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Introducing Microsoft 365 freelance toolkit—a solution to launch and scale your freelance workforce
With increasing participation in the gig economy—the contingent labor market made up of independent workers who contract for short-term engagements—enterprises are beginning to test and include freelance talent to support projects.![Image of a mobile phone on a desk.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/12/Outlook-card-300x183.png)
Power and simplicity: new Outlook mobile design helps you get things done faster
Today, we’re rolling out exciting updates to Outlook for iOS with recognizable avatars and optimized swipe and scroll usability that reflects the continuation of our design-driven journey and helps you connect, organize, and get things done.![Image of a presenter giving a presentation in PowerPoint.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/12/Introducing-live-subtitles-in-PowerPoint-card-300x183.jpg)
Present more inclusively with live captions & subtitles in PowerPoint
Live presentations can be thought-provoking, inspirational, and powerful. A great presentation can inspire us to think about something in an entirely different way or bring a group together around a common idea or project. But not everyone experiences presentations in the same way.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/11/Microsoft-365-November-update-card-300x183.jpg)
New to Microsoft 365 in November—tools to keep you in your workflow and fine-tune content
This month, we released new features in Microsoft 365 that help users stay focused in their workflow while delivering richer, more engaging content. Here’s a look at what’s new in November.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/11/Windows-Hello-card-300x179.jpg)
Secure password-less sign-in for your Microsoft account using a security key or Windows Hello
Editor’s note 11/26/2018: This post was updated to include information on the availability of password-less sign-in. Howdy folks, I’m so excited to share today’s news! We just turned on the ability to securely sign in with your Microsoft account using a standards-based FIDO2 compatible device—no username or password required!![Two coworkers look over a document on a tablet.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/11/Collaborate-with-others-HOMEPAGE-300x183.png)
Collaborate with others and keep track of to-dos with new AI features in Word
Focus is a simple but powerful thing. When you’re in your flow, your creativity takes over, and your work is effortless. When you’re faced with distractions and interruptions, progress is slow and painful. And nowhere is that truer than when writing. Microsoft Word has long been the standard for creating professional-quality documents.![An image of two workers collaborating on a model of a bicycle with ink in PowerPoint.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/10/New-to-Microsoft-365-October-banner-300x113.png)
New to Microsoft 365 in October—tools to create impactful content and help transition to the cloud
This month, we released new features in Microsoft 365 that help teams enhance the look and feel of their content with ease, plus new tools and resources to help you transition to the cloud. Here’s a look at what’s new in October.![Image of several workers gathered around a laptop.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/10/Gartner-image-1-3.png)
Microsoft named a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Access Management
Howdy folks, Every day, everyone in the Microsoft Identity Division comes to work focused on helping you, our customers, make your employees, partners, and customers more productive and to make it easier for you to securely manage access to your enterprise resources.![Image of a small business team collaborating in modern workplace.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/09/Project-card-300x183.jpg)
A new vision for modern work management with Microsoft Project
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Today, I’m pleased to announce a new vision for Microsoft Project and three new services designed to help people work together more efficiently. Over the last few years, the basic organizing concept for work—the project—has changed significantly.![Image of a woman working on mobile device.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/09/Office-2019-blog-card-image-2-300x183.png)
Office 2019 is now available for Windows and Mac
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac. Office 2019 is the next on-premises version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio, Access, and Publisher.![Image of a woman working at her office.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/09/Microsoft-Search-card-300x183.jpg)