Microsoft updates Office 365: new functions are coming, designed above all to promote security and teamwork

Office 365 is the Microsoft alternative designed for all those users who do not want to make a single payment to get Office and who at the same time want to be updated and have access to more services Office but with a monthly or annual subscription in between.

And like every month, Microsoft has once again released an update for Office 365 The expected bug fixes arrive but also a series of new functions that seek to enhance work with the Microsoft office suite, more important now with the rise of telecommuting and remote work.

Improvements in Teams

Anyone using Microsoft Teams will now have access to make video calls with up to 49 people at once thanks to a new grid 7x7.

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This is the first improvement, as regular surveys for employees also arrive, a tool for companies to find out the opinion of employees on different aspects. A functionality available from the Forms tab using the Create a workflow option>"

New custom background effects have been released in Teams and you can now customize your background by uploading one of our own images or choosing one from the collections of funds available online. In addition, it arrives for a group of selected users, the possibility that allows those who access through mobile devices to add personal accounts to Teams.

Other improvements

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In Office 365, Microsoft makes searching easier by allowing users to add data sources with which to narrow the parameters on which to search. In addition, queries are optimized in applications such as Word, Excel and SharePoint by having a more natural language, a function already present in Excel since April, an Excel that now has a new function of Forms>"

You can now easily create Visio diagrams in Excel with three new features to enhance the Visio Data Visualizer add-in experience By On the one hand, you can access category-specific templates for basic and cross-functional flowcharts, as well as organizational charts directly in Excel. Added single sign-on (SSO) integration, which allows users who are already logged in to Excel to bypass a secondary login to access the add-in.Finally, localization support is added that allows users to create diagrams in all languages ​​that are already supported by Visio. These features will arrive at the end of June.

They've also added the ability to save diagrams as an image file in Visio for the web. The Download as Image feature allows users to save time and easily customize the export of their Visio diagrams as image files for easy sharing with everyone, including those without a Visio license or subscription.

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In PowerPoint for Android comes Presenter Coach making it easy to create and share content. It seeks to end bad habits in presentations. Presenter Coach has been available in PowerPoint for the web since the fall. Presenter Coach uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide on-screen guidance on presentation pacing, use of inclusive language, or inappropriate or filler words and culturally insensitive phrases."

PowerPoint Live is also coming for PowerPoint on the web This is a feature that helps presenters deliver a more seamless presentation experience. tailored to each audience member, allowing viewers to connect from their device and access the presentation at their own pace.

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Yammer improves and adds new options such as All Companies based on customer feedback during preview private. Admins can now change the name and cover photo to reflect their organization&39;s brand. Plus, you can host live events and announce questions, polls, and praise with notifications to the entire Company-wide community."

In Outlook they are preparing the arrival of a new tool so that users can create a survey within Outlook without the need to install an add-in Outlook on the web and Mac users will see this feature throughout this month, and Outlook for Windows desktop app is coming next month.

Security enhancements

Added new capabilities to help IT administrators more effectively protect their organizations against malicious documents and manage privacy settings in Edge and Microsoft GraphIn this regard, they announce the availability of Safe Documents, which automatically verifies known risks and threat profiles before allowing documents to be opened.

For the sake of security, you can control the types of data that Edge users sync when looking to make it easier to start login and get quick access to your personal data when using multiple devices or sharing devices.This tool seeks to limit the synchronization of specific data, such as passwords, to meet compliance requirements or company policies.

Via | Microsoft