In the early 2000s, Microsoft The service has started xbox direct so users can play remotely with all their friends while communicating via chat. Now, twenty years later, they have adapted to the aging of their original fan base. For this reason, the company introduced its new Excel Live service as one of the tools that allows you to work online with colleagues, wherever they are.

These new services will be integrated into the platform Microsoft Teams. Any readers want to share one of your awesome spreadsheets with a colleague? well You can do this even during a video call in the company’s service.

However, “seeing” is not the only thing participants can do; Excel Live also allows People edit any field in the document It was as if they were in the same room.

with PowerPoint Live, a service they introduced in 2021, the same thing happens. Not only can you show your slides to other colleagues, but you can also allow them to do so Modify, add and delete elements.

Learn more about Excel Live and other services

These services will not be available until next month. As mentioned, Excel Live will be released in public preview at at the end of August. Of course, if you want to use it, A Microsoft Teams account will be required and a group of colleagues who want to use the platform to share content.

However, they will only be able to edit the document Through the web version of Excel. However, if you are a company or have access to a subscription Microsoft 365 For the home, you will have access to materials that have been used over time.

“Until now, sharing spreadsheets in a team meeting has been a fairly one-way experience. You share a file and everyone else watches as you receive updates. But what if your group could use the meeting time to get work done together?

In his presentation at the annual Inspire conference, Microsoft presented a video of how this new service works. In addition to serving as a brief introduction to the new method, it also provides instructions for getting started once it becomes available.

Viva Engage, Teams’ Facebook

Viva Engage was also announced during the launch. According to the company’s introduction, There will be a version Facebook Adapted for work.

Like Excel Live, Viva Engage will have an initial launch at the end of August, and its visuals are also very reminiscent of Facebook, although it is heavily integrated with the Yammer platform, which Microsoft bought about 10 years ago.

“Viva Engage will continue to display the same network, home channels, and topics that are currently visible in Yammer. All content is created Yammer.com or mobile, including public conversations, story posts and stories, will be visible on Viva Engage. Also, content created in Engage will appear in the native Yammer experience.

More Microsoft Teams news

In addition, other features were presented at the Microsoft conference. was among them Arrival of video clips in Microsoft Teams, version Snapchat which originated in Redmond.

with this function, You will be able to record, send and watch short videos for your colleagues. With the push of a button, you can transmit the information you need to those who need it, and the recipient can play it as many times as they want.

On the other hand, there is Joint annotations (or joint annotations). Along with them, Microsoft offers a whiteboard service where you can use various tools to draw, write and react to all participants of a team call.

Microsoft pays a lot of attention to improving its services Remote work. After all, pausing turned out to be a more efficient and practical method (for some people) to continue to collaborate on their articles without leaving the safe zone of security.

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