Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.

A new Agent Mode comes to Office apps today, alongside an Office Agent in Copilot chat. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

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Let's be real, building PowerPoint presentations isn't exactly an enjoyable task. Between formatting slides, cutting down text, and finding a flow of slides that makes sense, the process can feel ...

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...

Microsoft will soon be blocking external links to blocked file types in Excel. This is part of a broader effort to reduce or disable exploits that have previously been used to infect users with ...

Sharing documents should be easy, but it often isn’t. A Word file that looks perfect on your computer might appear jumbled on someone else’s screen. Fonts change, layouts shift, and sometimes images ...

A lot of people use apps like Microsoft Word to create documents with interactive checkboxes. For instance, you'd need to insert checkboxes if you're putting together a to-do list (and don't want to ...

Microsoft Word users with new laptops can consider Microsoft 365, a paid subscription service offering access to various Microsoft applications and cloud storage. Free alternatives like Google Docs, ...

Q: I just got a new laptop that doesn’t include Microsoft Word — what are my options? A: When you go to open a Word document on a new laptop, you’re likely to be presented with a prompt for Microsoft ...

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