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New agent capabilities in Microsoft Copilot unlock business value
Microsoft Copilot is already helping individual employees boost productivity, creativity and time savings. With the announcements at Microsoft Build 2024, we’re delivering an entirely new set of capabilities that unlock Copilot’s ability to drive bottom-line business results for every organization.
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Microsoft and LinkedIn release the 2024 Work Trend Index on the state of AI at work
For our fourth annual Work Trend Index, out today, we partnered with LinkedIn for the first time on a joint report so we could provide a comprehensive view of how AI is not only reshaping work, but the labor market more broadly.
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Bringing Copilot to more customers worldwide—across life and work
Continuing our vision for Microsoft Copilot to bring the power of generative AI to everyone across work and life, we’re expanding availability and purchase options for individuals and organizations and bringing new value to Copilot Pro subscribers.
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Introducing Microsoft Copilot for Finance: Transform finance with next-generation AI in Microsoft 365
We’re announcing the public preview of Microsoft Copilot for Finance, a game-changer for finance professionals and the newest role-based extension of Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft Copilot for Finance is a momentous leap forward, specifically crafted to revolutionize the daily grind of well-known financial processes.
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Expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes
We are updating our Microsoft Copilot product line-up with a new Copilot Pro subscription for individuals; expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 availability to small and medium-sized businesses; and announcing no seat minimum for commercial plans.
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The right way to AI: what we’re learning from customers
We want to help everyone navigate this new world of work. At Microsoft, we’re taking a learn-it-all approach with Copilot, working alongside our customers and employees to understand what the organizations getting the most value out of Copilot are doing right.
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Microsoft Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service are now generally available
Microsoft is dedicated to helping organizations transform the way people work using secure, enterprise-grade AI capabilities, no matter which business applications teams depend on. Starting today, you can seamlessly integrate role-specific Copilot capabilities into Microsoft 365 applications and popular customer relationship management (CRM) and contact center systems for sales and customer service professionals.
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Introducing Microsoft Copilot Studio and new features in Copilot for Microsoft 365
At Microsoft Ignite 2023, we are announcing new innovations across Microsoft Copilot—one copilot experience that runs across all our surfaces, understanding your context on the web, on your PC, and at work to bring the right skills to you when you need them across work and life.
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Announcing Microsoft Copilot Studio: Customize Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build your own standalone copilots
At Microsoft Ignite 2023, we’re excited to announce Microsoft Copilot Studio, a low-code tool to customize Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build standalone copilots.
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Azure AD makes the Leaders quadrant in Gartner’s 2017 Magic Quadrant for Access Management!
Gartner released their 2017 Magic Quadrant for Access Management, which shows Microsoft placed in the Leaders quadrant for our completeness of vision and ability to execute.The new Intune and conditional access admin consoles are generally available
There are a handful of topics that consistently come up whenever I meet with our customers and partners, and one of the most common has to do with how to balance productivity for end users with the need for security and control of company data.Improving People in Outlook for iOS and Android
New People experiences—designed to help you more easily manage and communicate with all your important contacts—are coming to Outlook for iOS and Android.Immersive Reader comes to Outlook on the web and the OneNote for Windows 10 app, and expands its global reach
We are pleased to announce that the Immersive Reader—included with Microsoft Learning Tools—is now available for Outlook.com, Outlook on the web and the OneNote for Windows 10 app. In addition, we are adding new language and geographic availability for the Read Aloud, Syllables and Parts of Speech features for Word Online, OneNote Online, Outlook on the web and OneNote Windows 10 app.
Announcing the Microsoft Planner mobile app for iPhone and Android
The Microsoft Planner team is pleased to announce the arrival of the Planner mobile app for iPhone and Android!Updated portal and new languages for Microsoft Forms
Today, we’re introducing several updates to Microsoft Forms, including improvements to the Forms portal, more languages and right-to-left reading support.Note-taking made easier for everyone—redesigning OneNote
Today, we are excited to announce that we updated the design of OneNote for Windows 10, Mac, iOS, Android and on the web.
Social selling—using social networks to grow sales on the next Small Business Academy
Register now for the next episode of Office Small Business Academy, "Social selling: Using social networks to grow sales."
Introducing OneDrive Files On-Demand and other features making it easy to access files
With OneDrive Files On-Demand, you can access all your files in the cloud without having to download them and use storage space on your device. You don’t have to change the way you work, because all your files—even online files—can be seen in File Explorer and work just like every other file on your device. Furthermore, you’re covered in both your home and professional life, since it works with your personal and work OneDrive, as well as your SharePoint Online team sites.Automatically create process diagrams in Visio from Excel data
The newest Visio feature, Data Visualizer, automatically converts Excel data into Visio process flows, giving you yet another way to create visually appealing diagrams.