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G'day, Microsoft maestros. A fresh wave of features has landed across Microsoft 365 this week, giving you new ways to sound clearer, clean up data, and run agile projects.
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- Teams rolls out voice isolation to silence background chatter
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Copilot in Excel adds one-click Clean Data and Python-powered analysis
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SharePoint eSignature now works inside Word for instant document signing
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Planner introduces Sprint boards for agile task tracking
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Copilot prompt insight of the week
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MICROSOFT TEAMS
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Exec summary: Teams for Windows and macOS can create a voice profile that filters out every sound except your own voice, even other people talking nearby. Admins can toggle it tenant-wide in Teams admin or PowerShell.
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- Mute the café buzz without muting yourself.
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AI keeps echoes and other speakers out of your mic feed.
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Profiles stay local, so nothing leaves your device for processing.
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MICROSOFT EXCEL + COPILOT
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Image source: Microsoft Blog
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Exec summary: May’s Excel update shipped six AI features. Stand-outs are Clean Data (fixes inconsistent text, number formats and stray spaces with one click) and Copilot with Python, which lets you ask natural-language questions that run pandas or matplotlib behind the scenes.
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Spend seconds sanitising a messy CSV instead of hours.
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Ask “plot quarterly revenue as a box plot” and let Copilot code it.
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Works on Windows, Mac and web – nothing extra to install.
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MICROSOFT PLANNER
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Image source: Microsoft Blog
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Exec summary: The new Planner app in Teams adds a Sprint grouping option, letting you bucket tasks into time-boxed iterations, set sprint dates, and view velocity across Grid, Board, Timeline and Charts. Requires a Project Plan 3/5 licence or 30-day trial.
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Run basic Scrum without moving to Azure DevOps or Jira.
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Track workload by person and sprint with drag-and-drop.
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Copilot in Planner can generate sprint tasks automatically if enabled.
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MICROSOFT COPILOT
Copilot prompt insight of the week
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Prompt: “Summarise the last sprint’s Planner board into three achievements, three blockers and suggested actions, then draft a Teams post tagging owners.”
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Copilot will pull board data, recognise task owners and write an @-tag-ready update you can post straight away.
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Really recent resources...
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MICROSOFT ONENOTE
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Unleash the power of OneNote for your Projects
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Streamline every stage of your projects — with clarity and structure.
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- Everything in OneNote — no extra software or logins needed
- Professional templates that guide real project results
- Standardize reporting, planning, meetings, and follow-ups
- Perfect for PMs, teams, consultants, and ops leaders
- Designed for real-world usability — ready in minutes
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That's it for today!
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Stay tuned for more updates and tips to skyrocket your efficiency with Microsoft 365.
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Hit reply if you’d like a deeper dive or a how-to on anything above.
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See you soon,
Team @ Auscomp
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