{"id":65674,"date":"2018-11-29T17:16:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=427773"},"modified":"2018-11-29T17:16:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:16:54","slug":"new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/29\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content\/","title":{"rendered":"New to Microsoft 365 in November: Tools to keep you in your workflow and fine-tune content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month, we released new features in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft 365<\/a> that help users stay focused in their workflow while delivering richer, more engaging content.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s new in November.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay in your flow of work<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re launching new capabilities in Microsoft 365 to help simplify common tasks in your workflow and save you time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep track of to-dos and collaborate with others with new AI features in Word<\/strong>\u2014Now you can more easily focus on your writing when working in <a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/word\">Word<\/a>. When you type a to-do item, like <strong>TODO: finish this section<\/strong> or <strong>&lt;&lt;insert closing here&gt;&gt;<\/strong>, Word recognizes and tracks them as to-dos. When you come back to the document, you\u2019ll see a list of your remaining to-dos, and you can click each one to navigate back to the right spot. Additionally, when you @mention someone within a to-do, Word emails them a notification with a \u201cdeep link\u201d to the relevant place in the document. This new capability is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2018\/11\/07\/collaborate-with-others-and-keep-track-of-to-dos-with-new-ai-features-in-word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available today<\/a> in preview for Word on the Mac for <a href=\"https:\/\/insider.office.com\/en-us\/join\/mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office Insiders<\/a>, with availability for all Office 365 subscribers coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content.gif\" alt=\"Animated screenshot of a Word document open using the AI-powered To-Do feature.\" width=\"900\" height=\"575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perform more tasks on the go with new features for Microsoft Teams on iOS and Android<\/strong>\u2014The <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-Teams-Blog\/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Teams-November-round-up\/ba-p\/284335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated Teams mobile app<\/a> now empowers you to be more productive on the go with features like the ability to schedule meetings and search for colleagues within your organization\u2019s directory. With Quiet Hours, you can focus on other activities with greater control over push notifications. These features are available now via the Teams mobile app.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content.png\" alt=\"Image of a phone screen displaying Microsoft Teams, with quiet hours set from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.\" width=\"300\" height=\"596\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manage tasks without breaking your email flow in Outlook on the web<\/strong>\u2014The updated Tasks feature in the new Outlook on the web now lets you create a task by dragging and dropping an email into your Tasks pane\u00a0or easily schedule a task by dragging it from the Tasks pane to your calendar. Your tasks then travel with you on the To-Do app. The new Tasks pane capability will start rolling out to customers who opt in to the new Outlook on the web in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-1.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-1.gif\" alt=\"Animated screenshot of tasks being added in Outlook on the web.\" width=\"900\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More ways to sign in to Outlook on the web<\/strong>\u2014We listened to your feedback about wanting an easier way to sign in to Outlook on the web. Starting in December,\u00a0users with an Office 365\u00a0account who use Outlook on the web can now sign in to their work or school accounts through www.outlook.com. When a user\u00a0signs in through www.outlook.com, Outlook redirects them to their organization\u2019s sign-in page, which is pre-populated with the email address they entered. From there, they just follow their organization\u2019s sign-in process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-2.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-2.gif\" alt=\"An animated image showing a user signing in to Outlook.com.\" width=\"900\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Create richer, more engaging content<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re introducing new intelligence capabilities in Microsoft 365 to help users create richer content within PowerPoint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve your writing with Editor in PowerPoint<\/strong>\u2014Editor leverages machine learning and natural language processing to provide an intelligent proofing and editing service that delivers recommendations in context. For example, Editor highlights and provides suggestions to fix awkward word choices and incorrect grammar and offers guidance on clarity and conciseness.\u202fEditor in PowerPoint will be available to all users with an <a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/compare-all-microsoft-office-products-b?tab=2&amp;OCID=AID737190_SEM_IMXBAeyh&amp;lnkd=Google_O365SMB_NI&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA8_PfBRC3ARIsAOzJ2upVKs4adNKrgXqUN4WGyG5EiYuegyczeDKy8u-IZ5K-9yS4EIg8BZ8aAjBGEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office 365 subscription<\/a> beginning December 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-3.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232373 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/new-to-microsoft-365-in-november-tools-to-keep-you-in-your-workflow-and-fine-tune-content-3.gif\" alt=\"An animated image showing the new Editor feature in PowerPoint.\" width=\"900\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engage your audience with interactive forms and quizzes in PowerPoint<\/strong>\u2014Microsoft Forms is <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-Forms-Blog\/Microsoft-Forms-now-available-in-PowerPoint\/ba-p\/262501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now integrated with PowerPoint for Office 365<\/a>, providing a seamless way for speakers, trainers, and educators to connect and interact with participants. Now, presenters can get real-time audience feedback via forms and quizzes without asking them to leave PowerPoint. To get started, in PowerPoint under <strong>Insert<\/strong>, click the <strong>Forms<\/strong> icon to create a new form\/quiz or insert one you\u2019ve already created.<\/p>\n<h3>Other updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Today, we unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@designjon\/91d72608ee8f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">redesigned Office app icons<\/a> to honor the heritage of Office and welcome in the future. These app icons provide flexible visuals that reflect product changes and the new ways in which people are working.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Microsoft-Stream-Blog\/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Stream-Microsoft-Ignite-2018\/ba-p\/260334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI features<\/a> like facial detection to identify speakers in videos, speech-to-text and closed captions, and transcript search and timecodes are now available to all Office 365 Enterprise, Firstline Worker, and Education plans through <a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/microsoft-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Stream<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can now use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2018\/11\/20\/sign-in-to-your-microsoft-account-without-a-password-using-windows-hello-or-a-security-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Hello or a FIDO2 device<\/a> to sign in to your Microsoft account on the Edge browser instead of using a username and password.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/config.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office Customization Tool<\/a> is now available, enabling IT pros to easily customize deployment of Office 365 ProPlus and other <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/DeployOffice\/overview-of-the-office-customization-tool-for-click-to-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click-to-Run<\/a> managed Office products using a simple, intuitive, and web-based interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, we released new features in Microsoft 365 that help users stay focused in their workflow while delivering richer, more engaging content. 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