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Audience: Exchange Online/Office 365 administrators Author: Ram Poornalingam, Senior Program Manager, Exchange We’re updating the policy for inactive migration batches in Office 365 for organizations that haven’t yet been upgraded as part of the 2013 service upgrade. Previously,...

To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you will find the Webcast Meeting information. Ignite Webcasts are online sessions led by Microsoft Office 365 Product Managers, Engineers and Support staff. The Ignite webcast series addresses Office...

The more you use Sites in Office 365, the more likely you’ll need to copy or move documents around, either between your desktop computer and a site, or from one site to another. Uploading files gets easier after your sites are upgraded to the new SharePoint Online experience, thanks to new drag...

We know that many of you have been looking for APIs that support development of applications that leverage the Office 365 directory. Yeah, we’ve had PowerShell – not a true programming interface – that admins can use to automate repetitive data handling tasks. Until now that was the...

Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer is a web-based tool that provides administrators and end users with the ability to run connectivity diagnostics for our servers to test common issues with Microsoft Exchange, Lync and Office 365. The tool started as Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Connectivity...

We are always trying to enhance the Office 365 experience for our users from the first time they log in. One of the key challenges that our small business and student users experience when they start using Office 365 is that the contact information for people they often communicate with is stored in...

Updated 5/2: Thank you for attending this Ignite Webcast. If you missed it, don't worry! You can view the webcast recording here , and you can download the Webcast Presentation here . Be sure to look out for our next Ignite Webcast sessions here . Ignite Webcasts are online sessions...

Thirteen downloadable training courses targeted at SharePoint end users are now available on Office.com. These video-based courses cover both beginning- and intermediate-level tasks and include a quick reference card that you can refer back to whenever you need a refresher. Subjects include how to work...

Update 4/18: At the San Diego event , we have added extra sessions from the Exchange Online Protection team. These sessions will equip you with the knowledge you need to migrate from Postini and similar email filtering services to Exchange Online Protection. Experts from the EOP product team will be...

Are you a fan of the free weekly 15 minute Office webinars? Let me ask a different question. Do you know about the free weekly 15 minute Office webinars? Doug Thomas and the Office.com Help and How To writers put these on every Tuesday from 9:15 am to 9:30 am Pacific time on Tuesdays. There's...

The sign-in page for Office 365 has a new look! The redesign provides a simple sign in experience that adapts to work better on whatever device you’re using, from a desktop to tablet to phone, as well as reducing the number of times you’ll need to sign in. Highlights include: The...

It's been a while since I have blogged in the Office 365 Technical Blog and if you haven't had a chance, check out our TV-like series of client video blogs at www.microsoft.com/garage. In this post, I want to answer a few questions we are getting frequently pertaining to the Office 365 client...

Updated 3/29: Thank you for attending this Ignite Webcast. If you missed it, don't worry! The Webcast recording can be seen here and below , and you can download the Webcast Presentation at the bottom of this post. Be sure to look out for our next Ignite Webcast sessions here . ...

Got an employee with disabilities? Wondering how you can help them use Office 365? Ask us. We’re passionate about providing the best possible experience for all our customers, including those with disabilities, to help them get the most out of Microsoft products. There are over 58 million...

Updated 3/21: Thank you for attending this Ignite Webcast. If you missed it, don't worry! You can view the webcast recording here and below , and you can download the Webcast Presentation at the bottom of this post. Be sure to look out for our next Ignite Webcast sessions here . ...

Are you looking for more details about Microsoft Office 365 plans? Perhaps you’ve compared Office 365 plans and pricing and narrowed down your options, but you need more specifics. What exactly can you do in one Office 365 plan that you can’t do in another? What’s the best plan for...

Updated 3/15: Thank you for attending this Ignite Webcast. If you missed it, don't worry! You can view the webcast recording here and below, and you can download the Webcast Presentation at the bottom of this post. Be sure to look out for our next Ignite Webcast sessions here . ...

The new Office 365 Deployment Center is the place to find the tools, guidance, and technical resources to help you pilot and deploy Office 365. With Microsoft’s recommended approach, you can set-up a 25-user pilot quickly and experience the full set of Office 365 service features including the...

Last week Microsoft announced that Lync-Skype connectivity for presence, IM, and voice will be available to all Lync users by June. Today a follow-up article was published on the Lync Team Blog that provides additional details, as well as answers to the most frequently asked questions. For the full story...

The SkyDrive Pro library in all SharePoint Online plans in Office 365 comes with 7 GB of storage. There is not presently an option for purchasing additional storage for the SkyDrive Pro library. The good news, however, is that the storage space in your SkyDrive Pro library is in addition to the storage...

The New Office is here and so is the new Garage Series for IT Pros. Join our seasoned desktop specialist hosts every Wednesday in the Microsoft Garage. Watch weekly as they: push the limits with XStream Installs of Office from the Air, Land and Water; inform you with never-before seen demos and answer...

" The new, modern Office will deliver unparalleled productivity and flexibility for both consumers and business customers. It is a cloud service and will fully light-up when paired with Windows 8. " ~Steve Ballmer, CEO Are you customer ready for the NEW Office 2013 & Office 365...

One of the many conveniences of Office 365 is that you can access your email and calendar on any device via both Outlook Web App and your desktop Outlook 2010 program. Outlook Web App and Outlook 2010 share most of the same features, but sometimes there are small differences when performing some common...

Audience: Office 365 for professionals and small businesses Office 365 for enterprises Written by Brendan Reeves, User Researcher II at Microsoft Our user-centered engineering process needs your input to make sure Office 365 matches your needs. The Office 365 User Experience team...

There are some amazing how-to videos on the web that explain some of the trickier areas of Office 365. A couple of my favorites are Laura Roger’s SharePoint Permissions videos . I’m also a fan of MSFTProject’s video on synchronizing Microsoft Project and SharePoint . And this one’s...