Microsoft 365 Blog

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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.

Recent articles

Published November 30, 2016

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Georgia State University tackles malware with Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

“The cyber security team at Georgia State University had noticed a steady uptick in malware attacks, particularly phishing, and it felt like we were fighting fires every day. To address the issue, we selected Advanced Threat Protection, because detection and protection against malware attacks would be handled within a Microsoft cloud environment.” —Read more from Ren Flot, chief information security officer and director of Cyber Security at Georgia State University.

Published November 14, 2016

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Introducing Outlook Customer Manager—relationships made easy for small businesses

Outlook Customer Manager, a new service from Office 365, helps small businesses track and grow customer relationships.

Published November 9, 2016

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UK Ministry of Defence on the frontline of cloud-based data protection with Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom employs more than 230,000 people. They have added Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection and Customer Lockbox to protect and further safeguard their employees.

Published November 8, 2016

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Create connected SharePoint Online team sites in seconds

No matter where users create an Office 365 group (from Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Yammer and more), they will consistently get a full-powered, modern SharePoint Online team site. And now, users have a new entry point right on the SharePoint home page. —Read on for details.

Published November 4, 2016

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

Today, we are announcing availability of Access to Office 365 Business and Business Premium customers as well as new data connectors coming to ProPlus customers. —Read on for more details.

Published November 2, 2016

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

Today, in New York City, we announced Microsoft Teams—the new chat-based workspace in Office 365. Microsoft Teams is an entirely new experience that brings together people, conversations and content, along with the tools that teams need, so they can easily collaborate to achieve more. It’s naturally integrated with the familiar Office applications and is built from the ground up on the Office 365 global, secure cloud service.

Published November 1, 2016

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

“We’ve transformed our stores through technology by giving our leaders all the communication, information, and data they need at their fingertips, without tethering them to a desk. By providing Microsoft Surface devices, we’ve made them mobile. By giving them Microsoft Office 365, we’ve enabled unprecedented collaboration and access to information, providing for one version of the truth.” Read the post from Sue McMahon, group vice president of Retail Communication for the Macy’s digital transformation story.

Published October 31, 2016

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SharePoint welcomes PowerApps and Microsoft Flow

Today marks the general availability of Microsoft Flow and PowerApps. —Read on to learn about how they integrate with SharePoint.

Published October 27, 2016

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Office for Mac adds Touch Bar support

At the Apple event earlier today, we announced that Office for Mac is adding Touch Bar support. Through the Touch Bar, Office intelligently puts the most common commands at your fingertips—all based on what you’re doing in the document.

Published October 20, 2016

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4 ways OneDrive can help you eliminate the version control headache

Allow your employees to focus on the work instead of the tedious aspects of digital file sharing and collaboration.

Published October 19, 2016

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One-stop shop for enterprise/IT pro content about Office 365

Looking for a single place for IT content about Office 365 for your enterprise org? New one-stop shop for Office 365 IT content: find what you need to plan, deploy and manage Office 365 services, client apps and hybrid environments in one place. —Read on to learn more.

Published October 19, 2016

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Guide to inbox management

To be successful, you need to master the ability to comprehend, answer and organize your inbox without having it take up too much of your time and effort. Check out these seven tips and tools every Outlook user should know.