Microsoft Announces May Updates for Office 365, New Insider Build of Office 2016 for Windows

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This week, Microsoft announced its May updates for Office 365, which include deeper Skype for Business integration and new Outlook and Visio capabilities. Additionally, the firm revealed a new Insider build of Office 2016 for Windows.

That’s a lot of new, and if you listen to Windows Weekly, you may have heard me comment on how hard it is to keep up on the content and timing of these kinds of updates. But here’s a short overview of how/when I think you will see the updates described here.

Office 365. Microsoft does a poor job of differentiating between the consumer and commercial versions of its Office 365 offerings, but it’s pretty clear that most of these new Office 365 updates apply only to the latter. Some of the updates that apply to consumer Office 365—like those in Office 2016 apps that are available there as well—will no doubt appear soon as well. And if you actually purchased an Office 2016 suite or app outright, it will be quite some time, if ever, before you see the applicable updates.

Office Insider. Back in November, Microsoft announced its Office Insider program, and over time it has offered pre-release versions of Office 2016 on Windows and Mac, and Office Mobile on Android and Windows 10 Mobile (but not iOS, curiously). These things are all updated separately, and the changes are of course eventually rolled out more broadly, first via Office 365 (for Office 2016, anyway). You can join on the Office Insider site if you’re interested. And you can keep up on new Office features here.

At least I think that’s how they work. 

Anyway, here’s what’s new.

May updates for Office 365

Microsoft’s May 2016 updates to Office 365 include the following.

Real-time Skype for Business chat in the Office 365 web experiences. The web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote pick up Skype for Business-based real-time chat capabilities. (This is for commercial customers only, of course.) You can learn more about this functionality from Microsoft.

Watch face support in Outlook for Android Wear. Starting next week, users with an Android Wear smart watch will be able to utilize a new Outlook watch face that provides at-a-glance views of your schedule and unread email count. You can tap events to see more details, and scroll through a list of the day’s events.

Improved language support in Outlook for Mac. Outlook 2016 for Mac now supports Arabic and Hebrew and provides right-to-left language support. (Microsoft also recently announced a new email editor for Office for Mac.)

OneDrive for Business and Skype for Business integration in Outlook on Android and iOS. The mobile app versions of Outlook on Android and iOS will be updated next week with OneDrive for Business and Skype for Business integration. This means that OneDrive for Business will work like other storage services you can add to the apps. And you will be able to join Skype for Business meetings directly from an event details page.

Seamless attachment support for Skype for Business meetings.When you join a Skype for Business meeting from Outlook 2016 or Outlook on the Web, all attached files will automatically load in the meeting so that you can begin collaborating with the other attendees immediately.

New SharePoint and OneDrive for Business features. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced new SharePoint-related features tied to the 2016 launch, and some of those features—simpler sharing and collaboration, for example—are starting to roll out. (Other new features will roll out throughout the summer, Microsoft says.)

AutoCAD 2013/2010 file support in Visio Pro for Office 365. Visio Pro for Office 365 customers can insert and open the latest AutoCAD 2013 and 2010 file formats.

Office 2016 Insider build 6.0.6965.2051

The May feature update for Office 2016 for Office Insiders is now available. This includes the following updates:

Improvements to Get and Transform in Excel 2016. Now, it’s easier to create a query using options from the new Online Services category, including connectors for SharePoint Online and Exchange.

Send messages anytime with Skype for Business. Now, you will no longer receive a “message can’t be delivered” notifications when you send a message to someone who is offline. Instead, the contact will receive the message when they are next online.

More efficient Skype for Business online meetings. As noted above, you can now preload Skype for Business meeting attachments.

If you are on the Office Insider program, you can get these updates now. In any Office 2016 app, select File, Account, Update Options, and then Update Now.

Microsoft Delivers SharePoint App for iOS

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This morning, Microsoft announced that the SharePoint app for iOS is now available. Versions for Android and Windows are expected later in the year, I was told.

“The SharePoint mobile app allows you to keep your work moving forward while you’re on the go by giving quick access to team sites, organization portals and resources, and a view into what your team is working on,” a Microsoft representative told me.

Microsoft announced the SharePoint mobile app back in May, noting that it would provide the full power of SharePoint on your phone, with Office Graph intelligence and access to multiple accounts.

Today’s release on iOS is the first of the mobile app releases. It works with SharePoint Online in Office 365, SharePoint Server (2013 and 2016) on-premises and with hybrid environments. It offers four main UI areas:

Sites. Here, you access the sites you visit frequently and sites you’re following. When you select an Office document, it will open in the appropriate Office Mobile app, of course.

Links. This tab lets you access the curated sites and portals that were created for your organization by your SharePoint administrators.

People. Here, you can see the people you work with, what they’re working on, and with whom: Just select an individual to see their contact card and their various connections.

Search. This option obviously lets you search SharePoint, and it can do so while filtering by sites, files and people. This the full enterprise search experience, so you can find content and people from across your intranet, SharePoint team sites, company portals and the OneDrive for Business folders you have access to, Microsoft says.

In addition to shipping versions of the app for Android and Windows, Microsoft has other plans for the SharePoint app, including support for cross-company news and announcements.

Windows 10 Build 14371 Released, Activation Troubleshooter Announced

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We are heading towards the final approach for the Windows 10 Anniversary update that should arrive in about a month to all Windows 10 users. Today, Microsoft is releasing another pre-release build, this time it is version 14371.

In this build, Microsoft is introducing Activation Troubleshooter; as the name suggests, if you are having issues activating your copy of Windows 10, this new tool can help identify the problem. Microsoft says that this feature will help solve the most common problems with activation that are associated with hardware changes.

Also being announced today is the ability to link your Microsoft account to your Windows 10 digital license. If you already use your Microsoft account with your activated copy of Windows 10 Home or Pro, the MSA link will automatically occur. This link feature will make it easier to re-activate a copy of Windows 10 after a hardware change.

Aside from these new activation updates, this build is all about stability and Microsoft has a long list of bugs that have been fixed with this release that you can view here.

We are heading into the final days of Windows 10 Anniversary builds, so don’t expect any overwhelming large updates to the OS as the company locks down and focuses only on stabilization. As always, let us know in the comments if you run into an issue with this release.

Build 2016: Microsoft Outlines the Office Developer Opportunity

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During the Build 2016 day 2 keynote address, Microsoft executive vice president Qi Lu talked up the Office developer opportunity, which is expanding as Microsoft moves into the cloud and mobile devices.

“Office is one of the few platforms in the world that provides developers with access to over a billion users across a variety of devices,” Lu said. “And the opportunity to build on the Office platform has never been greater. With new extensions and new connections to the Microsoft Graph, developers are empowered to build intelligent apps that can transform the landscape of work.”

During his portion of the day 2 keynote, Lu discussed these opportunities in a bit more detail.

First, developers can build intelligent apps by accessing Office 365 services, large scale data sets and analytical insights from [Microsoft Graph](http://graph.microsoft.io/en-us/). The firm announced six new Graph APIs that link Office 365 to third-party solutions.

Second, developers can integrate their solutions iwth the Microsoft Office apps using the Office add-in extensibility mechanisms so they can “engage users in a high value environment.” Put another way, developers can add their apps to the Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint ribbons. This works on Office 2016 for Windows, the Office mobile apps for Windows, and now with Office 2016 for Mac as well.

Third, developers can integrate their own services into “human language” conversations with Outlook and Skype. “This is a new and powerful ways to engage with your users, using these conversation canvases,” Lu said. New Skype for Business App and Skype Web SDKs will allow companies to integrate Skype calls directly within their web or device offerings.

Outlook 2016 for Mac is Getting a New Email Editor

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It’s a work in progress at the moment, but Microsoft is overhauling the email message editor in Outlook 2016 for Mac with support for picture formatting and rich formatting. The new functionality should arrive in mid-May, Microsoft says. And more updates are coming later as well.

The email message editor in Outlook 2016 looks and works a bit like Word 2016, and offers some of the same editing commands via its ribbon-based buttons. In a coming update to Outlook 2016, the following two additions will be made:

Format pictures. When you insert a picture into an email message, you’ll see new resize and rotation handles that let you resize or rotate the image immediately. (Or, you can right-click it anytime to get the same options.) To open an image editing task pane, just double-click the image.

Rich formatting support. The Outlook 2016 for Mac editor now provides “a richer set of fonts, font colors and bullet and numbered lists—plus enhanced font editing and hyperlink dialogs” in the ribbon.

These two new features are just the beginning, Microsoft says. More new Outlook 2016 for Mac editor features are coming soon, including support for tables.

Microsoft Announces May Updates for Office 365, New Insider Build of Office 2016 for Windows

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This week, Microsoft announced its May updates for Office 365, which include deeper Skype for Business integration and new Outlook and Visio capabilities. Additionally, the firm revealed a new Insider build of Office 2016 for Windows.

That’s a lot of new, and if you listen to Windows Weekly, you may have heard me comment on how hard it is to keep up on the content and timing of these kinds of updates. But here’s a short overview of how/when I think you will see the updates described here.

Office 365. Microsoft does a poor job of differentiating between the consumer and commercial versions of its Office 365 offerings, but it’s pretty clear that most of these new Office 365 updates apply only to the latter. Some of the updates that apply to consumer Office 365—like those in Office 2016 apps that are available there as well—will no doubt appear soon as well. And if you actually purchased an Office 2016 suite or app outright, it will be quite some time, if ever, before you see the applicable updates.

Office Insider. Back in November, Microsoft announced its Office Insider program, and over time it has offered pre-release versions of Office 2016 on Windows and Mac, and Office Mobile on Android and Windows 10 Mobile (but not iOS, curiously). These things are all updated separately, and the changes are of course eventually rolled out more broadly, first via Office 365 (for Office 2016, anyway). You can join on the Office Insider site if you’re interested. And you can keep up on new Office features here.

At least I think that’s how they work. 

Anyway, here’s what’s new.

May updates for Office 365

Microsoft’s May 2016 updates to Office 365 include the following.

Real-time Skype for Business chat in the Office 365 web experiences. The web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote pick up Skype for Business-based real-time chat capabilities. (This is for commercial customers only, of course.) You can learn more about this functionality from Microsoft.

Watch face support in Outlook for Android Wear. Starting next week, users with an Android Wear smart watch will be able to utilize a new Outlook watch face that provides at-a-glance views of your schedule and unread email count. You can tap events to see more details, and scroll through a list of the day’s events.

Improved language support in Outlook for Mac. Outlook 2016 for Mac now supports Arabic and Hebrew and provides right-to-left language support. (Microsoft also recently announced a new email editor for Office for Mac.)

OneDrive for Business and Skype for Business integration in Outlook on Android and iOS. The mobile app versions of Outlook on Android and iOS will be updated next week with OneDrive for Business and Skype for Business integration. This means that OneDrive for Business will work like other storage services you can add to the apps. And you will be able to join Skype for Business meetings directly from an event details page.

Seamless attachment support for Skype for Business meetings.When you join a Skype for Business meeting from Outlook 2016 or Outlook on the Web, all attached files will automatically load in the meeting so that you can begin collaborating with the other attendees immediately.

New SharePoint and OneDrive for Business features. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced new SharePoint-related features tied to the 2016 launch, and some of those features—simpler sharing and collaboration, for example—are starting to roll out. (Other new features will roll out throughout the summer, Microsoft says.)

AutoCAD 2013/2010 file support in Visio Pro for Office 365. Visio Pro for Office 365 customers can insert and open the latest AutoCAD 2013 and 2010 file formats.

Office 2016 Insider build 6.0.6965.2051

The May feature update for Office 2016 for Office Insiders is now available. This includes the following updates:

Improvements to Get and Transform in Excel 2016. Now, it’s easier to create a query using options from the new Online Services category, including connectors for SharePoint Online and Exchange.

Send messages anytime with Skype for Business. Now, you will no longer receive a “message can’t be delivered” notifications when you send a message to someone who is offline. Instead, the contact will receive the message when they are next online.

More efficient Skype for Business online meetings. As noted above, you can now preload Skype for Business meeting attachments.

If you are on the Office Insider program, you can get these updates now. In any Office 2016 app, select File, Account, Update Options, and then Update Now.

Upgradegate: Microsoft’s Upgrade Deceptions Are Undermining Windows 10 (Updated)

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Update: Microsoft has confirmed this behavioral change and provided the following information:

“As we shared in October, Microsoft has been helping customers who received the Windows 10 upgrade as an ‘Optional’ (and now ‘Recommended’) update, to schedule their upgrade. The scheduling UI that customers are seeing began on February 1st 2016, and has evolved over time based on customer feedback. Once a customer’s upgrade is scheduled, they will receive a notification that states the time their upgrade is scheduled for, with options to reschedule or cancel if they wish. If the customer wishes to continue with their upgrade at the designated time, they can click ‘OK’ or close the notification with no further action needed.”

For months now, I’ve complained about the software giant’s heavy-handed tactics in trying to trick customers into upgrading to Windows 10. But a recent change to the Get Windows 10 advertisement that is forced on Windows 7 and 8.1 users takes things entirely too far. This is indefensible.

Frankly, this entire episode has been indefensible, with Microsoft introducing a non-stoppable, non-hideable advertisement on several hundred million PCs from around the world. And then upgrading that advertisement to thwart those who do seek to remove or hide it. It has changed the language of the ad, made no clear cancel choice available, and jammed it into the “recommended” updates that auto-install via Windows Update. If you read this site, listen to Windows Weekly or What the Tech, you know how bad things are. It’s been a constant refrain.

Well, I’ve had it.

Last week, Microsoft silently changed Get Windows 10 yet again. And this time, it has gone beyond the social engineering scheme that has been fooling people into inadvertently upgrading to Windows 10 for months. This time, it actually changed the behavior of the window that appears so that if you click the “Close” window box, you are actually agreeing to the upgrade. Without you knowing what just happened.

Previously, closing this window would correctly signal that you do not want the upgrade. So Microsoft didn’t change the wording in the window. It didn’t make an “Upgrade now” button bigger, or a non-existent “don’t ever upgrade” button smaller. It pulled a switcheroonie. It’s like going out to your car in the morning and discovering that the gas pedal now applies the brakes, while the brake pedal washes the windshield. Have a fun commute!

The violation of trust here is almost indescribable. It’s bad enough that Microsoft has been training Windows 7 and 8.1 users—i.e. most Windows users—to not trust Windows 10 because of this horrible, unstoppable advertisement. But now they will not trust their own sanity because all they’ll remember is that they dismissed the advertisement by clicking the Close windows box. Why on earth did Windows 10 just install on my PC?!?

Why on earth, indeed. Coupled with the growth of clean personal computing platforms like Chromebooks and Macs, and the fact that Microsoft can’t convince its own PC maker partners to not ruin the Windows experience with crapware, one has to wonder: Is this all part of some plan to destroy Windows from within? I mean, seriously. You couldn’t write a dumber story about how to ruin something that is otherwise as wonderful as Windows 10.

My God, Microsoft. Just stop.

And for you Windows 7 and 8.1 holdouts out there, please feel free to utilize a third party utility like Steve Gibson’s Never 10 to hide the Get Windows 10 advertisement from appearing and prevent Windows 10 from silently downloading to and upgrading your PC. You shouldn’t be treated like this, but at least you can stand up for yourselves.