Bring Skype Feature to Office Suite
Latest feature Microsoft has started is providing Skype to online office suite. There is no doubt that Microsoft is trying to promote Skype a lot when compared to before. Since they are not contented with the mobile and desktop app, the firm is bringing various innovative features like video and voice messaging to the office suite. Yes! It is going to introduce Office Online Integration Skype message which is easily available now in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and OneNote Online. Even it is present in Outlook.com too.
Basically, there is a huge amount of increased and continuous focus given on cloud. Also the tool provides a great amount of significance for communication as well as collaborative projects. Even sometimes there are certain time when one would be working on the same document along with colleagues and it cannot be quite enough. And this is where the Skype integration comes into the play.
As per Microsoft this new addition of video and voice chat given to Office Online gives a natural and collaborative experience which you can simply co-author and make conversation through instant video calling and messaging and that too within the given document. Just like how Google has done for the Chrome, this is one of the latest move in the plan of Microsoft which can help in turning the web browser as the ultimate destination. Basically, the Skype now is available for individuals who have Microsoft account in the month of the November.
As per the statement released by the firm, it has stated that the firm is not obsessed with the its Microsoft Edge OS, but the new Chrome extension makes it quite easy for viewing, creating and editing the Office document in the Google browser.