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Microsoft Forms cheat sheet: How to get started
Online forms are an excellent way to conduct research, collect feedback, test knowledge, and more. Here’s how to use Microsoft Forms to create surveys, feedback forms, quizzes, and other interactive forms.
Office 2021 vs. Microsoft 365: How to choose
Microsoft Office may be the most common productivity tool for corporate users, but it's not a one-size-fits-all suite. Here are the differences between Office 2021 and Microsoft 365 and how to decide which is best for you.
The end of the standalone application
Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.
M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI tool, explained
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is integrated within a host of the company's workplace apps. Here’s what enterprises need to know and what they can do to prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot’s general release.
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 cheat sheet
Are you getting the most from PowerPoint for Microsoft 365/Office 365 in Windows? Learn about the key new features in Microsoft’s powerful presentation app.
As M365 Copilot launch looms, businesses likely to move cautiously
While enterprises are attracted by the potential to save employee time on certain tasks, generative AI is largely unproven in the business world — and will require a range of efforts to deploy it safely and effectively.
Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout set for Nov. 1
The generative AI assistant will be available to enterprise customers for $30 per user each month; meanwhile, an invite-only early access program for SMBs has begun.
Google adds its Bard chatbot to Gmail, YouTube, Docs and other apps
Google is challenging Microsoft and ChatGPT for the top spot in generative AI technology with an assistant designed to handle any number of business and consumer tasks.
Microsoft Teams suffers another outage in the North America region
Microsoft 365 suite of applications continues to face downtime at least once every month this year.
18 Microsoft Teams apps for content collaboration and management
You and your colleagues can collaborate on a document, brainstorm on a whiteboard, manage a project, and more — right in the Teams interface.
How (and why) to use conditional formatting in Excel
Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.
Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps
These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself.
Microsoft 365 outage takes out OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online
The company said the outage lasted approximately two hours before it was detected and solved.
Microsoft unveils Copilot pricing, adds new generative AI capabilities
The updates introduced at the company’s annual Inspire conference also include a new Sales Copilot and two new copilot abilities for Micosoft's Dynamics 365 marketing suite.
Microsoft Loop cheat sheet
Microsoft’s new Loop app, available in public preview, provides shared workspaces where teams can collaborate. Here’s how to use it.
13 tips to get the most out of Microsoft Whiteboard
For Microsoft 365 users, it’s worth adding Microsoft Whiteboard to your collaboration playbook. Here’s how your team can make the most of this digital whiteboard tool.
Handy Outlook keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac
Speed up your email, contacts, and calendar tasks with the help of keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Outlook for Windows or macOS.
Users unable to access Outlook, Teams in another M365 outage
Microsoft’s Office software suite saw users unable to access Outlook on the web, Teams, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint for over eight hours in Microsoft 365's seventh outage this year.