Unleash your creativity with new pen tools in OneNote

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! My name is Victoria Chen, and I’m a Product Manager on the Office AI team. We are so excited to announce that we have added two new pens to your Draw tab in OneNote on Windows: Fountain Pen and Brush Pen!     Also,[…]

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Improved Accessibility ribbon in PowerPoint for Windows and Mac

Originally published May 18, 2023   Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Peter Wu, a Principal Software Engineer on the PowerPoint team. In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I wanted to highlight the importance of making your presentations accessible to people with disabilities. And to help you do[…]

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Celebrating National IT Professionals Day with Microsoft 365

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! Every third Tuesday in September, the world celebrates National IT Professionals Day. It’s a great time to stop and say “Thanks!” to your favorite IT pro and recognize them for the work they do all year long, keeping our essential technology tools up and[…]

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Bidirectional translation support now available for language interpretation in Teams

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m excited to share that an interpreter can now switch the translation direction between two languages in Microsoft Teams with the click of a button. This allows for more efficient real-time translation using just one interpreter, greatly simplifying the process.   Bidirectional support for[…]

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Celebrate National Video Games Day with new Xbox-themed content in Clipchamp

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! My name is Anastasia Passaris, and I’m a Product Marketing Manager on the Clipchamp team. We’re incredibly excited to announce some fun new Xbox game-themed additions to the content library in Clipchamp: custom stickers, templates, video backgrounds, images, sound effects, and music to use[…]

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Streamline your workflow with file uploads to Loop workspaces

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Kat Orevillo, a Product Manager on the Loop team. I’m excited to share that you can now upload Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF files to Loop workspaces, simplifying your workflow and giving your team all the context it needs to better collaborate.  […]

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Automatically summarize Word documents with Copilot

Hello, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Stéphanie Visser, a Product Manager on the Word team. I’m happy to announce an exciting new feature that helps you quickly grasp the essence of a Word document right after opening it.   Automatically summarize Word documents with Copilot   We live in[…]

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Improved user experience for Dictate in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! My name is Ashay Sinha, and I’m a Product Manager on the Office AI team. I’m excited to share that an improved user experience (UX) for the Dictate feature is now available in the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web, making[…]

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New Translation Functions in Excel: TRANSLATE and DETECTLANGUAGE

(Originally published on June 27. 2024 by Gedion Alemayehu)   Hey, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Gedion Alemayehu, a Product Manager on the Excel team. I’m very excited to announce the availability of two new functions in Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac: TRANSLATE and DETECTLANGUAGE.   NOTE: These[…]

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Catch up on changes and comments from others

(Originally published on December 14, 2023 by Rubba Ashwas, Scott McFadden, and Manon Knoertzer)   Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! Our names are Rubba, Scott, and Manon, and we’re Product Managers focused on collaborative experiences on web apps. We’re thrilled to announce that, based on your feedback, we have[…]

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