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Microsoft releases Researcher & Editor services & other major updates for Office 365

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 29, 2016

he Microsoft has delivered some major features to Office 365 as part of the July 2016 update. The new cloud-powered intelligent services are for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. What really stands out amongst all released features is the “Researcher” […]

Microsoft introduces Focused Inbox and @mentions for Outlook, Clutter to go off

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 28, 2016

This week, Microsoft released two new updates for Outlook users, Focused Inbox and @mentions. iOS and Android owners on Outlook already have access to Focused Inbox, and now the feature is coming to all versions of Outlook. Microsoft will release […]

Microsoft updates OneDrive with Pokémon detector and improved Search

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 25, 2016

OneDrive, the cloud storage service from Microsoft recently received some much-needed updates along with Pokémon detector. Cashing on the Pokémon craze that has swept the gaming World since last few weeks, the company updated OneDrive to display captured Pokémon screenshots […]

Microsoft Bookings will let your customers book business appointments

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 23, 2016

One of the key challenges in any business is to keep up with customer inquiries and to schedule the appointments with them. In fact, many times business owners are so busy with managing the appointments that they are not able […]

Microsoft announces OneNote Class Note Book Tools for Mac

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | July 20, 2016

OneNote has been around for quite some time, and it has been a great Evernote alternative, especially on the Windows Phone. Microsoft since recently has been trying to make a mark with its software products across different operating systems. The […]

Microsoft refreshes its Secure Productive Enterprise offering

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | July 8, 2016

Security has always been the forefront for Microsoft, be it the Office Suite of products or the operating system. At the time when cloud and mobile technology is allowing companies to reshape its businesses and eventually capitalize on the digital […]

Microsoft introduces Skype Meetings – Free Online Meetings Tool

By VasudevG@TWC | July 6, 2016

Microsoft has introduced Skype Meetings – a new free online meetings tool. With this tool, small businesses can have real-time audio and HD video conferencing, and share screens and content during the meeting. Skype Meetings One can quickly set up […]

Office 365 Admin app update ushers in new design and features

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | June 16, 2016

Office 365 Admin has been one of the most useful apps for folks involved in office admin work. It is very likely that you would be away from your desk when an important work surfaces. It is during such situations […]

Office Mobile for iOS updated with Open Document support

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | June 15, 2016

Microsoft has updated its Office Mobile app for iOS and from what we can tell, things are looking good for the Apple smartphone platform. The update brings the app to version 1.22, and while it doesn’t bring a plethora of new […]

Microsoft selling Feature Phone business for $350 Million

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | May 19, 2016

FIH Mobile Ltd. a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group is buying Microsoft’s feature mobile business in Vietnam as part of a big $350 million deal. Microsoft is selling its entry level feature phone assets to two separate buyers, i.e. […]

May Office 365 security and compliance update released

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | May 13, 2016

Office 365 security and compliance update for the month of May has been rolled out. While Office 365 team has already gained a worldwide accreditation for upholding the highest cloud security standards, they are still working on new security features, […]

OneDrive for Business gets Windows 8.1 Support, better Office 2016 integration, etc.

By VasudevG@TWC | April 14, 2016

OneDrive for Business has improved a lot in the last 6 months. Microsoft has announced lots of improvements and new features to OneDrive for Business in sync, browser and mobile experience. OneDrive for Business recently got industry recognition as it was […]

Microsoft modifies schedule for releasing non-security Office Updates

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 31, 2016

Microsoft has changed the scheme of things via which it delivers security and non-security Office updates every month. The company’s Office Sustained Engineering Team announced that all important update schedule change will now be rolled out simultaneously with all future […]

Microsoft makes available Office 365 Connectors for public use

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | March 28, 2016

Microsoft now has made its Office 365 Connectors available for their customers. Announced back in November 2015, Office 365 Connectors deliver relevant content and updates from various apps straight to your Office 365 Groups. Office 365 Connectors As posted by […]

Microsoft Office Forms, all set to challenge Google Forms

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 24, 2016

Google Forms offers a variety of beautiful, pre-made themes for creating your surveys. All your data is automatically organized in Google Sheets and stored in Google Drive so that you can access them anywhere. The company had expertise in this […]

Clasbook Add-in for OneNote Customer Preview now available

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 19, 2016

Trained and experienced educators play a crucial role in shaping the success an individual. A tool that has played immense role in this regards is OneNote. Most teachers, students and schools have been doing some amazing things with Class Notebooks, […]

Skype calling and chat support for Office Online and OneDrive added

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 10, 2016

Earlier, it was quite bothering to switch apps when working on Office Online or OneDrive to ping your friend on Skype. Not anymore! Microsoft now enables Skype calling and chat support by rolling out a new update to Office Online […]

February Office 365 Update brings a host of new features

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 27, 2016

Outlook has been receiving a slew of new updates and features across all platforms lately and the new capabilities also extend to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. On a related note Microsoft has released the cumulative update for the Office 2016 […]

Microsoft updates people experience profile for Office 365

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 17, 2016

A recent update to the Office 365 people profile experience now brings consolidated profile and activity pages to make it simpler for the users to discover relevant content, find industry experts and connect with their colleagues. Office 365 now brings […]

Ex-Microsoft designer speaks about the creation of Office Mobile

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | February 12, 2016

Office on mobile has come a long way since the days of Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, and now Windows 10 Mobile. In the early days, Microsoft always moved in the direction where the majority of its software was only available […]

Microsoft updates Office 365 with new inking tools – PowerPoint Designer and Morph

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | January 31, 2016

If you’ve been using Office 365 lately, then chances are you have come across some new features introduced by Microsoft. Several improvements have been handed down to make Office 365 more productive and fun to use. When it comes down […]

Microsoft releases new Office 365 SMB plans

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | December 9, 2015

The new Office 365 Plans announced last year have been finally released by the company. Microsoft today made these new plans available for the small business users. These new plans will replace the current Office plans namely – Office 365 Small […]

Outlook 2016 rolls out new Attachment features

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | November 11, 2015

The familiar user interface and a careful and well thought selection of new features makes Outlook 2016 a welcome update. The most recent Windows release of Outlook 2016 makes attaching files in email a child’s play with the new ability […]

Microsoft Garage comes up with Social Share, a new plugin for PowerPoint

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | November 6, 2015

Microsoft Office apps have always been Business-centric and they have remained since long. Microsoft impromptu R&D lab, Garage has come up with yet another initiative – Social Share – which will let users share slides directly from PowerPoint on Social […]

Office 365 Local Datacenters in India are now functional

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | October 13, 2015

Microsoft has finally translated a plan into reality. The software giant will offer Office 365 services in India via the local datacenters in three new regions West India in Mumbai, South India in Chennai, Central India in Pune. When Microsoft […]

Recycling firm stole 70,000 copies of Office 2010: Microsoft sues

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | September 22, 2015

Oops, someone at an Arizona computer recycling firm is about to get eaten alive by Microsoft, and probably someone at Microsoft will likely get a verbal beating by Satya Nadella. You see, good ole Microsoft hired a recycling company to […]

Microsoft Office 2016 is here!

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | September 22, 2015

Microsoft today released Office 2016 with interesting 365 features, apps and improved user-interface. Not just for the Windows, but Mac users will also be getting Office 2016 as a one-time purchase option. While the latest Office version is released for […]

Microsoft to begin Office 2016 rollout in September

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | September 13, 2015

A recent blog on Office Blogs reveals that Office 2016 is going to be rolled out in September. The blog was published by Julia White, general manager of Office 365 Technical Product Management. Office 2016 rollout Microsoft had made an […]

Microsoft demoed Office for iPad Pro. The end of the Surface Pro?

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | September 11, 2015

Microsoft has done something incredible, and that is showing up on Apple’s conference stage to announce Microsoft Office for the iPad Pro. It is the first time an employee from the company has shown up at an Apple event in […]

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