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The latest on AI at work: November 2024

For Microsoft and our customers, work is changing at the speed of AI. To help you stay ahead, we’ll share monthly highlights of new Microsoft Copilot innovations, plus the latest from our customers on how they’re getting the most value from Copilot.

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Streamline collaboration with the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams

Working together can turn great ideas into reality and bring people together as a team. We’ve been paying attention to our customers’ evolving needs in the AI-powered workplace, which require faster, simpler, and smarter solutions to achieve more.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents

We are introducing Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation, with three key updates. From enterprises to small businesses, they help Copilot get better every day. Nearly 1,000 customers have given us direct feedback on Copilot, and we’ve made more than 700 product updates based on that feedback.

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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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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.

Recent articles

Published February 4, 2014

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Filtering charts in Excel

Have you ever had a dataset but only needed to chart certain parts of it? Here are 4 methods for filtering your chart so you don’t have to edit or remove your data to get the perfect chart: hide data on the grid, table filtering, filtering using table slicers, and filtering directly from the chart.

Published January 31, 2014

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Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms

Editor’s Note: As part of the update shared around the Evolution of SharePoint and the next SharePoint Server on-premises release, we are also updating the timelines for removal of InfoPath Forms Services components of SharePoint and SharePoint Online. Specifically, InfoPath Forms Services will be included in the next on-premises release of SharePoint Server 2016, as well as being fully supported in

Published January 28, 2014

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Use OneNote anywhere with the OneNote Web App

The OneNote Web App lets you capture and access notes and ideas from any web browser. With no download required, you can use it anywhere: at your friend’s house, at the airport, or even on a device that doesn’t have OneNote already installed. If you’re new to OneNote, it’s fast and easy to give OneNote a

Published January 28, 2014

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Introducing the new Office 365 Partner admin center

The new Office 365 Partner admin center provides Partners new and enhanced tools to manage their Office 365 customers.

Published January 27, 2014

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SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro are now OneDrive and OneDrive for Business

We wanted to be sure everyone saw the news today – SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro will soon become OneDrive and OneDrive for Business! Current users of SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro are all set. The service will continue to operate as you expect and all of your content will be available on OneDrive and OneDrive for

Published January 23, 2014

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People View in Outlook Web App

Krish Gali is a Senior Program Manager on the Exchange engineering team and Steve Chew is a senior product marketing manager on the Exchange technical marketing team. Overwhelmed when you open your mailbox at the start of your day or after you’ve been away for a while? Ever missed an email from a key individual

Published January 22, 2014

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New year, more goodness: Tell Me, Footnotes and Endnotes and more

It’s a brand new year and we’re on a mission to help you achieve your new year’s resolution! Did you resolve to get things done this year? Word Web App heard you right and we’re excited to announce our new improvements to help you start 2014 with a bang. We started flighting a few updates

Published January 15, 2014

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The Garage Series: Answers to frequently asked questions and advanced Ninja Tips for Office 365 users

In this weeks show, Jeremy Chapman is joined again by Office application guru, Tal Kryzpow, to answer frequently asked questions from Office users. If you are a power user yearn for a higher level of enlightenment, Tal also provides advanced Ninja Tips for more spirited Office use. This is part one of a two-part series and if you have asked questions like "How do I make the Office interface less bright?" or "What do the options mean when I'm asked to sign in?", we'll answer those questions and more.

Published January 14, 2014

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Coles: Recognizing the value of the team to support business transformation

When Coles started with one store in Melbourne, Australia, in 1914, it was built on delivering great service and great value for our customers. This commitment has made us a household name across Australia, with more than 2,300 supermarkets, liquor stores, and convenience stores, employing approximately 100,000 people.

Published January 13, 2014

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Office 365 and GoDaddy partner for small businesses

Today, we're excited to announce a new strategic agreement with GoDaddy to offer Office 365 as GoDaddy's exclusive core business-class email and productivity service for its small business customers.

Published January 2, 2014

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What’s new: December 2013

Happy Holidays from the Office 365 Team! In case you missed what's new with your services during this busy season read on to learn more about OneNote app updates, Office Admin apps for iPhone and Android, and Office 365 ProPlus for students.

Published December 30, 2013

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OneNote for Android update: Do more in less time

OneNote for Android updated to include an Add to OneNote feature, support for multi-window and improvements to the home screen widget. Check out this post for more info.