Microsoft Office Web Apps, as part of Office 365, provide a familiar Office experience whether you're working from a mobile device, a public computer or at home. Through a web browser, the Web Apps allow you to create, view and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote files online. With many of the same editing and formatting features found in the desktop version of Office, they are easy to use and require little training.

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Today, Toyota Motor Corporation announced the company will provide Microsoft Office 365 to more than 200,000 employees of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. and other affiliates in North America to streamline its communications and collaboration capabilities.

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The Internet can really level the playing field for professionals and small businesses. It can help you put your business and your brand out there. And it can give you new ways to work with your team and your customers. SharePoint Online in Office 365 makes it a snap to have a professional presence on the Web and use the Web to work together more efficiently—all with a familiar interface with no coding or IT management. Get a professional, up-to-date Web site—in minutes With Office 365...

At Microsoft's first-ever Lync Conference last month, Tony Bates, president of the Skype Division of Microsoft, said Microsoft's goal is to rehumanize communications , from the living room to the boardroom. Our communications need to put people first, he said. They need to let people communicate how and when they want. And they need to be simple, convenient and natural. Introducing the New Lync Online The new Lync Online takes a large step in that direction by making virtual meetings almost as simple...

At Small Business Week - San Francisco we looked from our roots to the present and celebrated the 9.6 million small businesses in the U.S. Below is an overview of our time at the event including how we celebrated and some of the people we met.

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Almost all of the work we do today involves coordination and collaboration with other people. Whether you're working together on proposals or projects - everyone needs a place to share documents and information so that everyone on the team is up to date. Office 365 and SharePoint Online Team Sites meet this need with a robust set of communication and collaboration features.

With Team Sites you can:

• Share and manage important documents to help teams work together efficiently
• Track key project milestones and schedules
• Create, edit and review documents in real-time
• Manage important meeting notes
• Enable real-time communication with colleagues right from within SharePoint

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We’re moving! This marks our last post to the Office 365 Product Marketing blog in this location. We have moved the blog to the Office Blogs located at: http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft_office_365_blog/ Please bookmark the new location and look for continued coverage on Office 365 product news, customer stories, events, insider looks and helpful tips for getting the most of Office 365. We hope you’ll follow us. You can also follow the Office 365 conversation on these social networks...

This post originally appeared on The Grid Blog, a private community where Office 365 experts and IT pros share their knowledge. The Grid community has weekly challenges where members share their best Office 365 practices, scenarios and stories. Last August, Grid members were asked to share their best practices for preparing to migrate to Office 365. Below are the top three Grid user posts to help you prepare for your own transition.

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Every couple of weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Read on for our latest selections.

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Flexible subscription model. Anywhere access. Up-to-date shared calendars. Secure document storage and sharing. Worry-free IT. Less travel. Increased productivity.

What do all of these statements have in common? They are how Office 365 customers describe what the service means to them and their business. From a branding and signage company in Australia to a 2014 U.S. Olympic hopeful, companies and people across industries and from all corners of the world are realizing the benefits of Office 365 and cloud-based productivity tools.  

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