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Apply sensitivity labels to PDFs created with Office apps
Hi, Office Insiders! Peter Frem, a Microsoft Product Manager who helps organizations avoid data leaks and unauthorized access is excited to share that protections to PDFs created with Office apps are being extended. Apply sensitivity labels to PDFs Many organizations rely on sensitivity labels from Microsoft Information Protection to help you classify and protect important organizational data, while also making sure that productivity and collaboration isn’t hindered. Within Office apps, built-in sensitivity labels were previously limited to Office documents. We’re now extending this functionality, allowing you to use these labels to protect PDFs created using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for Windows. Without requiring any additional configuration from compliance or system administrators, you will automatically be able to assign the source file’s label, marking, and encryption to your PDFs created from supported Office files. How it works 1. To apply sensitivity labels to your document, click the Sensitivity button on the Home tab, and then click the sensitivity label you want. Read more about this in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/apply-sensitivity-labels-to-pdfs-created-with-office-apps! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidEasily switch between Office Mobile accounts for Android
Hi, Office Insiders! Sourab Nagpal with the Office Mobile team is excited to announce the availability of account switching in Office Mobile for Android. Now you’ll have a single view of all accounts that you’re signed into, and you can switch between them with just a couple clicks. Switch between Office Mobile accounts Many of you have asked for the ability to switch between all the accounts you use in your Office Mobile app on your Android device. You may have multiple work accounts or a personal account, and you want access to all of them on the go. This new feature allows you to keep your workspaces organized, and also enables you to quickly switch to whichever account you need! How it works 1. Tap your Profile icon on the Office Mobile Home screen. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/easily-switch-between-office-mobile-accounts-for-android! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidResize the Conditional Formatting dialog box
Hi, Office Insiders! Steve Kraynak, Product Manager on the Excel team is happy to announce a highly requested upgrade to the Conditional Formatting dialog box in Excel for Mac. It is now resizable, enabling you to see much more information at a glance! Resizable dialog box Previously, the size of the Manage Rules dialog box limited you to viewing just five conditional formatting rules at a time. You also may not have been able to see the entire formula or the range used in some of your rules. Now you can make the dialog box wider and/or taller, allowing you to see more of the rules at one time. You’ll also have more space to view longer formulas, if needed. In addition, this update improves accessibility by making it easier to use just your keyboard to manage your conditional formatting rules. How it works 1. Select Conditional Formatting on the Home tab, and then click Manage Rules to open the dialog box. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/resize-the-conditional-formatting-dialog-box Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidHighlight any text in PowerPoint for iOS
Hey, Office Insiders! Ekta Dwivedy, is a Product Manager on the PowerPoint Mobile team. She's excited to share with you about a new feature on PowerPoint for iPhones and iPads that allows you to highlight any text on your slides! Highlight any text We received many requests for this capability in PowerPoint for iPhones and iPads, and it’s finally here! Now you can highlight any text in a text box, table, or shape on your PowerPoint slides. You can also undo any highlighting that others have added (something not previously possible in iOS). How it works Here’s how to highlight any text in PowerPoint on your iOS device. On your iPhone, simply select the text you want to highlight and tap on the Highlight button in the toolbar above the keyboard (next to the font color option). You can also select the highlight color of your choice! Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/highlight-any-text-in-powerpoint-for-ios Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidReview tracked changes with new cards in Word
Hi, Office Insiders! Kimberley Chua from the Word team is here to let you know that we’re now bringing improvements to Word for Windows and Word for Mac: new Track Changes cards! New Track Changes cards Collecting and acting on feedback about your document is a critical factor in creating great content, and the Track Changes feature in Word is an essential part of that process. Now we’ve added new Track Changes cards, which make it easier to review a change before you accept or reject it. How it works Ready to give the new Track Changes cards a try? 1. When working in any Word document that contains tracked changes and shows all revisions inline, click on a tracked change in the text. 2. Review the suggested change in the card that pops up. Read the rest in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/review-tracked-changes-with-new-cards-in-word Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidControl data conversions in Excel
Hi, Office Insiders. Chirag Fifadra, Product Manager on the Excel team, is excited to share with you an improvement to Excel for Windows that will give you more control over data conversions. More specifically, you can now control how and whether the data you enter is automatically converted to specific formats. Control data conversions We have consistently heard from customers over the years (and likely from some of you!) that they’re frustrated by the fact that Excel automatically converts data to specific formats. They have expressed a desire for more control over data conversions. While we aren’t changing Excel defaults, we are giving you the ability to disable specific types of automatic data conversions as needed. This way, you won’t need to worry about your data being converted to a format that you didn’t want and weren’t expecting. How it works To disable specific automatic data conversions, select File > Options > Advanced > Automatic Data Conversion. Then choose the conversion(s) that you’d like to disable. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/control-data-conversions-in-excel! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidPersonalize your PowerPoint video story with a live camera feed
Hey, Office Insiders! Aparna Jethani, Product Manager on the Office Video team is excited to announce that cameo is now available with Recording Studio, allowing you to personalize your recorded video stories with a custom camera feed in PowerPoint for Windows. Cameo with Recording Studio With Recording Studio in PowerPoint, you can easily create and share videos of your presentation and get your message across in your own words. By leveraging the power of cameo with Recording Studio, you can now also use the camera feed to make the video recording of your presentation even more personal and create an immersive storytelling experience. You can also customize your camera feed’s appearance before you record. Apply your favorite camera styles, shapes, and sizes to cameo, and choose the place on the slide for your camera feed that best suits your presentation. How it works 1. Open an existing presentation that you want to record and share. 2. On the Record tab, select Cameo to add your custom camera feed to the slides. 3. Select Camera to apply styles, change the size of your camera, and place it exactly where you want. Select Preview to review the camera settings before you record. Read the rest in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/personalize-your-powerpoint-video-story-with-a-live-camera-feed! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidCustomize slide backgrounds with images in PowerPoint for iPad
Hey, Office Insiders! Ekta Dwivedy, a Product Manager on the PowerPoint Mobile team is happy to announce a new feature in PowerPoint for the iPad that gives you the ability to customize slide backgrounds with images! Customize slide backgrounds The ability to customize slide backgrounds with images is a great way to add visual flair to your PowerPoint presentation. This is now an option on your iPad! You can insert any picture to serve as a background on a PowerPoint slide, and also adjust its transparency. This helps customize your slides to meet your specific presentation needs. How it works 1. Go to the Design tab and tap Format Background, then tap Picture Fill. Read the rest inhttps://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/customize-slide-backgrounds-with-images-in-powerpoint-for-ipad! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidLine spacing in PowerPoint for iPad
Hi, Office Insiders! Ekta Dwivedy a Product Manager on the PowerPoint mobile team is excited to share with you that you can now set line spacing on your slides in PowerPoint for iPad! Line spacing We heard you! The ability to set the line spacing on your slides exactly as you like it is a top user request for PowerPoint for iPad. You’re now able to customize the line spacing before and after paragraphs, within blocks of text, and more. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/line-spacing-in-powerpoint-for-ipad! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidUndo Send in Outlook for Mac
Hi, Office Insiders! Priya Ganta, a Product Manager on the Outlook for Mac team is excited to share that the Undo Send feature is now available in Outlook for Mac! Undo Send We’ve all had the very human experience of hitting the Send button on an email a tad bit too hastily—sending out a message that has typos, missing attachments, incorrect recipients, or… worse. No need to panic! Outlook for Mac has your back. You can now use the Undo Send command to cancel a message before it’s sent, giving you more control and confidence over your communications. This capability has been among our most requested Outlook features! While it doesn’t offer true message recall, this feature instructs the app to delay sending the message for a set period of time, so you can cancel it if you change your mind. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/undo-send-in-outlook-for-mac! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidExport your presentations as videos with transparent backgrounds in PowerPoint for Mac
Hey, Office Insiders! Jess Kwok, a Product Manager on the PowerPoint team is excited to share that you can now export your presentations as videos with transparent backgrounds in PowerPoint for Mac! Export your presentations with transparent backgrounds One of the consistent pieces of feedback from users was that you wanted to be able to export your PowerPoint presentations with transparent backgrounds, which allows users to create video overlays and other engaging content. We heard you! We’ve now added support for the ability to export your presentations as videos with transparent backgrounds. This opens up a wide variety of new creation scenarios in PowerPoint for Mac! Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/export-your-presentations-as-videos-with-transparent-backgrounds-in-powerpoint-for-mac! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidSimple Markup view in Word for the web
Hi Office Insiders! Kimberley Chua, Product Manager on the Word team is excited to announce that Simple Markup view is now available in Word for the web. Simple Markup view in Word for the web We’ve heard your feedback! You need to be able to view Word documents that contain tracked changes in a way that’s less distracting, and you want more control over how your document is displayed in Word for the web. Simple Markup view addresses both of those needs. If you use Word for Windows or Word for Mac, you may already be familiar with Simple Markup view and its benefits. It keeps suggestions from others—both tracked changes and comments—on the periphery, allowing you to focus on the document itself while remaining aware that there are suggestions present. Learn more in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/simple-markup-view-in-word-for-the-web! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidRedesigned Dictation toolbar keeps the focus on your content
Hey, Officer Insiders! Hadley Griffin, Product Manager on the Natural User Experiences team is here to share with you the launch of the newly redesigned Dictation toolbar, featuring updated visuals, a more responsive user interface, and a sleeker look that won’t get in the way of what really matters—your content! Redesigned Dictation toolbar Many of you gave us feedback that the Dictation toolbar would often get in the way of your typing. We heard you! We’ve now made the toolbar smaller and moved it to the side of your screen, instead of the center. (Don’t worry, you can still move it to your favorite location on the screen!) We’ve also know that you sometimes found it hard to tell if your voice was being heard, or if the dictation experience was functioning properly. To address this issue, we’ve added responsive animations to the redesigned Dictation toolbar, providing visual feedback that the feature is detecting your voice. How it works 1. Click the Dictate button on the Home tab to launch the new Dictation toolbar in Word, Outlook, and OneNote. Read about the rest here in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/redesigned-dictation-toolbar-keeps-the-focus-on-your-content! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidReact to comments in Word for the web
Hi, Office Insiders! Ali Forelli, Product Manager on the Word team working on collaboration features is happy to announce that you can now like comments in Word for the web documents. React to comments Comments are a key component of effective collaboration in Word documents. We heard from many of you that you wanted to be able to convey your reaction to a comment, like you do in Teams or other social media apps. That’s why the Word team has added the ability for collaborators to react to each other’s comments. Previously, users would often find themselves typing replies like “+1” to convey agreement. Now you can simply click a button to “upvote” a response, agree with a sentiment, or acknowledge that you’ve read a collaborator’s feedback. Read about the rest here in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/react-to-comments-in-word-for-the-web! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidAdd SketchUp files to Office creations
Hello, Office Insiders! Trey Bagley, Software Engineer on the Office Graphics team is excited to share that some of your favorite Office apps for Windows and Mac now support the insertion of SketchUp files! SketchUp files in Office SketchUp is a popular 3D graphics program that makes it easy to create shareable conceptual designs, such as fully textured architectural models and other graphics used in industrial design, product design, and civil and mechanical engineering. Now, for the first time, SketchUp graphics (.skp files) can be integrated into your creations in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook! How it works It’s easy to add SketchUp files in Office creations. 1. Click Insert > 3D Models > This Device. Read about the rest here in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/add-sketchup-files-to-office-creations! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/androidImport data from picture in Excel for Windows
Hello Office Insiders! Steve Kraynak, Product Manager on the Excel team is excited to share with you the availability of a new feature that enables you to turn images with table data into data that you can edit in Excel: Data from Picture! Data from Picture Have you ever had to type data from a printed page into Excel? Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you could take a picture, and then have Excel do the tedious work of inputting the data for you? Of course it would! With the new Data from Picture feature in Excel for Windows, you can insert data from a picture on your clipboard or an image file from your computer. There’s no need to type all the data—Excel can do it for you! How it works 1. Use one of the options below to capture the content you want to digitize: Select Data > From Picture > Picture From File. Copy an image of a table to your clipboard. For example, take a screenshot of a table by pressing Windows+Shift+S. Then select Data > From Picture > Picture From Clipboard Read about the rest here in the https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/import-data-from-picture-in-excel-for-windows! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: https://insider.office.com/join/windows | https://insider.office.com/join/mac | https://insider.office.com/join/ios | https://insider.office.com/join/android
