Office 2016 for Mac is now available

Office 365 subscribers get early access to Office 2016 for Mac Office 2016 for Mac is now available Download Now What's New Unmistakably Office Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac features a redesigned Ribbon menu similar to the Windows and iPad® versions. You can navigate your Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with familiar Mac OS Multi-Touch gestures. And it's all sharper and clearer than ever on your Retina display. Your best work anywhere, any time Access your documents whenever you need them, with OneDrive for Business, SharePoint and Dropbox for Business integration. Use state‑of‑the‑art tools to create great‑looking documents, analyse data and present with confidence. Made for teamwork No more sending attachments back and forth via email. Easily share your files with others, then edit them simultaneously in Word, PowerPoint or OneNote. Plus, Office preserves your content and formatting across all devices for seamless collaboration. Download Now

Microsoft have released new Windows 10 Adverts

Two new adverts have been posted on Microsoft YouTube channel for your enjoyment.

9 days 'til launch....

Document collaboration in Yammer just got better with Office Online!

Whether it’s drafting a proposal, updating the quarterly budget, or putting the finishing touches on a presentation, creating great content requires teams to stay on the same page.

Document collaboration in Yammer just got better with Office Online!

How to install Office from your Office 365 portal - you get 5 copies each

If you have an Office 365 account which includes Microsoft Office

• Business
• Business Premium, 
• E2
• E3
• E4
• E5

Then you will be entitled to install Office on up to 5 devices including PC's and MAC's.

It is Microsoft's intention that customers allow thier staff to install this software at work and at home to help drive adoption of the latest technology, however if the following instructions do not work for you, you may want to check with your IT team.

HOW?

So log into your Office 365 Account:

https://portal.office.com

1. Look for the cog in the top right - Click

2. Find 'Office 365 Settings' in the list - Click

3. Find 'Software: Install and manage Software' - Click

4. Find the relevant version and click 'install' 

DONE!

Using Office 365 and Moodle or Open edX? Things just got interesting....

Office 365 has been integrated with popular educational open source software such as Moodle and Open edX. Office’s open REST APIs make it possible for teachers and students to take advantage of Office’s rich authoring capabilities to create content, submit assignments, provide feedback, and manage class schedules, all within a single sign-on (SSO) experience enabled by Azure Active Directory.



Office 365 now offers seamless integration with educational open source software:

Allow Email through Office 365 Quarantine

How to stop Office 365 Blocking email from a specific sender

1. Visit the Office 365 end user quarantine: https://admin.protection.outlook.com/quarantine
2. Find the specific message(s) you wish to release.
3. Click the small envelope icon.
4. Click "release message(s) and report as not junk..."

The message will now be released to your inbox.  When it arrives:

5. Right click the email and find the junk options
6. Select "never Block Sender" and or "never block senders domain"

All done.

End User Office 365 Quarantine URL

Looking for the Office 365 quarantine URL?

https://admin.protection.outlook.com/quarantine

If you have problems accessing the website try the following:

> Log into your Office 365 account before clicking the link
> Try using a different browser, IE seems stable, but I have had issues with Google Chrome