But it does figure out what kind of story you are trying to tell with your information:Ī pie chart? A timeline? It tries to figure that out. The feature is heavily based on server-led AI – it’s not in-depth and (we’re told) isn’t going to mean your ideas are going to a server far away. But it is a great way to save a little time when working on an Office document – better yet, you’ll find the feature on iPads and iPhones, too.įinally: No more fiddling with formatting on an iPhone screen.
There are some limitations: You need to be using OneDrive, can’t change the color palette and need to be using the most recent pro edition of Office 365. Need help with your writing? Word will guide your writing style and automate formatting to make documents easy to read.Creating a presentation in PowerPoint? Enter your copy, tap ideas and you can create a professional looking slide show.
It’s a feature that has been available in PowerPoint and Excel and will be made available in Word this fall. Turns out that someone at Microsoft thinks the same thing, as I learned in conversation with Microsoft Vice President Brad Anderson recently.
