What would you say if I told you that the next time you create a PowerPoint presentation, you have to enter only the content of your subject matter -- text or bullets -- and the VisualBee PowerPoint Add-in will do the rest? It's true!

Keep reading to find out more.

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The Office 365 “Ready for Work” Contest kicked off on April 18 th , where we offered five small businesses the opportunity to win $50,000 each and Office 365 free for a year. Even better, winners get a day with a Microsoft executive , ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work helping their business be successful. In return, we asked to hear: “ What inspires you to go to work every day, and how can Office 365 help you achieve your business vision in the next 365 days?" The response...

The cloud’s the buzz—in ads on TV and the Internet. But what is it? Where is it?

With Microsoft Office 365—which is a way to use Office in the cloud—we explain the cloud as the Internet, specifically your own secure place on the Internet where you can store your business data and your documents. You can access them and work with them anywhere you have an Internet connection, and you can share them if you want.

But this morning, as I walked through Seattle’s Pike Place Market under plenty of clouds, I heard a young boy ask his parents, “What’s the Internet?” Maybe all of three years old and tugging on his mother’s arm, he asked again, “What’s the Internet? What’s the Internet? WHAT’S THE INTERNET?”

And I thought, “How would I answer that?”

What is the Internet? Without running to Wikipedia or typing the query into Bing or Google or embarking on a long discussion of servers and networks, how would you answer?

-- Joannie Stangeland

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A cool ingredient of the Microsoft Store is a community space where events occur. It’s where we set up shop to record videos during the Microsoft Store celebration of the first anniversary of Office 2010. But local business groups and organizations use the space as a high-tech meeting area. We talked to Chad Mack, the Community Development Manager at the Bellevue Square store.

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According to a recent Bloomberg article, the home improvement industry is expected to rebound by more than 13% for the period of April through June 2011. If a home remodel is on your To Do list this summer, your timing is perfect. We've created a free home remodel planner for Microsoft OneNote 2010 that can help you get the job done on budget and on time.

Learn eight easy steps to getting your home remodel project off the ground and see how our free OneNote notebook can help.

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For customers new to the Office ribbon, we know there's learning curve. While this learning curve is part of what we address with “Getting Started” content, 'ribbon angst' can persist far beyond "Getting Started." This is particularly true for folks who have a long history with Office and a deep familiarity with the menu versions of our products.

To help, I'm pleased to announce the release of the refreshed Transition to the Office ribbon page. This is the place that will open doors for you and get you really going with the Office ribbon.

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Last week we interviewed customers about Office during the Microsoft Store celebration for the first anniversary of Office 2010. William wanted to talk to us about all his years with Office.

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You can customize the Word 2010 ribbon by adding the Word commands you use most often to a custom tab. Or you can get a head start by downloading the new Favorites tab.

How do we know your favorites? We don't, but we used customer data (from Word 2007 Service Pack 2) to identify which command buttons are clicked the most.

The idea is to save you time. (And then you'll have more time to write!)

-- Joannie Stangeland

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With any new program, you need some help in understanding it. The Office.com Getting Started site has plenty of info and guides for beginners, or those just updating to a newer version of Office. Here is a quick tour in this video recorded during the Microsoft Store celebration of the first anniversary of Office 2010.

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In PowerPoint 2010, use the Sections feature to organize your slides, much like you'd use folders to organize your files. You can use named sections to keep track of groups of slides, and assign sections to colleagues to make ownership clear when you collaborate. If you’re starting with a blank slate, you can even use sections to outline the topics in your presentation.

Take a look at this video to see how it works:

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