Where is the "Microsoft Places" app?
Last year, Microsoft announced "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2022/10/12/introducing-microsoft-places-turn-your-spaces-into-places/" at Ignite, and the https://youtu.be/ndrS8B89uO4 is still online, too. There are even https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftsearch/manage-floorplans because of the supposedly imminent arrival of this new app. But somehow, there has been no news anywhere about Micro since October 2022. The about to start beta did not start, and on the https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=places. Or did I miss anything?
Update: New upgrade readiness tools for Office 365 ProPlus
Update: The the https://support.office.com/article/9b0b48f2-1937-4b10-8274-1ccdb2f5d019 for Office add-ins and VBA is now available for download. Read more about it on our new post and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55983and start using it today. We are excited to announce new tools to support the application compatibility readiness for Office 365 ProPlus. Over the next year, we will roll out tools to catalogue your organization’s add-ins, assess the status of VBA applications and deliver an improved support for 64-bit VBA. Customers tell us about the importance of application compatibility in their ProPlus upgrade plans and these tools make planning and execution easier. We are releasing them in limited preview now. Reach out to us at mailto:ReadyForOffice@microsoft.com to be part of the preview program. The new tools we are creating for application compatibility include: Updates to the Office Telemetry Dashboard New tools for add-in readiness reporting 64-bit common control support Office add-in reporting in Windows Upgrade Analytics In addition to supporting internal add-ins and VBA applications, we are adding more readiness information for Office add-ins from 3rd party ISVs. Later this year, we will publish a searchable list of ISVs who already support Office 365 ProPlus and we’ll start the validation of those popular 3rd party add-ins in the new Office builds, giving you the confidence that your solutions will continue to work with the latest versions of Office. Office Telemetry Dashboard https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee819096(v=office.16).aspx is an existing solution that helps you to gather inventory and usage information about add-ins used within your organization. We are now extending the Office Telemetry Dashboard to include readiness information. There are three key pieces of readiness information that this tool provides: ProPlus Ready 32 Bit. The add-in is widely adopted and used by enterprise customers in ProPlus and there are no known problems with the add-in ProPlus Ready 64 Bit. A 64-bit version of the add-in is available and widely adopted by enterprise customers in ProPlus and there are no known problems with the add-in ISV Support. The ISV has committed to support the add-in on ProPlus. This information helps you better plan an upgrade by knowing how many of the add-ins are expected to work seamlessly with ProPlus and how widely add-ins with potential issues are used within your organization and in which specific departments. Example of readiness reports include the following: Office 365 ProPlus readiness for add-ins Detailed view of Office 365 ProPlus readiness for add-ins VBA Macro Readiness For enterprises that rely on macro-enabled Office documents to perform business critical tasks, we are pleased to announce the new VBA Readiness Tool. This tool is designed to help your organization identify the most commonly used documents and determine if you are likely to encounter any compatibility issues. Compatibility issues are rare for most enterprises. The VBA Readiness Tool provides a report to quantify these issues for your enterprise. How it Works The VBA Readiness Tool works by scanning each PC to gather an inventory of the most recently used documents that contain VBA code. Documents that include VBA code, will be analyzed against a list of all known compatibility issues to determine if you are likely to encounter issues with the file after upgrading to ProPlus. The detailed report gives you all the information and confidence you need to plan your upgrade and to remedy any combability issues. 64-bit COM Controls Many Office users rely on the power of macros and forms to get tasks done. Some of these macros use Common Controls to create user interfaces or other such functions for users. Today, these Common Controls only work with the 32-bit version of Office. We're working to ensure a great experience on 64-bit Office and we will be releasing an update to our ProPlus client which brings 64-bit support to the Common Controls. The following nine controls will be included in the update: Once this update is rolled out later this year, taking advantage of 64-bit Common Controls will be seamless for users, with existing solutions continuing to work as they do today (though you may separately need to update your use of things like Declare statements, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/gg264421.aspx). We are excited to bring 64-bit support to the Common Controls for Office ProPlus. We look forward to hearing your feedback. Office add-in report available in Windows Upgrade Analytics We https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/upgradeanalytics/2017/03/02/announcing-general-availability-of-upgrade-readiness/of Upgrade Analytics in February 2017. Upgrade Analytics is a free tool helping organizations move to Windows 10. Learn more at http://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/deploy/upgrade-readiness-get-started This tool also provides an inventory of Office add-in used within your organization. If your organization is planning a combined Windows 10 and Office ProPlus rollout, this tool is a one-stop shop to access both Windows application and Office add-in readiness. Pilot Program While all the tools listed in this blog are releasing later in 2017, we are accepting a limited number of enterprises into a pilot program. If you’d like to participate in this pilot program and are willing to share feedback with Microsoft, please let us know at mailto:ReadyForOffice@microsoft.com.Immersive Reader comes to Outlook on the web and the OneNote for Windows 10 app...
In February, we announced the availability of the Microsoft Learning Tools Immersive Reader on Word Online and OneNote Online. As a result of customer demand, we are pleased to announce that Immersive Reader is now available for Outlook.com, Outlook on the web and the OneNote Windows 10 app. Immersive Reader includes a view that utilizes techniques proven to help people read more effectively, such as: Read Aloud—Reads text out loud with simultaneous highlighting that improves decoding, fluency and comprehension while sustaining the reader’s focus and attention. Spacing—Optimizes font spacing in a narrow column view to improve reading fluency for users with visual crowding issues. Syllables—Shows the breaks between syllables to enhance word recognition and decoding. Parts of Speech—Supports writing instruction and grammar comprehension by identifying verbs, nouns and adjectives. To learn more about this announcement, read the Office BlogWindows Server 2022 adds support for Microsoft 365 Apps
Based on feedback from customers, we are happy to share that we are updating our support policy for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows Server 2022. Support for on-premises and Azure deployments will be available through October 2026. Learn more about it here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-insiders/windows-server-2022-adds-support-for-microsoft-365-apps/m-p/3653854What is the maximum number of undos in OneNote for the Windows app?
I ran into an issue this morning within the OneNote Windows 10 app. I went through exploring multiple shades of page colors. And as I tested them all out, I did a CTRL + Z to undo as far back to my original page color. But it stopped undo'ing after a certain point. I was easily able to restore my default color by clicking on "No Fill" under Page Color, off the View tab in the ribbon. But the point is...how many undo's do we have? and how can we increase that amount if we wanted to?
Add filter to Sites list in Office Apps "Save As" dialog
Hi, Currently when saving a file from Office 365 desktop app, like Word or Excel to a Site via "Save As" menu, there are only "Frequent" sites and "Following" sites available, both randomly sorted. Although developers had probably good intentions with that feature, it is extremely user unfriendly, confusing and above all it makes impossible to save a document to newly created teams, because it won't show up on any of these lists. There is a simple way to deal with many sites - just add a filter box, allowing users to write part of site name and show them sites that contain search text. Please have mercy on your customers. Kind regards, Tom.The many ways of debugging office web add-ins (office.js)
Hi everyone, I just released a blog post, a memento of the available techniques for debugging the Office add-ins. The new generation of web based add-ins created with Office.js. This may be useful for developers. https://keluro.com/programming/2016/10/29/the-many-ways-of-office-addins-debugging/ BenoitOneNote October roundup
This month, the OneNote team focused on updating the Android app to launch new features and bring back some fan favorites. They also introduced new ways to embed content types and improving usability on shared devices. Here's a broad overview: 1. New to the OneNote for Android app 2. Available again in the Android app 3. Coming soon to OneNote for Android app 4. Embed content into OneNote 5. Use shared Windows devices more effectively in the classroom Get all the details on Office Blogs!New Deferred Channel
I thought a quick Office 365 ProPlus update might be worthwhile. Today sees the release of the new Deferred Channel version -1605 with new features and is the mainstream version as such. Version 1509 is no longer supported, while 1602 is supported until February 2017 with ongoing security updates. A new First Release for Deferred Channel has correspondingly been released- 1609, which is available for advanced testing before it's released as the mainstream Deferred Channel scheduled for February 14, 2017. Hopefully, I got all of that right! Your go-to places for keeping track of these versions and builds is https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/mt592918.aspxand https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mt465751.
