This month, Microsoft updates to Office 365 include real-time chat integration into Office 365 web experiences, as well as new capabilities in Outlook and Visio. We also cover key announcements for SharePoint and OneDrive for Business made earlier this month.

1. The Changes to Skype for Business, Outlook, and SharePoint
Last year, Mi rosoft ade the pu li a are that they’re ha gi g their priorities –
a d ill e fo usi g o real-ti e olla oratio ithi their produ ti ity tools.
The most recent changes they’ e ade to their soft are drasti ally refle t this,
along with some other nice quality of life fixes. Depending on when Microsoft
feels this update is ready to release, you’ll e seei g the follo i g ha ges.
1- Integrating Skype for Business as a real-time chat platform while working
on Docs and Files
Microsoft has decided to pair up Skype for Business and place it into the
functionality of Online Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote itself. Now, you
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real-time with others editing the document.

2. 2- Fitting Skype for Business directly into Outlook
Also reflective of their new direction into real-time collaboration, Microsoft is
integrating Skye for Busi ess’ functionality directly into the Outlook platform. This
means that if you’re using Outlook Online or the Outlook standalone service,
you’ll be able to chat within the platform and begin chats by clicking on contact
cards. The Skype icon inside the platform will now be able to interact with your
daily work and can assist you with sending out those quick emails you usually feel
would better fit into an IM, especially for those co-workers you communicate
often with.

3. 3- SharePoint and OneDrive Integration into Office 365 with cloud support
Mi rosoft’s ig loud a d o ile push is starti g to affe t those o their ser i e.
More and more we see people using their applications anywhere, and
e ery here rather tha just o a desktop duri g ork hours . Mi rosoft prides
itself on allowing those on their enterprise package to share files and discover
new files at any time from their coworkers. Here’s hat the file sharing capability
looks like over a mobile phone vs a desktop screen.

4. Microsoft is striving for a more mobile usage of their apps. Most of the time,
using a Microsoft product on a mobile phone is a hassle due to their hard to use
functions and un-intuitive design. This disparity between mobile and desktop is
quickly changing though.
4- Quality of Life Fixes
With the ig ha ges e tio ed a o e, e’ll go o er the s aller t eaks
Microsoft is introducing to make using Office products easier overall.
 Arabic and Hebrew language support for those using Office 365 on Mac.
 Skype integration into Outlook on iOS and Android platforms.
 Attachment preview in Skype meetings after their attached.
 Get Outlook email and upcoming meeting notifications on your Android
watch home face.
Here’s the li k to the li e post: http://www.ishir.com/blog/4321/changes-skype-
business-outlook-sharepoint.htm/