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Support for the original Microsoft Edge, based on Internet Explorer, ends on the 9th March

Camilo Pires February 07, 2021 0 Comments
On the 9th March 2021, Microsoft will be dropping their support for the original version of Microsoft Edge. This blog post will explain what this means for you. Why are Microsoft doing this and what to do now? Microsoft have released a new version of their Edge browser based on Chromium. You can read about it here and also download it. There is an easy way to identify which version of Microsoft...
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Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity

Chris Grant (he/him) December 22, 2020 0 Comments
To ensure that we meet performance expectations, Microsoft is updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services as of November 1, 2021 - so you have plenty of time to prepare for a phased change to newer versions of Outlook, as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription or Hosted Exchange email solution that includes appropriate Outlook licenses....
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Upgrade macOS to access new Microsoft 365 for Mac updates

Alex Swabey October 06, 2020 0 Comments
As of the Microsoft 365 for Mac, November 2020 update, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will continue to work but you will no longer receive any updates including security updates. If your organisation is not using macOS then you can disregard this change,...
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Windows 10 has a hidden emoji picker – here’s how to use it

Chris Grant (he/him) August 11, 2020 0 Comments
Windows 10 has a hidden emoji picker you can use to type emoji in any application, even desktop programs like Google Chrome. It’s accessible by pressing a keyboard shortcut combination. How to Open the Emoji Picker To open the emoji picker, press Win+. or Win+; on your keyboard. In other words, hold the Windows key down and press either the period (.) or semicolon (;) key. Your cursor must be...
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Bing Webmaster Tools to be fully revamped by July

Chris Grant (he/him) May 21, 2020 0 Comments
While a lot of attention is paid to Google and their Search Console service for webmasters, Bing still deserves a look in - after all Bing powers Yahoo search results as well as a lot of other smaller search engines so it's 2 for 1 on the big names when it comes to managing your site's ranking on Microsoft's Bing search engine. Microsoft's Bing team announced Tuesday at SMX London that Bing...
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Microsoft: Co-editor chat directly from documents to be retired

Andy Smart March 25, 2020 0 Comments
Microsoft has announced that the ability to initiate a Chat directly with a co-editor of a Word, Excel, PowerPoint document will be retired over several weeks beginning mid-April (across the web, Windows and Mac versions of Office and Office 365). Moving forward, Microsoft suggests that communication with others working in Office documents should be carried out using document Comments when you...
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The new Microsoft Edge is out of preview and available for download

Chris Grant (he/him) January 16, 2020 0 Comments
A little over a year ago, Microsoft announced plans to rebuild it's Edge web browser on the Chromium open source project with the goals of delivering better compatibility for everyone, less fragmentation for web developers, and a partnership with the Chromium community to improve the Chromium engine itself. This week, at Ignite, Microsoft unveiled their new vision for the web and search, a...
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The new Outlook on the web is coming, with a modern design, and new features

Tom Furmanski July 06, 2019 0 Comments
Microsoft may have been one of the first movers when they acquired Hotmail back in the 1990s, eventually renaming it to Outlook.com after a brief diversion to Windows Live. It's been updated yet again, with Outlook.com switching to a new look this week after a period of testing and Office 365 Outlook on the web users being given the new look from July 22nd. The new Outlook on the web should...
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Microsoft are adding suggested replies to Outlook for Android

Tom Furmanski May 13, 2019 0 Comments
Microsoft is rolling out some updates to its Outlook mail app for Android which will include additional intelligent technology in Outlook for Android with suggested replies so you can quickly respond to an email with short, relevant responses to email messages. In anticipation of releasing suggested replies later this quarter, Microsoft is expanding the controls available to Microsoft 365/Office...
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Office 365 feature update: Focus on your active teams

Chris Grant (he/him) April 15, 2019 0 Comments
Are too many teams cluttering up your left rail? Over the next few weeks, teams you haven't visited in more than 45 days will be automatically reordered and moved to the bottom "More" category so you can focus on teams you're more active in. This feature update from Microsoft is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 48621 and does not apply to Office 365 subscriptions for Education. Microsoft...
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