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DDE feature in Microsoft Word disabled to avoid malware attacks

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Microsoft is trying every bit to prevent malware attacks using its applications. As a part of this prevention, Microsoft recently disabled the DDE feature in Word. The discontinuation of DDE feature in Word is a part of the December 2017 […]

Microsoft announces new AI powered features for Office 365

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Microsoft has been at the forefront of the AI revolution. Apart from designing a handful of AI-powered apps, Microsoft has also been implementing the technology in its core products. As we spoke earlier, Microsoft is helping democratize the AI. The […]

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Microsoft Teams to replace Skype for Business

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Skype for Business would soon be killed in favor of Microsoft Teams. Microsoft announced yesterday during its annual Ignite conference that Teams would be its primary teamwork software offering as it already has most of Skype’s functionality inbuilt. The company […]

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Microsoft Office 365 introduces Read Aloud feature and more

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

Last month, Microsoft hosted Inspire partner conference where it announced new apps and updates available for its Office software. In addition to it, the Redmond giant made series of announcements for Office 365 subscribers that would help them present ideas […]

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Microsoft lists Outlook problems caused by recent updates & Workarounds

By AnandKhanse@TWC |

Users of Microsoft Outlook are facing several problems after applying the recent June 2017 updates. Users of Outlook 2016/2013/2010/2007 have been affected by these issues. Microsoft has acknowledged the problems and suggested that users make use of these workarounds till […]

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Microsoft Stream launched; Successor to Office 365 Video?

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

More than a decade ago, Microsoft had launched Soapbox (video streaming service) which failed drastically and was discontinued.  Then they launched Office 365 Video in April 2015; this one targeted business users who needed to upload and share content. It […]

Office 365 ProPlus updates to be aligned with Windows 10 Updates

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Office 365 has always been updated in a timely manner to bring in new features and fix the known issues. Recently Microsoft has made a couple of important announcement with regards to the ProPlus. The changes include the modification in […]

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Outlook Customer Manager rolling out worldwide

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

Outlook Customer Manager launched last November is now being rolled out worldwide with enhanced capabilities. After months of team work, team Outlook is finally releasing it for iOS and Outlook on the web. Outlook team made this announcement via official […]

Office 365 update brings co-authoring to Excel

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Office 365 has been one of the best toolkits for individuals and enterprises alike. Excel, Word, and Powerpoint still account for the most sought after Office 365 products. March updates, however, brings in new features to Office 365 while Microsoft […]

Microsoft will no longer release updates for Office 2013

By AnkitChawla@TWC |

The Microsoft team announced that they would no longer be releasing feature updates for Microsoft Office 2013. Apart from that, Office 2013 client applications and language packs will no longer be available from the Office 365 self-service portal and Admin […]

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Test Drive Microsoft Teams to get hands-on experience

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

Microsoft Teams was designed keeping office users in mind, particularly corporate ones. It offers them corporate-wide workspace where they can have conversations as large groups or in smaller, private groups and discuss marketing strategy. The service was primarily rolled out […]

Microsoft Teams General Availability for Office 365 customers announced

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Microsoft has announced General Availability for Microsoft Teams. the collaborating software bundled along with Office 365 will now be offered in 181 markets and in 19 languages. According to Microsoft, more than 50,000 organizations have been using Microsoft Teams including […]

Access 2016 starts supporting Large Number (BigInt) data type

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Microsoft Access team has finally heard the request of several users and has announced a new data type in the Access 2016. Large Number (BigInt) is a supported type now and helps users with added analytical capability. The extended support […]

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New update for Yammer integrates it with Office 365 Groups

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

Individuals in an organization can discuss content right from Office applications and get smart suggestions based on their interactions using Yammer. This helps them stay productive. Another addition in the form of creation of new Yammer Groups will extend the […]

Office 2016 for Mac now supports Touch Bar on new Apple MacBook Pro

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN |

When Apple announced the newest version of its MacBook Pro back in 2016, the most exciting new feature turned out to be the Touch Bar. It’s a small touchscreen area below the main screen that can be used in conjunction […]

Microsoft releases first major update for Office.com

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

As the year 2016 comes to an end, Microsoft has released the first major update for Office.com’s home page experience. The new update intends to make the navigation between the apps easier by letting you access your frequent and recently […]

Office 365 November update brings realtime co-authoring and notifications

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Office apps have been snagging updates quite frequently and almost everytime it comes with features that are high on the utilitarian front and also improvise on the current features. This time around Office apps has included real-time co-authoring in PowerPoint […]

Microsoft expands Office 365 user base; Adds 10 more countries

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

Microsoft drives a substantial share of its revenue from Office sales. As such, the company focuses more on growing Office 365 availability. In pursuit of this objective, Microsoft announced Office support for 10 more countries. The number brings the total […]

Microsoft Office for Android now available on Chrome OS

By AnkitChawla@TWC |

It’s good news for the few Chrome OS users out there. Microsoft is today extending support for Office on Android to Chrome OS. Every Chromebook will now get complete access to all programs and services of Microsoft Office starting today. […]

Office 2013 will now be able to block Macros

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

Office 2013 now has the protection against Macro-based malware attack. Seeing the significant increase in Macro-base infections lately Microsoft has added the macros blocking feature in Office 2013 which blocks Macro virus from loading in the high-risk scenarios. While this […]

Office for Mac adds support for new Touch Bar features

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

Microsoft and Apple might be at loggerheads when it comes to the new Surface Book and the MacBook Pro, but that doesn’t mean that Office for Mac will not get the new features. In fact, Office for Mac was one […]