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Premium stock videos now available in Office for Mac
Hello Office Insiders, Adding rich, looping videos to your PowerPoint presentations allows you to establish different moods and bring creative expression to your stories. We’ve been busy https://insider.office.com/blog/videos-premium-content-library, and previously made this library available in Office for Windows. Aimee Leong, a Program Manager on the Office Graphics team, is excited to announce that this library is now included in Office for Mac as well. https://insider.office.com/blog/premium-stock-videos-now-available-in-office-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/android64-Bit Office for Windows on ARM
Hello Office Insiders, We're excited to announce that Office will support the ARM64 platform with the https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/introducing-windows-11/. This new version of Office is designed specifically for the next version of Windows on ARM. It has been recompiled for the ARM architecture to run fast, bring greater memory availability, offer better support large documents, and maintain compatibility with existing 64-bit add-ins using the new x64 emulation capability provided by Windows. https://insider.office.com/blog/64-bit-office-for-windows-on-arm Cheers, Evan 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/androidVisual update of Office apps for Windows
Hello Office Insiders, As https://aka.ms/Win11Flight1, the newly released Windows 11 OS will be available this week to Dev Channel users in the Windows Insiders program, and offer a new, fresh user experience. In alignment with this release, we are also releasing an Office visual refresh that will shine on the new Windows 11 OS, but will also be available to anyone using Windows 10. This Office visual refresh is based on feedback from customers who asked for a more natural and consistent experience within and between your applications, specifically on Windows. With this update, we deliver an intuitive, coherent, and familiar user interface, using the https://medium.com/microsoft-design/m365future-815cf30a8be principles, across all your applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, Project, Publisher, and Visio. We aligned this visual refresh with the design of Windows 11 to provide seamless experiences on your PC. https://insider.office.com/blog/visual-refresh-of-office-apps-for-windows Note: This visual refresh will be available to Beta Channel users running build Version 2107 Build 14228.20000 or later on Windows 11 or Windows 10. Cheers, Evan 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/androidOffice apps now support OpenDocument format 1.3
Hello Office Insiders, We have another blog post and this one is from Alfred Hellstern, a Program Manager on the Office Interoperability team. He's pleased to announce that Word, Excel, and PowerPoint now support the latest version of the OpenDocument format, ODF 1.3. The ODF 1.3 specification adds support for many features already supported by the OOXML format, and now these features can be saved by Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. (See What’s New section below for details.) https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/office-apps-now-support-opendocument-format-odf-1-3 Cheers, Evan 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/androidNew Outlook for Mac onboarding flow
Hello Office Insiders, Sabareesh Nikhil Chinta, a Program Manager on the Outlook for Mac team is thrilled to share a new onboarding flow that will help you transition from the current Outlook to the new Outlook for Mac seamlessly. Wondering why you should start using the new Outlook? Wonder no more! We have created an onboarding flow to ease your transition, give you the opportunity to customize your experience, and support you as you make the move to the new experience. https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/onboarding-flow-for-the-new-outlook-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/androidTell us your personal Microsoft 365 story!
Hello Office Insiders, We created Microsoft 365 to help you make the most of your time, whether that means pursuing personal passions or overcoming challenges both large and small. Whether you used Word to craft the resume that landed your dream job, Excel to balance the budget of a local charity, or Outlook to keep tabs on appointments for someone in your care, we are proud to be part of your life moments. To help us inspire others, we want to hear from you. We are looking for stories that showcase the impact Microsoft 365 has had on your personal life. Learn how you can share your story in our latest blog post. https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/tell-us-your-personal-microsoft-365-story Cheers, Evan 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/androidText predictions in Word for Android
Hello Office Insiders, Typing on a phone is not easy and can be quite frustrating. Yet, we know that you want to be as productive while on your phone as you are when sitting in front of your laptop at home or in the office. AutoComplete is helpful when drafting simple documents, but it is not sufficient when composing more complex and verbose content. In our latest blog post, Sai, a Program Manager, goes over the new text prediction feature that improves the quality and accuracy of suggestions. This feature uses Machine Learning to predict the next set of character as you type. https://insider.office.com/blog/text-predictions-in-word-for-android Cheers, Evan 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/androidCapture voice recordings in Office Mobile for Android
Hello Office Insiders, Whether you want to preserve a billion-dollar idea before you forget it or need to record an important discussion, the voice capture feature in Office Mobile has you covered. In our latest blog post, Sanjay Joshi, a Program Manager on the Office Mobile team is excited to announce that we’ve added a powerful new feature that allows you to capture and transcribe voice recordings on your Android device, directly from within Office Mobile. https://insider.office.com/blog/capture-voice-recordings-in-office-mobile-for-android Cheers, Evan 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/androidShared calendars improvements in Outlook for Windows
Hello Office Insiders, Julia Foran, a Program Manager on the Outlook team is excited to announce that we have dramatically improved the reliability and sync latency for shared calendars and delegated calendars in Outlook. In our latest blog post, she goes over the enhancements made in Outlook for Mac, Outlook on the web, and Outlook mobile. https://insider.office.com/blog/shared-calendars-improvements-in-outlook-for-windows Cheers, Evan 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/androidCelebrating Mental Health Awareness Month with Premium images
Hello Office Insiders, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a yearly time for us to raise awareness of mental illnesses and the realities of living with these conditions, share stories, have conversations, and provide support. education, and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness. In our latest blog post, Aimee, a Program Manager on the Office Graphics team is excited to share with you a new set of curated premium images as part of our latest editorial for https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/premium-creative-content. https://insider.office.com/blog/celebrating-mental-health-awareness-month-with-premium-images Cheers, Evan 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/androidSending accessible emails in Outlook for Windows
Hello Office Insiders, By creating and sending accessible emails, you ensure that recipients can access, read and use the information they contain. Corina Arama, a Program Manager on the Outlook team is excited to announce that we are expanding the functionality to automatically prompt you when an accessibility violation is detected while composing an email to large audiences or external users, for example, and help you fix the issue. https://insider.office.com/blog/sending-accessible-emails-in-outlook-for-windows Cheers, Evan 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 local files with Power Query in Excel for Mac
Hello Office Insiders, Since releasing Power Query in Excel for Mac, we've received many requests to add the ability to import data. Inbar Privman, a Program Manager on the Excel team, is excited to share with you that you can now import data from local files with Power Query in Excel for Mac. https://insider.office.com/blog/import-data-from-local-files-with-power-query-in-excel-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/androidMove and copy messages between accounts in Outlook for Mac
Hello Office Insiders, We’ve heard from many of you that you want to be able to move and copy emails between different accounts in Outlook. We also know this capability is valuable to those of you who are using a shared mailbox account. Priya Ganta, a Program Manager on the Outlook team for Mac, provides steps on how you can now do this in our latest blog post. https://insider.office.com/blog/move-and-copy-messages-between-accounts-in-outlook-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/androidReply faster using suggested replies in Outlook
Hello Office Insiders, Thomas Constantin, a Program Manager on the Outlook team is excited to let you know about a new feature that enables you to quickly respond to messages using built-in, suggested replies. When you receive an email message that can be answered with a few words, Outlook can suggest three responses that you can use to reply with just a couple of clicks. Responses will not be available in all messages. Outlook uses a machine learning model to evaluate whether a message fits the criteria for a short, suggested reply, and, if so, presents some options. https://insider.office.com/blog/reply-faster-using-suggested-replies-in-outlook Cheers, Evan 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/androidDark Mode in Word for Mac
Hello Office Insiders, As we log long hours with our screens, it has become increasingly important to reduce eye strain and accommodate light sensitivity. Therefore, we’ve extended the Black Office theme to now include your document canvas as well. In our latest blog post, Ali Forelli, a PM on the Word team working on Accessibility features, is excited to show you how to enable Dark Mode and how to quickly switch between a light and dark canvas. https://insider.office.com/blog/dark-mode-in-word-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/androidPin messages to top of your Inbox in Outlook for Mac
Hello Office Insiders, Don't let important emails drown in your inbox. Priya Ganta, a Program Manager on the Outlook team is excited to share that you can now pin important messages to the top of your mailbox in Outlook for Mac. In our latest blog post, learn how to keep track of messages you need to go back to or ones you'd like to save as a reminder by using the pin message feature. https://insider.office.com/blog/pin-messages-to-top-of-your-inbox-in-outlook-for-mac Cheers, Evan 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/androidLock objects in PowerPoint for Windows
Hello Office Insiders, Have you modified objects without meaning to while working on a presentation? If so, Kushal Kapoor, a Program Manager on the Office Graphics team, is excited to announce a new feature in PowerPoint for Windows which helps creators simply and easily lock objects. In our latest blog post, learn how to lock objects like shapes, icons, pictures, 3D models, connectors and ink, to ensure that there won't be any mishaps. https://insider.office.com/blog/lock-objects-in-powerpoint-for-windows Cheers, Evan 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/androidRe: Office apps stops working when another Outlook started or running
Hello, Sorry to hear this is happening to the both of you. If this continues to happen, please reproduce the issue and report it through the app. Steps on how to send feedback can be found here. https://insider.office.com/en-us/handbook#Provide-feedback Thanks, Evan
