Microsoft announced Skype calling and chatting in Office Online and OneDrive. It’s somewhat surprising that this integration wasn’t already available, but here it is now. “This creates a natural, collaborative experience where you can co-edit a document right alongside a…
Microsoft Announces New Cloud Storage Options For Office Mobile, Office Online
Nearly a year ago, Microsoft announced the Cloud Storage Partner Program for Office, enabling third-party storage providers like Box, Citrix ShareFile, and Salesforce to connect their services to Office Online for document viewing and editing. This followed a previously announced…
Dropbox and Microsoft Let You Edit Office Files From The Browser
Last fall, Microsoft and Dropbox partnered up on Office integration. Now, the companies are taking their partnership a little further. The two announced a new integration that allows users to edit their Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents in Dropbox using…
Microsoft Office Online Gets A Bunch Of New Features
Microsoft took the opportunity on Wednesday to run down a list of features that have either rolled out very recently or are in the process of rolling out. One is Insights for Office. This lets you right click on a…
Microsoft Adds Skype Document Chat To Office Online
Microsoft announced the addition of Skype document chat to Office Online. It’s avaialble when you collaborate with others in real-time in Word or PowerPoint. To use it, click the Chat button. You can continue chats after leaving the document via…
Microsoft Rebrands Office Web Apps As ‘Office Online’
Microsoft announced the launch of Office Online a rebranded version of its online Office experience (Office.com, Office Web Apps). Office Online provides users with a free online version of its popular suite of productivity apps, which compete directly with services…