Try the new Office 365 to get the new Office 2016 apps.

Welcome to our new frictionless, paperless and limitless Office. It takes the work out of working together. Try the new Office 365 to get the new Office 2016 apps.

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Did you see what's new in the Office 2016 apps? Check it out here.

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Working together just got easier

Office 2016 makes it easier to share documents and work with others at the same time.

Work together on documents

See others' edits with coauthoring in Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Improved version history lets you refer back to snapshots of a document during the editing process.

Simplified sharing

Share right from your document with a click of a button. Or use the new modern attachments in Outlook—attach files from OneDrive and automatically configure permission without leaving Outlook.

Office across all your devices

Review, edit, analyze, and present your Office 2016 documents across any of your devices—from your PC or Mac to your Windows, Apple®, and Android™ phones and tablets.

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Works for you

Stay on task with Office 2016 with new, faster ways to achieve the results you want.

Find commands with Tell Me

Simply tell Word, Excel, or PowerPoint what you want to do, and Tell Me will guide you to the command.

Fact-check with Bing-powered Smart Lookup

 

Smart Lookup uses terms you highlight and other contextual information in the document to deliver search results from the web, all within the document.

Fewer clicks to Insights

Use one-click forecasting to quickly turn your historical data into an analysis of future trends. New charts help you visualize complex data.

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Office moves with you

From work to your favorite café, stay connected to what's important—friends, family, and projects across all of your devices.

Office apps optimized for touch

Use touch for reading, editing, zooming, and navigation. Write notes or make annotations using digital ink.

Bring it all together with OneDrive cloud storage

Easily save to your cloud storage and switch from one device to the next without missing a beat. Office apps pick up right where you left off, regardless of the device you were using.

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Perfect with Windows 10

Office 2016 plus Windows 10 is the world's most complete solution for getting things done.

Hello

Say "Hello" just once and Windows will log you into your PC and Office—all in one simple step.

Cortana

Bring Cortana to your Office to help you get things done. Let Cortana with Office 365 integration help with tasks like meeting prep.

Office Mobile Apps

Office Mobile apps on Windows 10 are touch-friendly, fast, and optimized for on-the-go-productivity.

Now you can get more done with the new Office and Windows 10.

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Built for teamwork

Work together how you want, when you want. Create and collaborate on documents with others and keep everyone organized and up-to-date with shared notebooks. Stay in touch with Office mobile apps across Windows, Android™, and Apple® devices.

Perfect with Windows 10

Office 2016 and Windows 10—made for each other. Create polished documents with the Office applications you know and trust. Sign on once, your settings and documents follow you across Windows devices. Boost your on-the-go productivity with touch-friendly apps for Windows phones and tablets.

Works with you

Stay focused on what you care about. Use built-in intelligent suggestions, find helpful information, and gain useful insights to create your best documents, all without leaving Office. Tame your inbox and end headaches with finding the latest versions of documents once and for all.
For more information on Windows 10 and Office 365 call us at 800-320-4361.

Record and play back a Skype for Business meeting

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Record and play back a Skype for Business meeting

When you record a Skype for Business Meeting, you capture audio, video, instant messaging (IM), screen sharing, PowerPoint slides, whiteboard activity, and polling. Any of the presenters can record a meeting and save it on their computers.

Record your Skype meeting

1.Click the Options button, and choose Start Recording.

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If the recording option is dimmed, your audio might not be connected. Click the mic icon to connect audio, then try again.

2.Use the controls at the bottom of the meeting to pause, resume, or stop the recording.

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3.To see who else is recording, point to the red recording button.

4.When you’re done, click Stop Recording.

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5.Skype for Business automatically saves the recording in MP4 format that plays in Windows Media Player.

You can exit the meeting while the recording is being processed.

Play and share a recording

When your recording has been processed, you can access it to play or send to others. Skype for Business displays a message when the recording is ready. You can click the alert to open Recording Manager, or if you miss that, click Tools on the Skype for Business main window, then Recording Manager.

In the Recording Manager window:

1.Click your recording to highlight it, then click Play on the right side of the window.

2.You can also rename or delete your recording here.

3.To share your recording with others, click Browse to locate it, then copy the file to post on a shared location, such as OneDrive or an internal SharePoint site.

If you cannot post the recording, check to make sure you have enough space on the page.

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Microsoft is rolling out redesigned versions of Skype for iPhones, iPads and Android phones.

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Microsoft delivers redesigned Skype 6.0 apps for Android, iOS

As written by Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft on zdnet.com
The Skype 6.0 for Android release is rolled out September 3. And the Skype 6.0 for iPhones and iPads is already available now, according to a new Microsoft blog post.
The Skype 6.0 for Android release has been redesigned in a way inspired by Material Design and made easier to use on Android phones, Microsoft execs said. There's a new floating action button, improved search and enhancements to messaging to make it easier to see which messages users have read and haven't.
Skype 6.0 for iPhone and iPad also has been redesigned, officials said. The new navigation controls are meant to get users to their conversations faster. Swipe gestures can be used to make calls and manage messages.
Microsoft execs said the new version for iOS also makes it easier to share photos, web links and emoticons while on voice or video calls, as well as easier to find things using search.
The new 6.0 version of Skype for iPhone is available in the Apple iTunes store, as is Skype 6.0 for iPad. The 6.0 version of Skype for Android phones is available from the Google Play Store. All of these apps are free.
Microsoft also is working on new Skype apps for Windows 10 Mobile, as Microsoft officials have said previously, but today's blog post offers nothing new in terms of when testers and users will get to see the coming app or apps officially.

Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-delivers-redesigned-skype-6-0-apps-for-android-ios/#ftag=CADcb5c631

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An increasingly global workforce, mobility, and video are top trends impacting the evolution of modern meetings. via No Jitter

The Look of Modern Meetings

An increasingly global workforce, mobility, and video are top trends impacting the evolution of the modern meeting.
As written by Michelle Burbick on No Jitter.
Blue Jeans Network recently released its third-annual State of the Modern Meeting Report , which uses data from more than five million BJN business video collaboration meetings in 177 countries to draw conclusions about how meetings are evolving over time.
This year's report highlights several notable trends. BJN has found, for example, that weekend meetings are becoming more frequent. BJN data shows that 49% more meetings are taking place on Saturdays, and Sundays have seen an 84% increase in meetings over the previous couple years. I suppose this reflects that the traditional workweek is on its way out -- something us Millennials have been crabbin' about for a while now.
Online meeting use surges when extreme weather strikes, with video meeting activity increasing by 35% during the Boston blizzard last year and by 26% during the flooding that hit Texas this past May. As this trend illustrates, conferencing technology is making it easier to maintain business as usual in situations when that might not have been possible previously.
As you will see in the infographic below, the corridor from New York to Los Angeles is traveled the most, both physically and virtually speaking, while professionals on the West Coast take more meetings then their counterparts in other regions.
While the use of conference room systems is growing, mobility is key. A quarter of all meetings have at least one mobile video caller, BJN reports, with 78% of mobile video meetings coming from Apple devices. The rise of remote workers and increasing globalization of teams are propelling the use of video, enabling team members to meet "face to face" no matter where they are or what devices they are using.
Take a look at the full infographic to get a more complete snapshot of the modern meeting.

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'@Satyanadella Says: I'll See You Friday - or - Skip it! From Pizza to Punk: 5 Ways Leaders Make Meetings Work Via Huffingtonpost.com

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By Krish Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Jeans Network as written on huffingtonpost.com
There's no denying that meeting other human beings face to face is valuable when you need to communicate nuance, make an impression, learn or collaborate. Think about it, we've all been in THAT meeting. The meeting that never seems to end, in which you resort to biting your tongue, or surreptitiously surfing the web, in order to stay awake and maintain sanity - all the while knowing your inbox is filling up and project deadlines are creeping closer. Here are five surprisingly simple ways today's most prominent and creative business leaders circumvent the meeting doldrums to get the job done -- supported by data taken from over five million online meetings courtesy Blue Jeans State of the Modern Meeting Index.

Sandberg Says: Make it Quick!

Facebook dynamo Sheryl Sandberg has a lot on her plate. According to recent data, women "lean in" to meetings, attending 10 percent more of them than men. However, Sheryl manages by keeping meetings short and to-the-point. If it only takes 10 minutes to go through a meeting that was scheduled for an hour, the meeting's over in 10 minutes. People seem to be picking up on this time-saving strategy to shrink meeting duration whenever possible. The data shows that the meeting sweet spot is just over 30 minutes.

Bezos to Team: Get it while it's hot!

Amazon's Jeff Bezos keeps meetings small. By only ordering two pizzas to feed his attendees, Bezos has found the magic pizza party number to draw the right sized crowd to his meetings. This simple and effective tactic limits meeting participants to the crucial voices and avoids the analysis paralysis that can set in with an over-saturation of opinions. Keeping meetings small has led to quality meetings and enough pizza to go around!

Nadella Says: I'll See You Friday - or - Skip it!

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to stay abreast of issues and push performance aggressively. To that end, he meets with his senior leadership team every Friday to coordinate progress. Though meetings are getting shorter and smaller, Nadella's frequent meeting style fits the national trend. Along with more frequent, more meaningful meetings Nardella empowers his staff to save time by avoiding unnecessary meetings, encouraging them to skip meetings if they really don't need to be there.

No Meetings Wednesday - Try Tuesday Instead!

Facebook started a trend of startup companies declaring a "No Meetings Wednesday" policy - and they were on to something, Blue Jeans' data shows that the most popular day of the week for a meeting is actually Tuesday. Also jumping on the trend to stop meeting madness is technology company Asana, who recently implementing Wednesday as a "flow" day focused on productive work without interruption and reports that the results carry over to other days of the week, too. The most common time of day to meet is 3pm, which should also provide a change of scene and access to a fresh cup of coffee, given that mid-afternoon is commonly considered the energetic low-point of the day. No matter the day or time, scheduling that considers the priorities and demands of invitees will improve the likelihood that your meetings will be well-attended by bright-eyed colleagues.

Meetings - Punk Rock Style

Conventional corporate culture can be stifling, especially in B2B environments. Take a page from former punk rocker turned security software CEO, Timothy Eades, and resist the pressures of meeting norms. Eades isn't afraid to stand apart from the crowd in favor of being an individual, quoting Joey Ramone on punk rock leadership: "To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am.'" As the person who calls the meeting, you have the opportunity to set the tone. Punk rock meeting management should shake things up with nonconformist ideas, the freedom to wear a costume to communicate an idea, and maybe pipe in your favorite Green Day song to get the groove going. The point is: it's your show.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/krish-ramakrishnan/from-pizza-to-punk-5-ways_b_7977790.html