How-To Geek - Microsoft

Copilot Pro Brings AI Features to Your Microsoft Office Apps

Corbin Davenport — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:20:52 GMT

Microsoft already offers AI-powered Copilot features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and other applications, but they have been restricted to work accounts paying for an added subscription. Now the same functionality is available to everyone with the new Copilot Pro subscription.

How to Reference the Same Cell Across Multiple Excel Sheets (3D Referencing)

Tony P — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:00:13 GMT

If you have data across multiple Excel worksheets that you want to bring together in a formula, don't waste time manually referencing each cell. Instead, use an Excel function called 3D referencing, which helps speed up the process and ensure you don't accidentally exclude any cells.

Windows 11 Insider Build Adds Support for USB 80Gbps

Cory Gunther — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:24:47 GMT

Microsoft is finally testing support for the faster USB4 Version 2.0 standard on Windows 11. The specification is coming to more computers soon, and this move would enable blazing-fast transfer speeds up to 80Gbps over USB-C.

Outlook Search Isn't Working? Here's How to Fix It

Mahesh Makvana — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:00:20 GMT

If you have trouble finding your emails in Microsoft Outlook, your Windows PC’s search index may exlude Outlook, or your email client may a problem. We’ll show you how to resolve these problems so you can start finding your emails again.

How to Instantly Create Songs Using Microsoft Copilot

Aman Kumar — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:00:22 GMT

Ever dream of wowing your friends with an awesome song, even if you're a musical newbie? Say hello to Suno! It's an AI-powered music plugin for Microsoft Copilot that lets you turn your ideas into full-fledged songs. But how does it work? And how good is it?

Microsoft Copilot AI Now Has an iPhone App

Arol Wright — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:02:13 GMT

If there's one word that defined 2023, it was probably AI. While ChatGPT was first launched at the tail end of 2022, last year was marked by a significant expansion of not only ChatGPT itself, but also generative AI as a whole. Microsoft launched several tools using OpenAI's GPT language model, including the popular Bing Chat service, which is now simply called Microsoft Copilot. Now, Copilot has a dedicated app for iPhone devices.

Microsoft Copilot Now Has an Android App

Arol Wright — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:42:20 GMT

Microsoft is building its whole ecosystem around one central concept: generative AI. Different versions of the company's Copilot assistant have rolled out to different apps and services, including Microsoft 365 and Windows 11, but they're all meant to be an omnipresent assistant that can help you get stuff done. Following the release of a standalone web app as an alternative to Bing Chat, Microsoft has now released an independent Copilot app for Android phones and tablets.

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Are Now on Quest VR Headsets

Corbin Davenport — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:33:12 GMT

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been trying to make its Quest VR headsets helpful for more than just virtual reality gaming. Productivity and social applications are slowly making their way to Quest headsets, and now three Microsoft applications have joined the party.

Microsoft Outlook Is Expanding Voice Dictation Support

Corbin Davenport — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:44:40 GMT

Microsoft has been hard at work on the new Outlook for Windows, which is now widely available to Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. Now, voice dictation is available in the new Outlook client and the web app.

Notepad Is Getting More Features on Windows 11

Corbin Davenport — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:46:26 GMT

Notepad received a signifiant overhaul with the first release of Windows 11, but Microsoft isn't done rolling out updates. Two more features are now on the way: a character count and a context menu option.