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What’s new in the Word Web App? 

Wouldn't it be great to have the power and dependability of Word anytime, anywhere? The Word Web App is an online, free version of Word that extends the Office experience you already know and love into a real-time collaboration experience. We've been busy making the Word Web App even better, and we're excited to show you what we've been working on.
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Office 365 compliance controls: Data Loss Prevention 

<p>When was the last time you read your company's handbook containing all the communication policies?  Learn how you can achieve compliance without disrupting your routine or your colleagues'. Last weeks blog post  explained the two dimensions of Office 365 security, compliance, and privacy: built-in capabilities and customer controls. This post focuses on a key customer controls in compliance: data loss prevention (DLP).</p>
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Windows 8.1 Pro for small and medium sized business 

Few factors can have as much of an impact on a small or medium-sized business than what technology a company deploys to its employees. For many organizations, this can be one of their most significant expenses, to the tune of $24 Billion in productivity annually, and results in many becoming the involuntary IT manager at
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Using OneNote to present your ideas in meetings 

<p>Microsoft PowerPoint is a fantastic tool for creating polished presentations, but what if you just want to share some informal ideas with the other people in your meeting? Or perhaps you're running a group brainstorming session and want everyone to be able to contribute their ideas? OneNote 2013 has several great features designed to make it easier to present and collaborate on ideas in a meeting. Let's look at some of them! </p>
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Telling a story with charts in Excel 2013 

<p>Charts are a method for visual storytelling. You may not judge a story by its cover, but a great cover (or chart) will absolutely draw in more readers to engage with the rest of your content. So, we've built lots of options into Office charts to help you craft a visually appealing chart. There's an option for everyone and (we hope) every scenario, no matter how much or little customization you'd like to do. Read on to learn how to put chart options to work for you.  </p>
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12 reasons why users prefer Outlook over Gmail at work 

<p>More and more customers and partners are realizing that they love Outlook. These organizations listened to their employees and decided that Office 365 was the right choice to keep their businesses productive. There are a number of capabilities that they call out as missing in Gmail. Here are a few reasons that come up consistently with users who prefer using Outlook over Gmail.</p>