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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 2d

👏 Love seeing these tools roll out globally! AI-powered Flashcards and the Learning Activities app are a huge win for educators and students. Thanks for spotlighting what’s new, Mike!

Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for next week's special "What's New in Microsoft EDU" - October 2025 webinar" 🚀 We'll be covering all of the just-announced updates for AI features coming for ALL educators and students

📅 Wed Oct 22nd, 8am PST
📅 Wed Oct 22nd, 4pm PST

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What's New in Microsoft EDU - October 2025 (AI for all edition) | Microsoft Community Hub

Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 for our latest "What's New in Microsoft EDU" webinar! This will be a special one where we go into depth about all of...

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Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen.bsky.social · 3d

A short tutorial video on how to use the new Calendar in Microsoft Teams, now powered by Outlook 📅 Now available globally to turn on and use.

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How to Use the NEW Microsoft Teams Calendar 📅 (Powered by Outlook)

YouTube video by Mike Tholfsen

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 3d

🤩 New era, new icons. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more now show a bold new look that mirrors the role of Microsoft 365 Copilot in your daily work. See what changed in our blog:
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New Microsoft 365 icons for the AI era

The newly designed app icons reflect a strategic shift in Microsoft 365: unified, intuitive, and designed for flow across every canvas.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 3d

🧠 OneNote on Windows now launches the touch keyboard automatically.
Just tap the canvas and start typing.
No extra steps.
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Touch keyboard appears automatically in OneNote on Windows

With this update to Microsoft OneNote on Windows, the touch keyboard now launches instantly with a single tap on the page canvas.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 3d

Love to see this come to life. Clear guidance around AI use has been a top request from educators. Great work Mike.

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Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen.bsky.social · 4d

One of the new features in our big announcement today is the "Set Expected AI Use" for Assignments in Teams for EDU. Example in the video below, coming to all M365 customers.

This has been a top request!

Blog details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 4d

Hey SharePoint admins 👋
Your new toolkit for secure collaboration and AI readiness is here. Check out the latest Showcase blog for Copilot governance, agent insights, and more.
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SharePoint Showcase highlights: Copilot and agents governance and security essentials for admins

To support admins in the evolving AI landscape, we’ve introduced a range of new tools and policies for Microsoft SharePoint admins.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 5d

Fall updates in Excel are looking 🔥🔥🔥
From Copilot Chat to REGEX functions, Mike breaks down 8 new features in this must-watch tutorial.

Thanks for spotlighting the latest, Mike!
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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 6d

📚 October is National Book Month.
Microsoft Copilot can help you support indie bookstores, fight book bans, or build a Little Free Library.
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Celebrate National Book Month with Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot can help you fight book bans, support independent bookstores, and more this National Book Month.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 8d

🎂 Just in case you missed it, Excel is celebrating 40 years of helping people organize, analyze, and visualize data. Take a walk down memory lane.

Microsoft Excel turns 40!

In honor of Microsoft Excel’s 40th birthday, here’s a look at how we got here, and where we’re headed next!

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 10d

✂️ Crop your pics without leaving OneNote. The new update on Windows lets you trim screenshots and keep your notes clean right inside the app. Check out the details in our latest blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

Crop pictures directly in OneNote on Windows

With this update, you can quickly crop any picture right inside your Microsoft OneNote on Windows page, keeping your workflow focused and your notes clean.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 12d

📢 A major step forward for accessibility: Floating images in Word for Windows are now detectable by screen readers, complete with alt text and context.

Floating images now accessible for screen readers in Word

Thanks to new enhancements in how images are anchored to surrounding text in Microsoft Word for Windows, screen readers can now detect and navigate floating...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 16d

🧠 Copilot Memory in Microsoft 365 is here! It remembers your tone, style, and preferences so you get personalized results every time. Learn how to set it up in our new blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #Microsoft365Copilot

Unlock the power of personalization: Copilot Memory in Microsoft 365

Copilot Memory remembers key facts you choose to share, so Microsoft 365 Copilot can tailor its responses and recommendations to fit your needs.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 17d

🐍 Control how Python runs in your Excel workbooks! With editable initialization, you can set imports, preload functions, and define defaults to match your needs. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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Edit the default initialization for Python in Excel

This feature gives you control over how Python initializes in your Microsoft Excel for Windows workbook, allowing you to tailor imports, defaults, and...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 18d

📊 Keep your flow in Excel. With PivotTable #SPILL!, blocked PivotTables now collapse into a single error cell instead of breaking your work. Check out our new blog. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #PivotTable

Stay in the flow with PivotTable #SPILL! in Excel

PivotTables in Microsoft Excel for Windows and for Mac can now collapse into a single cell with a #SPILL! error, so you can stay focused and resolve errors...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 18d

🎃 Struggling to come up with a Halloween costume? Microsoft Copilot can help with ideas for kids, groups, or even last-minute DIYs. Explore the sample prompts in our new blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso... #MicrosoftCopilot

Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 19d

🚪 Insider feedback has shaped some of the best Microsoft 365 features. Today’s the last chance to take our September survey. It’s only 4 quick questions and takes one minute. Your input helps us keep improving Microsoft 365.
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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 19d

🎉 Happy 40th to Microsoft Excel! Launched in 1985, now powering AI insights today. Celebrate the story in our anniversary blog!
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Microsoft Excel turns 40!

In honor of Microsoft Excel’s 40th birthday, here’s a look at how we got here, and where we’re headed next!

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 23d

⚡ Formula writing in Excel is easier than ever. Microsoft 365 Copilot now suggests formulas instantly when you type “=.” Work faster with fewer errors. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #MicrosoftExcel

Faster formula writing with formula completion in Excel for Windows

Powered by state-of-the-art AI models, formula completion in Microsoft Excel for Windows autocompletes formulas when you type = by referencing the context of...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 24d

✨ Meetings, meet podcasts. ICYMI, Teams audio recaps are here to help you stay updated faster. Get all the specs in our blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...

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Listen to an audio recap of your meetings in Teams

The podcast-style audio recap in Microsoft Teams will summarize key topics and takeaways from a single or multiple meetings in minutes, and comes in three...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 25d

🟥 New red, better readability.
Microsoft 365’s standard red font color now meets WCAG contrast guidelines.
It’s a small tweak with a big impact for users with low vision or color deficiencies.
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#Accessibility #Microsoft365 #InclusiveDesign

Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365

We upgraded the standard red font color in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on Windows and Mac to make it more inclusive and accessible to...

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · 27d

📘 Every new Teams channel now comes with a Channel Agent that can generate reports, manage Planner tasks, and support your project collaboration.
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Introducing Channel Agent in Teams

The new Channel Agent in Microsoft Teams can generate Loop reports, answer questions, schedule meetings, and more based on channel activity.

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Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · Sep 19

✨ September’s Insider Round-Up is live. Hidden OneDrive gems, audio overviews in Word, and merging table cells in OneNote are just the start. msft.it/63323sokpN

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Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: September 2025

Microsoft 365 is always evolving, and keeping up shouldn’t feel like a full-time job (especially if you already have a full-time job!). That’s where we come in: This month’s Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up comes with all sorts of features designed to make your workday smoother, smarter, and a little

Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · Sep 18

Sorry to hear you’re having this experience, Geoff. We want to make sure the right team sees your feedback. Please submit it directly through Help > Feedback in the app so they can investigate both the setting issue and the table formatting feedback.

Microsoft 365 Insider Program @msft365insider.bsky.social · Sep 18

✨ Our SharePoint Showcase blog series is live. First up: SharePoint agents, and the 3M+ ways customers are already using them to collaborate smarter.
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SharePoint Showcase highlights: Get the most out of SharePoint agents

SharePoint agents can reshape and improve how you make decisions, work as a team, and conduct business overall. Here's how they work.

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