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Microsoft Outlook: 5 Email Tips to Use Every Day

As the pandemic continues, remote and hybrid work models have become commonplace. Large and small businesses, including companies like Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter, have adopted work-from-home policies over the last two years.  Whether you’re working for a tech giant or a smaller business, it can be stressful juggling virtual meetings, coworkers in different time zones, …

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Yes, You Can Download Microsoft Office on a Chromebook

For people who use their laptop primarily for browsing, the Chromebook has been a solid budget option for over a decade, progressing from so-so to excellent in recent years. But even after the Chromebook’s long evolution, it still doesn’t allow you to directly install Windows or Mac software. That includes the Microsoft Office desktop versions. Also, although Chromebooks have access to …

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Microsoft Prepares to Reopen Offices This Month

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Microsoft offices in Washington state and the San Francisco Bay Area will reopen for in-person work starting Feb. 28, according to a blog post by Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela on Monday. This decision comes, the company said, as a result of “improving local health …

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Become a Microsoft Office whiz for less with this $30 training bundle

Looking for a feather in your cap to give your resume an edge over the other candidates? While it’s safe to assume that most of your competition will be familiar with Microsoft Office apps and software, not all of them will have an official certificate they can point to. Microsoft offers a huge selection of official certifications and exams, and …

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Score lifetime access to Microsoft’s Outlook, Excel, Word and more for 85% less right now

Update, Jan. 24: While we’ve heard isolated reports that a handful of users had issues with this deal over the weekend, our team has independently tested and verified the process and that the deal is still available as of Monday evening. Apple computers are hard to beat, but Microsoft Office is still the standard software for a lot of our day-to-day …

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Treat your Windows PC to a lifetime license of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and more for 85% off today

Update, Jan. 24: While we’ve heard isolated reports that a handful of users had issues with this deal over the weekend, our team has independently tested and verified the process and that the deal is still available as of Monday evening. Microsoft Office is the long-relied upon one-stop shop for everyone from pupils to professionals. With the Professional Plus edition, …

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Yes, you can use Windows software on a Chromebook

Chromebooks are simple, secure, generally affordable and free of many of the hassles associated with Windows PCs. Most people will find they’re perfect for their needs. But there is one thing that continues to exasperate people new to Chromebooks as well as stop a lot of potential buyers in their tracks: Chromebooks can not natively install and run Windows or Mac …

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Windows 11 SE: What you can and can’t do in Microsoft’s remote learning OS

Microsoft introduced Windows 11 SE, its new student-focused operating system, in early November following the rollout of Windows 11 in October. Windows 11 SE was built with students and teachers in mind and is meant to provide a simple, distraction-free environment for children, according to Microsoft.  This isn’t the first student-focused operating system Microsoft has made. Windows 10 S was …

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Microsoft’s $249 Surface Laptop SE takes on Chromebooks

Microsoft’s trying to shoulder Google out of the way for a spot at the education trough — again — with a low-end Surface sibling. The Surface Laptop SE is a clamshell laptop priced between $249 and $329, depending on the configuration, which will sell via education suppliers. It’s designed to run only Windows 11 SE, the company’s new pared-to-the-bone operating …

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Microsoft Office’s new Loop app is designed to help you collaborate

Microsoft is bringing a new collaboration tool to Office in the form of Loop, it said Tuesday. The app lets you and your teammates create blocks of content that can be easily “copied, pasted, and shared with others,” letting you work together on documents in real time.  It consists of three elements: Components are smaller documents like lists, tables, notes, …

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