Office 365 Transitions to Microsoft 365
Microsoft’s Office 365 is no more. Now referred to as Microsoft 365, the focus shifts to consumers with new features for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Skype. The cost for the subscription has not changed from $99 for a yearly subscription.
Microsoft describes Microsoft 365 as “the subscription for your life to help you make the most of your time, connect and protect the ones you love, and to develop and grow.” Some of the changes to the products happened on March 30, 2020, however the majority of changes won’t take place until April 21.
One of the highlighted changes is an AI-powered service called “Editor” that will be available in Word and Outlook. The service will make writing suggestions for grammar and sentence structure. According to Microsoft, users will be able to “write with more clarity and conciseness.”
PowerPoint will receive a “Coach”. You will now be able to put videos in the background of your presentation and receive public speaking tips. The PowerPoint Present Coach will “listen to your tone of voice and give feedback in real-time to suggest adding some variation where needed.”
Excel will get an update as well. The program will be updated with tools that monitor purchases, create graphs that illustrate spending, and offer charts based on nutritional information.
Another new feature is Microsoft Family Safety. This feature is a mobile app for subscribers that will allow them to manage screen time across all of their Windows PC, Android and Xbox devices.
There are two new features coming to Microsoft Edge – “Smart Copy” and “Vertical Tabs”. Smart Copy is an update to the classic copy-and-paste feature we are all familiar with. It will make it easier to copy and paste things that are traditionally hard to copy such as tables. Vertical Tabs will do exactly that – display tabs vertically on the side of the window, so that they’re easier to read.
And finally, Teams will also receive an update that will allow users to toggle between their corporate and personal accounts. Subscribers to Microsoft 365 will also receive 1 TB of online backup storage.
Story via USA Today
