Microsoft has released a new update for its Outlook app on iPadOS that should improve multitasking on the email app. The latest change adds support for drag and drop in split view, among others.
With the new update, you can now attach files and images by dragging and dropping them from OneDrive, Files, Photos, Safari, and Outlook email attachments when you use apps side-by-side on an iPad. The drag and drop capability, in particular, is not something new with Outlook for iPadOS as Microsoft announced support for this feature for the app’s composer last month. Split view was also introduced to Outlook for iPadOS earlier this year.
In addition, the app now lets you drag and drop contacts from Search to its recipients list. Here’s the full changelog on the App Store:
The update brings the app’s version number to 4.60.0 and is now available to download on the App Store.
Microsoft has released a new update for its Outlook app on Android and iOS. The new update brings improvements and bug fixes to the iOS app. For Android users, the new update improves the dual-screen experience. Here is the full changelog for the update:
The side-by-side views you know and love are now optimized for the two screens on your Samsung Fold and your tablet. Log onto Outlook and enjoy the familiar pairings of your inbox with an email, or your agenda with an event.
Here is the full changelog for the iOS update:
This update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to make Outlook better for you. Feel free to send us any comments or questions by going to Settings > Help & Feedback – we’d love to hear from you.
Microsoft has been consistent with updates for the Outlook app. Earlier this month, Office Insiders got an option to sync multiple calendars with Outlook. Last month, Microsoft brought support for custom notification actions as well as ‘Play my Email’ feature to Outlook for Android.
The latest update bumps the Outlook for Android app to version 4.2035.2 and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. The iOS app, on the other hand, gets bumped to version 4.55.0 and can be downloaded from the App Store.
Earlier this year,Microsoft announced that Live Presentations was coming soon, and we are excited to share that it is now generally available on PowerPoint for the web.
When Microsoft first announced PowerPoint Live, we saw excitement from both enterprise and education customers around how this feature could be utilized during in-person events—conferences, lecture halls, corporate all hands, town halls, and more. Of course, the world has changed a lot since then.
Microsoft know that as more physical events and meetings take place, PowerPoint Live will prove to be a very useful tool for connecting with your audience and communicating more effectively, which Microsoft are excited to show you. However, Microsoft also have tips below on how to use this capability now in remote work and learning scenarios.
Providing a personalized presentation experience to each audience member
Every presenter knows how hard it is to get—and keep—your audience truly engaged throughout a presentation. The PowerPoint Live experience can assist users in making their presentations engaging and inclusive.
Everyone in the audience is able to connect from their device (laptop, tablet, or phone) where they can follow along with the presentation, and they can also move back through the slides at their own pace without impacting the presenter. The audience can also provide instant feedback to the presenter in the form of live reactions—and provide comments and rate the presentation at the end.
In addition to all these capabilities, with the power of artificial intelligence (AI), everyone in the audience can enable live subtitles in their preferred language on their own device. It will help not only support participants with hearing disabilities, but also break language barriers and make sure that everyone in the audience is engaged and included.
After the live session, audience members can provide feedback to the presenter, via an optional survey powered by Microsoft Forms, so the presenter can receive responses and recommendations on how to improve their presentation skills.
Now you’re probably wondering: How can I use this feature today while working and learning remotely? While we know that Live will shine in these in-person settings, even though we are not always physically in the same room, Live Presentations in PowerPoint for the web is still available to be utilized today.
How to use Live Presentations remotely
If you’re utilizing a video conferencing tool like Microsoft Teams, simply connect to the Teams call and share the screen where you are opening the presentation in PowerPoint for web and click “Present Live.” At this point, everyone on the Teams call can see the QR code and short URL link they can use to connect to the live presentation. Your audience members from all over the world can scan the QR code using their mobile phones as companion devices to connect to the live presentation. After joining the presentation, they can choose subtitles in over 60 different languages, which help them to follow-along in their preferred language.
If anyone joins the presentation late, they will see the captions and already captured transcript along the previous slides. Everyone using Live Presentations can also navigate through the deck on their own, allowing them to spend more time on a slide if they missed something. Anyone in the audience can easily express themselves in real-time using Live Reactions, which helps not only to make sure that everyone is included in the presentation, but also provides very valuable information to the presenter on how the presentation is being received. At the end of the presentation, every audience member is prompted to rate the presentation and provide their anonymous feedback to the presenter. Afterwards, the presenter will receive an email with aggregated feedback including comments, which can help them improve future presentations.
One of a phone’s most used features is its camera, and yet relatively little was known about the Surface Duo’s camera. However, in a private Q&A livestream held by the Microsoft Store today, Microsoft has revealed a little more about what we can expect from the unique handset’s camera.
A series of screenshots detail the camera app that the phone will ship with, and there’s nothing unusual here. The app follows the traditional camera app layout that we have come to expect: the view from the lens covers the whole screen, with a large circular shutter button overlaid on top of the image. More interestingly, we can also see the different shooting modes, though these aren’t groundbreaking either with users being able to take one of a: photo, video, slow-mo, portrait or panorama. At the top of the UI are options for switching the flash on/off and setting a timer for a photo to be taken.
Unfortunately, the screenshots do little to reveal exactly how good the Duo’s 11MP performs; it seems as though we will have to wait until nearer the handset’s 10 September release date to find that out. It seems unlikely that the camera will be a major selling point of the device though, with it’s unique, hinged, dual-screen design seeing to that.
Microsoft has released the monthly Office Insider build for Windows users in the Current Channel (Preview). This channel was renamed from Monthly Channel (Targeted) back in June, which was initially known as the Slow Ring. This month’s update bumps the version to 2007 and adds a few new features to Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Some features have been in testing in the Beta channel.
One of the improvements for Office apps across the board is the ability to insert High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) pictures from an iPhone. Apple added the ability for the iPhone to capture HEIF images in iOS 11. However, iPhone users have had to convert the images to a JPEG format before inserting them into the Office apps. It must be noted that users must have the HEIF Image Extensions installed. You can head to the Microsoft Store here to install the extension.
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Excel is receiving the Sheet View feature that has been available for Beta Channel users. It was recently also released to macOS users in the Slow ring. Sheet view lets users create a personalized brief look to manipulate data using filters when collaborating with more users. Excel is also receiving the LET function that gives users group repetitive calculations in a formula for easier readability and improved performance.
Sheet view
Other improvements to Excel include creating PivotTables from Power BI data sets and performance improvements to the SUMIFS and its related aggregate functions. The functions now create internal cached indexes that can be reused when the same ranges are being used, resulting in faster calculations.
PowerPoint is getting improvements to Microsoft Stream video playback. A stream is the company’s enterprise video management tool. The service was integrated into PowerPoint a few months ago. Today’s improvements bring faster playback for Stream videos in the presentation tool.
Creating Outlook polls
Lastly, Outlook is getting a few new features as part of the July updates. You can now quickly create pools in emails by directly inserting a poll from the Insert button (pictured above). This build also brings the ability to automatically restore open items from a previous session if they have been inadvertently closed. Other improvements include the ability to disable @ mentions from the settings and cloud-based backup of settings and signatures when setting up a new device.
Dictation is now available in Word for Mac. This feature enables you to save time and stay in flow by using speech-to-text to quickly get your thoughts into your document.
Prerequisites
In order to use the Dictate feature, you need:
A microphone-enabled device or an external microphone
Insider build 16.32 (19120802) or later installed
To be logged into an account associated with an Office 365 subscription
A stable internet connection
For best results, use a headset or microphone recommended for dictating. Also try eliminating background noise from your environment.
Configuration
Make sure your microphone-enabled device is on and confirm that the language is set to the one you’d like to dictate by clicking the down arrow on the Dictate button. We currently do not auto-detect the language you’re speaking.
If you have problems with your microphone-enabled device, check the sound input settings in System Preferences or dictation troubleshooting instructions.
Start Dictation
1. To turn on Dictation, click Home > Dictate.
2. Click on the Dictate button and wait for the red dot to appear.
3. Start talking and notice that the spoken text appears on your screen. If you see a mistake, simply move your cursor to fix it and move it back to continue dictating. You do not need to toggle off the Dictate button while making corrections.
4. When you’re done, click the Dictate button.
Tips & Tricks
When dictating:
Speak clearly and conversationally, but feel free to pause in between thoughts.
Add punctuation by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add out loud.
Period
Comma
Question mark
Exclamation point/mark
New line
Semicolon
Colon
Open quote(s)
Close quote(s)
To turn the microphone on without having to always go to the Home tab, you can add the microphone button to your Quick Access Toolbar.
This feature is powered by the Microsoft Azure Speech Services and built-in directly to Word.
Microsoft announced a new feature that will take your worksheets, presentations, emails, and documents to a new level with premium creative content.
Office 365 subscribers can now easily add high quality, curated images, stickers, and icons to their personal or professional files. Jazz up your content in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint by picking from thousands of royalty-free images and icons that best suit your mood and the information you want to share.
How it works
1. Select Insert > Pictures > Stock Images.
2. Select the content type you want to explore: Stock Images, Cutout People, Icons, or Stickers.
3. Enter some keywords in the Searchbox.
4. Select the image you want and select Insert.
Scenarios to try
Insert a royalty-free image into a PowerPoint presentation.
Add Stickers to an email.
Insert some icons into an Excel report.
Add a royalty-free image to a Word document.
More to come
Stay tuned as we continue to refresh the library with more content and add new categories in the upcoming months. We hope that you enjoy this library of premium creative content and use it to create beautiful and engaging content.
Availability
This feature is available in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint to Office 365 subscribers that are Insider Fast users on Version 2004 (Build 12725.20006) or later.
Feedback
We are actively working on this feature in Office, and your feedback is key to guiding improvements. Let us know what content or styles you’d like to see! If you have any feedback or suggestions, you can submit them by clicking Help > Feedback.
Microsoft launched today a new service that provides Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers a straightforward way of communicating with its real-world threat analysts during a security incident. The Experts on Demand feature is now available to everyone as part of the Microsoft Threat Experts threat hunting service.
The Microsoft Threat Experts offering was unveiled in February of this year as a Microsoft 365 feature. That service was meant to detect threats and help customers ask for advice from a threat expert through a button in Windows Defender ATP. With the new feature, security departments within an organization can consult a threat analyst when they receive alerts about acute attacks such as a dangerous kernel device,
The new feature can be accessed from the Microsoft Defender Security Center app in the Actions drop-down menu. Through this service, Microsoft’s security analysts can provide security operations teams with guidance and insights to “understand, prevent, and respond to complex threats in their environments.” The targeted attack notifications feature, another Microsoft Threat Experts capability, is designed to notify organizations about critical threats against their networks on time. This notification includes information on the timeline, the scope of a breach, and the methods of intrusion. Dustin Duran, Principal Group Manager at Microsoft Defender ATP Research, described in a blog post how the new ATP endpoint protection capabilities helped one of its customers spot a malicious file in a single machine and found indications of a new campaign from an advanced adversary that targeted it. Then, the organization’s security team consulted with Microsoft Threat Experts, which, in turn, validated the security team’s findings. Finally, it was found that the “initial malware infection was the result of weak security control,” which granted users unrestricted administrator privilege.
Doing a backup of your device means the user will be getting a copy of the data if by chance their gadget is stolen or if it gets damaged.
Prefer a backup method and make your worries go away!
How to do back up with iCloud?
Firstly, connect the Wi-Fi network to your device.
Then, go to Settings.
After that, (name).
Click on iCloud.
Hit iCloud Backup.
Press Back Up Now.
Lastly, Wi-Fi needs to be connected till the time backup gets complete.
Follow the given below steps to know about your last backup details.
Firstly, go to Settings.
Then, (name).
After that, click on iCloud.
Next, press on iCloud Backup.
Note that below the Back Up Now, you will get the details of the backup. It will comprise the date as well as the time of your last backup.
How to back up with iCloud Backup by itself?
Follow the given below instructions to make the iCloud backup your gadget on a daily basis by itself.
Firstly, ensure that iCloud Backup enabled in Settings.
Then, (name).
After that, tap on iCloud.
Then, press iCloud Backup.
Next, make your gadget connect to a power source.
Then, connect Wi-Fi needs to be connected to your device.
Ensure that your screen is locked of your device.
You need to go through your device to check whether it has enough space available or not.
After signing in to iCloud, you will receive few GB of iCloud storage. It will be completely free of charges.
Note: If you require more space, then you need to give money for the same.
How to do back up with iTunes?
Firstly, update iTunes with its recent version.
Then, go to iTunes and then connect your PC to your device.
After that, do the steps according to the instructions given. For instance, it can ask to provide your passcode. If you forgot it, then you can take guidance from them for steps that should be done next.
Click on your device whenever it gets displayed in iTunes.
Remember that to store your Health related info from your smartwatch, you require to encrypt your backup.
Lastly, tap on Back Up Now.
Note: Keep your password safely because there is no other way to get your iTunes backup without this password.
Remember! To know about your backup status you need to go through ‘Summary screen in iTunes.’ Below the Latest Backup, you’ll be able to know about date and time.
Charlie Noah is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Charlie has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup
Earlier this year at its Build 2019 developer conference, Microsoft announced IE Mode for its upcoming Chromium-based version of Edge. Now, you can finally use it.
The feature allows you to open a webpage in an Internet Explorer tab within the Edge browser itself. You’ll need to enable a flag called ‘Enable IE Integration’ first, and then when you have a page open, you can go to More tools -> Show this page using Internet Explorer to change the tab you’re in.
Start writing or type / to choose a block
It’s worth noting that the flag was actually discovered a few weeks ago, but enabling it at the time would only launch IE as a separate application. Now, there’s a new option in the dropdown list, so you can choose between Default, Disabled, IE Mode, and NeedIE.
IE Mode is already available in the Dev branch; however, you won’t find it in Edge for Mac. This is because Internet Explorer isn’t supported on Macs, so it was deemed unnecessary.
Another new feature added is a flag called ‘Limit media autoplay’, which will block certain sites from autoplaying video. If you want to check out the Edge Insider builds, you can find it here.
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