Cameo in PowerPoint Live
TL;DR:With Cameo in PowerPoint Live, you will be able to integrate Teams camera feed into PowerPoint presentation and customise how and where you want to appear on slides. Due September 2022.
Details:Cameo...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office apps
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me, like to open an app such as...
Microsoft Teams PowerPoint Live is getting video closed captions
TL;DR:Closed captions will soon be supported for videos embedded in PowerPoint and shared in Teams (desktop and web) using PowerPoint Live. Due early to mid-March 2023.
Details:When creating a PowerPoint presentation in...
New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing
Short version:When making a Live Presentation, you will soon be able to add a video feed superimposed onto the foreground of the content being shared. This feature is available for the...
Full PowerPoint tutorial – recreate the ‘What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams?’ presentation
I create the 'What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Teams?' presentation every couple of weeks. If you have ever wondered about how I create some of the slides, then this is...
Changes to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint integration in Teams
Since early 2018 I have heard people say of Teams "it's just another place I need to check for work". Since then I have been responding along the lines that if...
New Look for Office for the Web
Details:Microsoft have announced a new look for Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the Web. They are changing the visuals to give it a clean look to help you focus, but apparently...
PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ is gaining support for protected and encrypted Word...
TL;DRMicrosoft PowerPoint Copilot ‘Create presentation from file’ will soon support protected or encrypted Word documents. Due early to late June 2024.
DetailsPreviously, users who wanted to make a new presentation from an...
Magnify PowerPoint Live slides in Teams
TL;DR:When a slide deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees will be able to use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the...
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web are getting an enhanced File menu
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing an enhanced File menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. This update is intended to make it easier for you to create, open, share, export, and...
New ‘Web content’ on/off toggle for Microsoft Copilot
TL;DRMicrosoft Copilot will soon add a Web content on/off slider to the three-dot menu. Due mid-December 2024 to late January 2025.
DetailsYou will be able...
