Presentations are a group effort more often than not. Sometimes they are truly collaborative--as in everybody contributes equally. On other occasions, there is one person leading the charge while others review and advise. Either way, the ability to communicate and provide specific feedback in the presentation, within context, can significantly improve the collaboration experience and the quality of the content. Comments are not brand new to PowerPoint--in previous versions you could add a comment...

We've appreciated the reception of the new Visio, including the great feedback from early adopters around the ease of use improvements and the ability to work as a team on a single diagram at the same time. 

For those looking for a single place to find out information about the new Visio, please read on to learn more about the new Visio website.

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Do you have a tablet or touch screen with Windows 8? Looking to zip around the screen using your favorite Office application like they do in the commercials? If yes, check out the new animated Office 2013 Touch Guide and learn just how easy it is to be productive on a touch device.

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CTRL+PgUp, CTRL+F, SHIFT+TAB: keyboard shortcuts can help you streamline work in Excel and look like a magician in a spreadsheet.   We're currently planning the next round of keyboard shortcuts to add to Web Excel and would love to hear your input. Let us know about your favorite shortcuts in desktop Excel by filling out this survey.

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Last week, we introduced the new Office for businesses. In this webinar, we'll dive into Office 365 Small Business Premium and show you how 1-10 employees can get best-in-class tools and services. We'll also look at new features and a comparison chart for businesses of all sizes.

Watch the 30-second trailer or click "read more" below to watch the full webinar.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar:

• What is an Office subscription?
• New features in Word 2013 and...

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We're proud to announce the availability of Microsoft Project as a flexible cloud service, delivered by Office 365. For the first time, customers can sign up for flexible plans, get started quickly and use the full capabilities of project and portfolio management without adding IT complexity. Read on to learn about the 3 Project cloud services: Project Online, Project Pro for Office 365, and Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365.

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On February 27, we announced an early look at a future addition to our self-service line-up with Microsoft Data Explorer Preview for Excel. Data Explorer enhances the self-service BI experience in Excel by simplifying data discovery and access to a broad range of public and enterprise data sources, enabling richer insights from data that has traditionally been difficult for users to get to. With Data Explorer, users can now quickly and easily import data from a variety of sources, including Web, Excel, Text, Database and Azure. 

Read on to learn how access to non-traditional sources such as Active Directory, Facebook and big data solutions like Hadoop are now within the reach of any user.

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Today, we announced worldwide availability of the new Microsoft Office 365 services for business; the most complete Office cloud service to-date has new features and offerings tailored to meet the needs and budgets of small, medium and large organizations.

Since launching in mid-2011, Office 365 is one of the fastest growing businesses in Microsoft history. We are pleased to welcome new customers the Hamburg Port Authority, Sephora, and Midroc Europe to our growing family. Read on for more about their stories.

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Read Microsoft Office Division President Kurt DelBene's blog about the latest release of Microsoft Office 365 for businesses. "When we first set out to build this release of Office, we knew it would be the boldest yet. We wanted to create that 'over-the-shoulder envy' that makes your friend or the guy sitting next to you on the plane ask what you're using. In a recent survey, 96 percent of people who were asked said they'd recommend Office to a friend. With the new Office 365 services we know that customers will enjoy entirely new benefits and unique scenarios that only come alive in the cloud."

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It's been said that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." We're honored to see all of our sweat, determination, and hard work pay off with the great reviews that the new Office has garnered since Microsoft released Office 365 Home Premium to customers last month. 

Already, Office 365 is racking up the awards. PC Magazine gave Office 365 Home Premium its Editors' Choice award, saying "most of the changes are extremely positive." Likewise, ITProPortal gave Office 365 Home Premium its "Best Buy Award," saying it "trounces the competition from Google Docs."

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