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New to Microsoft 365 in January—compliance, productivity, and Microsoft Teams updates to help you enable a modern workplace 

More organizations are embracing a modern workplace, and new features for Microsoft 365 help you meet compliance obligations, empower Firstline Workers, and enrich your Office app experience. Here’s a look at what’s new in January. New capabilities to help organizations address compliance-related challenges Today, we announced new information protection and compliance solutions to help organizations
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Office 365 for Mac is available on the Mac App Store 

Office empowers everyone to achieve more on any device. And Office loves Mac. We’re committed to delivering the power and simplicity of Office in an experience designed specifically for Mac, and we continue to make significant investments in the platform. Today, we’re excited to announce that Office 365 is now available on the newly redesigned
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3 new ways Microsoft Teams empowers Firstline Workers to achieve more 

Today, we are announcing three new features in Microsoft Teams to help Firstline Workers do their best work. Firstline Workers are more than two billion people worldwide who work in service- or task-oriented roles across industries such as retail, hospitality, travel, and manufacturing. We’re expanding Teams with new capabilities to digitally empower the Firstline Workforce.
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MyAnalytics, the fitness tracker for work, is now more broadly available 

MyAnalytics—the fitness tracker for work—will be available to everyone using Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Enterprise and Business suites that include Exchange Online. Previously, MyAnalytics was only available with an Enterprise E5 plan or as an add-on to E1 and E3 plans. Via a personal dashboard, an Outlook add-in, and weekly emails, MyAnalytics summarizes how

Introducing new advanced security and compliance offerings for Microsoft 365 

When we first introduced Microsoft 365 bringing together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), our vision was two-fold: 1) deliver a great experience for customers to empower employee creativity and teamwork, and 2) provide the most secure and easy to manage platform for a modern workplace. We’ve been thrilled with the
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Introducing the Office app for Windows 10 

Last year, we updated Office.com with a new experience focused on two simple things: helping users get the most out of Office and getting them back into their work quickly. The streamlined site has clearly resonated with customers, and now more than 40 percent of Office 365 web users start their work by visiting Office.com.
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Introducing Microsoft 365 freelance toolkit—a solution to launch and scale your freelance workforce 

With increasing participation in the gig economy—the contingent labor market made up of independent workers who contract for short-term engagements—enterprises are beginning to test and include freelance talent to support projects. According to the Future Workforce Report, 47 percent of hiring managers at enterprise organizations utilized freelancers (up from 44 percent the prior year), while
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Power and simplicity: new Outlook mobile design helps you get things done faster 

Today, we’re rolling out exciting updates to Outlook for iOS with recognizable avatars and optimized swipe and scroll usability that reflects the continuation of our design-driven journey and helps you connect, organize, and get things done. We’ve been meticulously tailoring both Outlook for iOS and Android, making it faster than ever to achieve your goals
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Secure password-less sign-in for your Microsoft account using a security key or Windows Hello 

Editor’s note 11/26/2018: This post was updated to include information on the availability of password-less sign-in. Howdy folks, I’m so excited to share today’s news! We just turned on the ability to securely sign in with your Microsoft account using a standards-based FIDO2 compatible device—no username or password required! FIDO2 enables users to leverage standards-based