Microsoft 365 Blog

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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.

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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 October 8, 2013

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Purchase your custom GoDaddy domain directly through Office 365

You can now purchase a custom GoDaddy domain name directly from within Office 365 and we'll automatically set it up for you.

Published October 8, 2013

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Using OneNote to present your ideas in meetings

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!

Published October 7, 2013

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Get started quickly with the Visio 2013 trial

The Visio 2013 trial is available in 2 formats to meet your needs: subscription service or download. Here are a few steps to follow for a smooth installation of the TechNet trial.

Published October 2, 2013

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Telling a story with charts in Excel 2013

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.

Published September 26, 2013

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12 reasons why users prefer Outlook over Gmail at work

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.

Published September 24, 2013

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Learn to create 3-D shapes in Visio

The new Visio is more than a tool to create and edit diagrams and connect dashboards to data--now you can work with 3-D objects too. Try these step-by-step instructions to create a diagram using graphical features of the new Visio.

Published September 19, 2013

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Manage spam notifications with Exchange Online Protection

Learn about recent improvements in Exchange Online Protection, including the ability to: receive regular spam notifications, configure spam notification frequency from 1 to 15 days, and apply content filters to specific domains, groups, or users.

Published September 17, 2013

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Windows 8.1 Enterprise RTM Now Available To Volume License Customers

One thing that we’ve made clear over the last few months, beginning with TechEd North America, TechEd Europe, WPC and in conversations with customers: Windows 8.1 is designed with businesses in mind. Windows 8.1 Enterprise RTM comes with a host of new capabilities only available in the Enterprise edition, as well as new industry-leading security

Published September 16, 2013

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The best free alternative to Office is Office on the web

We know the crowded app market is creating confusion for customers, but the reality is, the best free alternative to Office is Office--Office Web Apps. The Office Web Apps are a free version of the Office applications you already know and love with the same familiar user experience you want. Read on to learn why they trump the free alternatives hands down.

Published September 4, 2013

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Configuring delegate access in Outlook Web App

Now you can setup delegate access for your email and calendar directly in the Outlook Web App. Read on to learn about this new feature and how to set it up for people in your organization.

Published September 3, 2013

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Works with Office 365 – Identity program

To help organizations adopt Office 365 easier and integrate with their existing Identity solutions we wanted to tell customers about the Works with Office 365-Identity program, which provides testing and qualification of third-party identity providers with Office 365. Office 365 uses Windows Azure Active Directory for identity management and through this includes directory synchronization and federation. Read on to learn more about identity options for Office 365.

Published August 29, 2013

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Exchange Online mailbox sizes are doubling

The size of user mailboxes in all Exchange Online and Office 365 service plans is doubling. Beginning today, the current 25 GB of mailbox storage is increasing to 50 GB. Click to learn more about the storage increase!