2021-07 | #Microsoft365 | #Office Insider Update

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a webpage.     Features Feedback Tips & Tricks Stay Connected   Greetings, Office Insider!   We are delighted to share with you the visual refresh of the Office desktop apps for Windows 10 and Windows 11. In alignment with the newly released Windows 11 OS that will be available this week to Dev Channel users in the Windows Insiders program, this visual update delivers a simple and more coherent experience across the Office apps you depend on, so that you can focus on your work more easily. EXPERIENCE THE VISUAL REFRESH OF OFFICE APPS FOR WINDOWS >       Preview Features for Insiders   Outlook for Windows: Sending accessible emails By creating and sending accessible emails, you ensure that recipients can access, read, and use the information they contain. We have expanded the Outlook functionality that automatically prompts you when an accessibility violation is detected while composing an email to large audiences or external users, and helps you fix the issue. SEND ACCESSIBLE EMAILS IN OUTLOOK > PowerPoint: Presenter Coach tutorial Whether you’re presenting for a couple people on a conference call or 100s of attendees at a large conference, you want to do your best. With tips on public speaking, targeted evaluations, and more, Presenter Coach is an invaluable tutorial that will help you improve your presentation technique. HONE YOUR SKILLS WITH PRESENTER COACH FOR POWERPOINT > Outlook for Windows: Reply faster using suggested replies Outlook now uses a machine learning model to evaluate whether a message fits the criteria for a short, suggested reply. If it does, and you receive an email message that can be answered with just a few words, Outlook will suggest three optional responses that you can use to reply with just a couple of clicks. USE SUGGESTED REPLIES IN OUTLOOK > Office Mobile for Android: Capture voice recordings When you need to preserve your key thoughts or record an important discussion, the voice capture feature in Office Mobile is there for you. This Android feature allows you to go beyond simple voice memos, with live speech-to-text transcription. It also offers synced text highlighting during playback and the ability to share your content by exporting it to other Microsoft 365 apps and services. MAKE VOICE RECORDINGS IN OFFICE MOBILE > Word for Android: Utilize Text Predictions Typing on a phone can be slow and often frustrating. But we know that you want to be as productive while on your phone as you are when sitting in front of your laptop at home or in the office. The text predictions feature in Word for Android, powered by machine learning, now allows you to type more efficiently with fewer mistakes. TYPE FASTER WITH TEXT PREDICTIONS IN WORD > Word for Windows: Proof selected text When working on a large document, you may want to focus on revising or finalizing a specific section before getting input and feedback from others. In cases like this, you’ll often want to use the Editor feature to check the grammar and spelling, and to make refinements to ensure clarity and conciseness for just that part of the document. This is now easy to do in Word for Windows. PROOF SELECTED PORTIONS OF YOUR DOCUMENT > Outlook for Mac: Move and copy messages between accounts Many of you have requested the ability to move or copy an email sent to one of multiple Outlook accounts on your Mac to a folder in a different account. We also know this capability is valuable to those of you who are using a shared mailbox account. Now you can! MOVE AND COPY MESSAGES BETWEEN OUTLOOK ACCOUNTS > Excel for Mac: Import data from local files Power Query is a powerful set of tools to help you gather and analyze data quickly and easily. After we first introduced this technology to Excel for Mac, we received many requests to add the ability to import data. We heard you! And we’re happy to let you know that you can now import data from local files such as Excel workbooks, as well as from text and CSV files. IMPORT DATA FROM LOCAL FILES WITH POWER QUERY >       Your Feedback in Action   You gave us some great feedback in May, Office Insiders. Thank you! If you are ever looking for the best way to send feedback, we've prepared a handy blog post with tons of tips for you. Check it out!     43,233 pieces of feedback submitted   3,055 Smiles   6,350 Frowns       Using this feedback and your telemetry, we have resolved these issues (and more!): In Word for Windows, we fixed an issue where comment replies were sometimes lost when coauthoring with multiple users. In Excel for Windows, we fixed an issue where extra entries appeared in the Excel Add-In list for some users. In Outlook for Mac, we added a prompt when discarding a draft message. Read about these fixes and more in our release notes.       Office Insider Tips & Tricks   Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build available in the Windows Insider Dev Channel Be among the first to try out Windows 11, an OS built with Insiders’ feedback in mind. In addition, visit the Inside Windows 11 site to discover why and how we built the latest OS. CHECK OUT THE NEW FEATURES IN WINDOWS 11 > Tell us your personal Microsoft 365 story We created Microsoft 365 to help you make the most of your time, whether that means pursuing personal passions or overcoming challenges both large and small. Whether you used Word to craft the resume that landed your dream job, Excel to balance the budget of a local charity, or Outlook to keep tabs on appointments for someone in your care, we are proud to be part of your life moments. To help us inspire others, we want to hear from you. We are looking for stories that showcase the impact Microsoft 365 has had on your personal life. Tell us your story, and you could be featured in a Microsoft Marketing campaign. LEARN MORE AND SEND IN YOUR STORY > Office Insider Spotlight: Nenad Trajkovski As a part of our Office Insider Spotlight series, we introduce you to tech leaders who inspire us. Nenad is a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist and a globally recognized expert trainer with more than three decades of experience in the technology industry. Learn about what motivates him to continue growing and helping others get the most from their Office tools. READ ABOUT NENAD’S JOURNEY >       Stay Connected   OFFICE INSIDER BLOG > @OFFICEINSIDER ON TWITTER > OFFICE INSIDER TECH COMMUNITY > OFFICE INSIDER ANSWERS COMMUNITY > As always, we value your feedback and really appreciate you taking the time to talk to and connect with us! Please don't forget to use the feedback options within the Office apps to tell us what you think about our newest preview features. The Office Insider Team Was this newsletter forwarded to you? If so, sign up for your own newsletter delivered to your inbox.   Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052