the Data ribbon. Today, we…

Office 365 news roundup

Earlier this week, when we announced a new wave of Windows 10 creativity and a collection of exciting new devices—Surface Studio, Surface Dial and Surface Book with Performance Base—we also showcased several innovations to the Office apps.…

Office for Mac adds Touch Bar support

oday’s post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. At the Apple event earlier today, we announced that Office for Mac is adding Touch Bar support. We have a long history of working with Apple to sup…

Introducing our new scheduling experience for Outlook for iOS

From the very beginning, our goal with Outlook has been to provide a mobile experience that’s good for more than reading messages while standing in line for coffee. As part of our mission, we released a new and improved calendar on iOS and…

Enhanced control over third-party apps now available in Office 365

Do you have users connecting third-party applications to Office 365? Many organizations allow users to connect apps to Office 365 without IT intervention to help them be more productive. The challenge is that it reduces the visibility and …

What’s new in Office 365 administration—October update

The new admin center reached general availability one month ago. This was a big milestone in our mission to provide you with a first-class admin experience, with tools that enable you to efficiently manage all aspects of the service. We co…

Social collaboration improves an organization’s ability to react quickly to new data and information

The social and collaborative tools built into Office 2016 and Windows 10 allow you to take your teamwork to the next level. An online immersion session is not your typical online event. Each 90-minute interactive session starts with an onl…

Macy’s sets the standard for empowering employees using Office 365

Today’s Microsoft Office 365 post was written by Sue McMahon, group vice president of Retail Communication at Macy’s. At Macy’s, we’re keenly focused on removing friction points from the customer experience. We strive to deliver the great …

What growing businesses need to know about email archiving

For most office workers, sending and responding to emails no longer feels like a set task, but rather something that must be done constantly and, in some cases, nearly automatically—almost like breathing. Just look at the numbers: by the e…

The Office Small Business Academy November webcast—”Climbing the Technology Ladder: Solutions to fit your small business”

How tech-savvy is your business? Whether you want to grow, get organized, or just save time and money, our small business experts share their top technology strategies on the next episode of Office Small Business Academy, “Climbing the Tec…

Take an in-depth look at Microsoft Teams—now in preview

Microsoft Teams is the chat-based workspace in Office 365 that helps teams achieve more together. On the heels of today’s preview announcement, Microsoft Mechanics catches up with Dan Stevenson, principal group program manager for Microsof…

Introducing Microsoft Teams—the chat-based workspace in Office 365

Today’s post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. Today, at an event in New York City, we announced Microsoft Teams—the new chat-based workspace in Office 365. Microsoft Teams is an entirely new e…

5 tips to better engage your meeting attendees

Meetings have always been a pillar of the business world, and they’re not going anywhere. According to Bain & Company, as reported by the Harvard Business Review, 15 percent of an organization’s collective time is spent in meetings. But as…

Evolving the workplace with WeWork

The way we work continues to evolve. Every day, teams of all sizes are setting out to create and collaborate, each one dynamic, increasingly global and cross-functional with its own diverse work styles. Finding the right tools and the righ…

Work out loud on Yammer—7-day challenge

Join us and millions of teams during International Working Out Loud Week, November 7–13, by creating a space for your team to work out loud on Yammer! Here’s how working out loud on Yammer can help your team: You and your teammates become …

A conversation about Working Out Loud Week

Today, we are featuring an interview with Simon Terry from Change Agents Worldwide—a network of professionals specializing in future of work technologies and practice—and Angus Florance, from the Product Marketing team at Yammer. Members o…

Microsoft Access now included in Office 365 Business and Business Premium with new enhancements

As businesses of all sizes come to realize the value of data analytics to inform decision-making, many are also discovering the need for database solutions like Microsoft Access to help collect, organize and share data, as well as create r…

Watch Satya unveil Microsoft Teams

Two days ago, we announced Microsoft Teams, the chat-based workspace in Office 365. It is a new experience that brings together people, conversations, content and the tools they need—all in one place and integrated with familiar Office app…

Connect your team using Office 2016 and Windows 10

Lead highly interactive remote meetings using voice, video and screen sharing. An online immersion session is not your typical online event. Each 90-minute interactive session starts with an online roundtable discussing your business chall…

Immersive Reader and Frame Guide come to Office Lens—offering built-in accessibility

Today, we are pleased to announce two new features for Office Lens—the Immersive Reader and the Frame Guide for iOS. Combined, these new updates expand our toolbox, which we first brought to OneNote and are now bringing to OneNote Online, …

Why are you still waiting to upgrade your email to the cloud?

You’ve heard about the cloud, you know the benefits it offers, yet you’re still using an on-premises solution for your company’s emails. Maybe the thought of the transition is too daunting, or you’re not convinced it’s necessary at this ti…

NGA Human Resources builds a more engaging employee experience with move to Office 365

Working better for businesses Trust and productivity prev next Today’s Microsoft Office 365 post was written by Russell Sheldon, chief information officer, senior vice president for HR consulting, application services and global technology…

Mediterranean Shipping Company builds a global productivity network with Office 365

Today’s post was written by Fabio Catassi, chief technology officer at the Mediterranean Shipping Company. The Mediterranean Shipping Company has been under the same family leadership since its inception 43 years ago, and while the company…

University tackles malware with Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

Today’s post was written by Ren Flot, chief information security officer and director of cyber security at Georgia State University. As the chief information security officer at Georgia State University, my job is focused on balancing the …

Episode 109 with Richard and Andrew—Office 365 Developer Podcast

The Office 365 Developer Podcast is back with episode 109, where Richard and Andrew catch up on all Office 365 Developer news since the last show. Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Download the…