Episode 246 of the Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast is now out on YouTube. Join Jennifer Mason, Tamara Bredemus, and Thomas Duff as we cover this week’s updates.
Using Copilot to generate a PowerPoint presentation
Have you ever been tasked with generating a presentation about some topic, and you are experiencing a severe case of creative writer’s block? You can use Copilot in PowerPoint to help generate a solid starting point, complete with content, speaking notes, and images. Here’s how that works…
Collaborate on SharePoint Pages and News with coauthoring
Have you ever been editing a SharePoint page and wished that you could have someone else working on it at the same time so that you could collaborate? Now you can with the new ability to be editing a SharePoint page or news post at the same time. Here’s how that looks and works…
Using a keyboard shortcut to paste in plain text in browser-based Microsoft 365 applications
My wife (who does user adoption and training for Microsoft 365 software) ran across this new feature that popped up on her browser-based Word document the other day. Now you can use a keyboard shortcut to paste in plain text without having to use a drop-down menu to do so. Here’s how that works…
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 245
Episode 245 of the Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast is now out on YouTube. Join Tamara Bredemus and Thomas Duff as we cover this week’s updates.
Creating colored folders in New Outlook and Outlook on the web
If you’re looking for a small color accent for all your Outlook folders, you can now do that using the Change Color feature. Here’s how that works and looks…
Generating SharePoint Pages using Copilot
Have you ever sat in front of a blank SharePoint page and struggled to get even the barest amount of content on the screen? With Copilot, you can prompt your way to a starting design and content, and then refine things based on what it provides you. Here’s how that works…
Using the new Editorial Card web part on SharePoint pages
Microsoft has come out with a new SharePoint page web part that is rather interesting. It’s called an Editorial Card web part, and Microsoft describes it as “The SharePoint Editorial Card web part is a new feature designed to enhance content presentation on SharePoint pages and news. It allows for manual customization, enabling users to create visually appealing card-like containers tailored to specific needs.” Let’s dive in to see what it looks like and how it works…
Using the new Carousel option in the SharePoint page Hero web part
If you’ve been creating SharePoint pages for some time, you’re likely familiar with the Hero web part. It displays up to five tiles at the top of the page, and it allowed you to have the tiles laid out in a grid or layered down the page. Microsoft has added a new Carousel option for the Hero web part layout, and you might find it interesting to check out. Here’s how it works…