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Office 365: A guide to the updates

Get the latest info on new features, bug fixes, and security updates for Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 2407 (Build 17830.20166), released on Aug. 13, 2024.

By Preston Gralla

Aug 14, 2024114 mins

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Articles

Microsoft OneDrive cheat sheet: Using OneDrive in Windows

If you have Windows 10 or 11, you have OneDrive. With this quick guide, you can learn how to sync, back up, and share files in OneDrive with built-in Windows tools.

By Howard Wen

May 31, 2024 15 mins

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Microsoft’s Team Copilot aims to help manage meetings, group chats

The collaborative Team Copilot tool, available later this year in preview, will also track team projects, expanding the reach of Microsoft’s generative AI assistant.

By Matthew Finnegan

May 21, 2024 3 mins

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Microsoft begins to phase out ‘classic’ Teams

Microsoft is encouraging Teams customers to move to the new, faster version of the collaboration app; the older version will be switched off next year.

By Matthew Finnegan

May 03, 2024 3 mins

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Microsoft reminder: Support for Office 2016 and 2019 ends next year

Older versions of Office apps and servers will no longer get security updates as of October 2025 — when Windows 10 also reaches end of support.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 19, 2024 3 mins

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How to use PivotTables and PivotCharts in Excel

Using Excel’s PivotTables and PivotCharts, you can quickly analyze large data sets, summarize key data, and present it in easy-to-read format. Here’s how to get started with these powerful tools.

By Shimon Brathwaite

Apr 11, 2024 10 mins

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Google Workspace gets new genAI pricing options, Vids app

Google Workspace customers can now pay $10 per user a month to access generative AI features in Meet and Chat. Google also unveiled a new video creation app — Vids.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 10, 2024 4 mins

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Embedding dropdown lists in a spreadsheet saves time and ensures accuracy. Here’s how to make the most of them in Google Sheets.

By Howard Wen

Apr 09, 2024 16 mins

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Microsoft unbundles Teams and Office globally to avoid antitrust fight

The move expands on a decision last August to separate the two in the EU to avoid further anticompetitive scrutiny.

By Elizabeth Montalbano

Apr 02, 2024 5 mins

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Google Workspace tips and tutorials

Learn how to use and get the most from Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Keep, Forms, Gmail, and other apps in Google’s Workspace productivity suite.

By Valerie Potter

Mar 01, 2024 7 mins

Small and Medium BusinessG SuiteCollaboration Software

Google Workspace power tips: Tap into cross-app productivity

The apps that make up Google Workspace are powerful on their own — and even more potent when used together.

By Howard Wen

Feb 26, 2024 13 mins

Small and Medium BusinessG SuiteGoogle

How to use Google’s genAI-powered note-taking app

Google’s experimental NotebookLM lacks many of the features of more established notes apps, but its generative AI core gives it analysis and summarization superpowers.

By Howard Wen

Feb 15, 2024 12 mins

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How to use the new genAI template tool in Google Sheets

Help Me Organize, a generative AI tool in Google Sheets, can whip up templates for project schedules, budgets, charts, and more. Learn how to use it and write effective prompts for best results.

By Howard Wen

Feb 02, 2024 9 mins

Small and Medium BusinessG SuiteGenerative AI