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Critical updates for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio drive September's Patch Tuesday
Microsoft this week rolled out 59 updates with its Patch Tuesday update, including critical patches for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio.
Microsoft Teams suffers another outage in the North America region
Microsoft 365 suite of applications continues to face downtime at least once every month this year.
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 2308 (Build 16731.20234), released on Sept. 12, 2023.
Google’s Duet AI now available for Workspace enterprise customers
Google will match rival Microsoft’s pricing with its Duet AI assistant, which is available as an add-on to customers in its Enterprise tier – at $30 per user each month.
18 Microsoft Teams apps for content collaboration and management
You and your colleagues can collaborate on a document, brainstorm on a whiteboard, manage a project, and more — right in the Teams interface.
Microsoft launches native integration for Python in Excel
With native Python integration with Excel, users will be able to use the new “PY” function to input Python code directly into Excel cells.
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.
How (and why) to use conditional formatting in Excel
Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.
Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps
These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft rolls out 90 updates for Windows, Office
Microsoft released 90 updates for the Windows and Office platforms this week along with another update for Microsoft Exchange — paired with a warning about failed updates to Exchange Server 2016 and 2019.
How to use smart chips in Google Docs and Sheets
Smart chips are interactive elements you embed in Google documents and spreadsheets. Learn about the different types of smart chips and how to use them for enhanced collaboration.
Microsoft 365 outage takes out OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online
The company said the outage lasted approximately two hours before it was detected and solved.
Microsoft 365 Copilot — a new desktop productivity revolution begins
Microsoft this week fleshed out the plans for its generative AI tool, Copilot. Let the productivity gains begin.
Microsoft unveils Copilot pricing, adds new generative AI capabilities
The updates introduced at the company’s annual Inspire conference also include a new Sales Copilot and two new copilot abilities for Micosoft's Dynamics 365 marketing suite.
Microsoft Loop cheat sheet
Microsoft’s new Loop app, available in public preview, provides shared workspaces where teams can collaborate. Here’s how to use it.
Four zero-days make July 's Patch Tuesday a 'patch now' update
Microsoft rolled out fixes this week for 130 security issues, including four zero-day flaws affecting Windows. Time to patch!
M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI tool, explained
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is about to be integrated in a host of workplace apps. Here’s what companies need to know and what they can do now to prepare.
June's Patch Tuesday updates focus on Windows, Office
Microsoft rolled out 73 updates this week, but none of them were showstoppers — a welcome respite after months of zero-day fixes.