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Microsoft’s decision to retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile scanner marks a decisive step in its product consolidation around Copilot — a move that preserves core capture and OCR capabilities but abandons several of Lens’s most convenient and accessibility-driven workflows, forcing...

Microsoft’s decision to retire the popular Microsoft Lens (formerly Office Lens) mobile scanning app marks a significant change for millions of casual and enterprise users who rely on its fast, reliable capture and OCR workflows — the retirement begins on September 15, 2025, the app will be...

Microsoft has announced it will retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and fold its scanning capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, beginning a phased retirement that starts on September 15, 2025, leads to the removal of Lens from app stores by mid‑November, and stops...

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in digital literacy, with several students achieving top placements at the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) U.S. National Championship. This prestigious competition, held...

In a remarkable display of digital proficiency, three students from Avondale College in New Zealand have secured their spots at the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, scheduled for July in Orlando, Florida. This prestigious event, presented by Certiport, Inc., brings...

Placeholders have long been a fundamental feature within Microsoft PowerPoint, guiding users as they build new presentations, organize content, and maintain consistency across slide decks. Yet for frequent PowerPoint users—across both Windows and Mac platforms—the appearance and interactivity of...

Microsoft's latest update to PowerPoint brings a notable enhancement to the core experience of creating presentations: the modernization of placeholders, those familiar dotted boxes that serve as guides for placing text, images, charts, and other content on a slide. For millions of users who...

Microsoft’s recent pivot is stirring conversations across the Windows community. Publisher—a long-trusted tool for crafting everything from flyers to newsletters—is set to vanish from the Microsoft 365 subscription suite. For those who need this beloved app, there’s a silver lining: a one-time...

Microsoft’s integration of Designer into Copilot comes at a strategic moment, transforming how users approach slide design and presentations within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Previously, creating an engaging PowerPoint deck or compelling presentation template required at least modest design...

Microsoft Publisher's Retirement: What It Means and How to Navigate the Transition For decades, Microsoft Publisher has stood as the go-to desktop publishing tool for countless Windows users, carving out its niche alongside the likes of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Its approachable interface...

The debate over whether Microsoft Technet should make a comeback is heating up among Windows enthusiasts and IT professionals. As discussions on Reddit and various tech forums continue to echo a long-held nostalgia for Technet and its iconic magazine, it’s time to explore why such a revival...

If you’ve ever spent thirty minutes tracking down who left a cryptic “Needs more pizzazz!” sticky-note on a PowerPoint slide, only to discover that the slide in question has since been split, shuffled, and thoroughly mutilated for the sake of version 37, relief is here—courtesy of Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s relentless AI offensive continues, and this week’s maneuver comes not through some stealthy, under-the-radar Windows update, but as a dazzling image-generating upgrade to Microsoft 365 Copilot’s business version — a move that may sideline your office’s PowerPoint Picasso as the AI...

When Microsoft unveils a new iteration of its 365 Copilot, IT pros everywhere simultaneously groan and cheer, bracing themselves for a tide of AI-fueled features that promise both productivity nirvana and—let’s be honest—a fresh source of service desk tickets. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: A New...

Introducing Microsoft PowerPoint Copilot: AI for Seamless Presentations Picture this: It's 11 p.m., and your boss just casually mentioned a "quick" presentation you'll need for the first thing tomorrow morning. If you're already cracking under the pressure of juggling time, Microsoft's latest...

Microsoft PowerPoint has long been the battleground where great ambitions go to die in a hail of bullet points and questionable color choices. Yet, just when you thought you’d seen every possible way to assemble a slide deck from a Word doc, along comes Microsoft Copilot with a trick straight...

You might think getting your hands on Microsoft PowerPoint for free is like trying to find a unicorn in your cubicle—magical, questionable, and guaranteed to land you a few raised eyebrows from your IT department. But put down that pirate hat and wipe the sweat from your mouse hand, because...

“Click, drag, resize, align—there was a time when building a PowerPoint deck was the corporate equivalent of constructing the Great Pyramids: endless, repetitive labor, punctuated by occasional existential crises and, if you’re lucky, a decent coffee break. Enter Copilot for PowerPoint...

In today's digital landscape, we often find ourselves confronted with a perennial debate that echoes through coffee shops, bustling offices, and the quiet corners of our homes: “To rent, or to own?” This philosophical quandary takes center stage in the realm of software licensing, particularly...

Here’s a quick summary of the information from the TechRadar article: ActiveX Blocked by Default in Microsoft 365 (Starting April 2025): Microsoft is disabling ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio). Reason: ActiveX posed major security risks, such as...