Microsoft Loop brings a live productivity canvas to Microsoft 365 customers

Microsoft wants to make it easier to work as a team within Microsoft 365.

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What you need to know

Microsoft has today unveiled a new app for Microsoft 365 subscribers dubbed “Loop” which is an app that attempts to reimagine and combine the traditional elements of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and even Teams, into one canvas that enables groups of people undertaking projects to be more productive.

Today’s announcement highlights three key areas of Microsoft Loop:

Microsoft says more component types will be added over time, including voting tables, status trackers, notes, and task lists. Microsoft is also highlighting a feature called Context IQ that uses AI to turn insights into actions, powered by the Microsoft Graph. It supercharges Microsoft Editor with suggestions for relevant files or documents, or can find available calendar times for multiple people.

Context IQ is being implemented across all Microsoft 365 applications, including Microsoft Loop:

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