Microsoft has revealed which features the company has added to OneDrive, its cloud storage and sync service. The announcement mentions the roadmap entries implemented in August, as well as a few changes made to online Office apps.
Category: Microsoft Office
Office app for Windows 10 receives new vertical layout
Microsoft has updated the Office UWP app that is available for Windows 10 users via the Store with a new vertical layout. The feature is already rolling out to Insiders, so there is a chance that you will get it soon.
Microsoft’s MeTAOS is a productivity-oriented project
Microsoft is building a new foundational layer on top of SharePoint, the Office 365 substrate, Azure, Microsoft's machine-learning infrastructure in order to improve users' experiences when using its productivity cloud.
Microsoft has updated Excel with new data types
If you remember, Microsoft, when announced its Office app rebranding, had also mentioned new data types for Excel. This has finally happened. The company today announced 100 new data types available in Microsoft Office Excel, starting in version 2007 (Build 13029.20006), currently in BETA for Windows and in the Fast Ring on macOS.
Office for macOS has got animated GIF support, new Excel Sheet View, more
Microsoft has updated the Slow Ring of Office on macOS, bringing a number of new features to Insiders, including a new for Excel sheets, animated GIF support in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and several other new features.
Office.com gets a new design
Microsoft's online Office suite hosted on Office.com is getting a new appearance. A redesigned home page is gradually becomes available to users, including business users that already see the change.
Microsoft made available Money in Excel
If you remember, Money in Excel is a feature that Microsoft announced earlier in March. Now is it available to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers, but currently in the U.S. only.
Microsoft enables sharing from Windows apps to Outlook Desktop
Microsoft has published a new app in the Store, named Microsoft Office Outlook Desktop Integration. It extends the modern sharing functionality of Windows 10 to the Office's Outlook app.
Microsoft Introduced New Microsoft 365 Products and Features
Microsoft today announced that the company has rebranded some of its Office products, previously known as Office 365 Personal and Home, to Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family, respectively. The new branding will be rolled out on April 21, 2020.
Microsoft Office Receives Color Picker with Hex Value Support
Microsoft updates their Office suite with a new color picker dialog which allows entering hexadecimal color values. The feature has landed in the Office Insider Preview build 12615.20000. It is a Fast Ring release.
