Office365

Office 365 ProPlus Click-To-Run updates

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By default, Microsoft Office 2013 products deployed via Click-to-Run are kept up to date automatically. Click-to-Run will automatically check for updates in the background.

Each Click to Run release has a new version number. Users can find their current version by following these steps:

  1. Open any Office application
  2. Click on the File tab
  3. Click on Account (Office Account in Outlook)

The Click-to-Run version is displayed in the Click-to-Run Product Updates section.

Each user’s machine will apply the updates which are applicable to their Office product. If your version of Office does not contain an application, you will not receive updates to that application.

Interested in deploying multi-factor authentication for your business? It is now part of Office 365

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Multi-factor authentication is now part of Office 365 and available for all users. Any of the following may be used for the second factor of authentication.

  1. Call my mobile phone. The user receives a phone call that asks them to press the pound key. Once the pound key is pressed, the user is logged in.
  2. Text code to my mobile phone. The user receives a text message containing a six-digit code that they must enter into the portal.
  3. Call my office phone. This is the same as Call my mobile phone, but it enables the user to select a different phone if they do not have their mobile phone with them.
  4. Notify me through app. The user configured a smartphone app and they receive a notification in the app that they must confirm the login. Smartphone apps are available for Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android devices.
  5. Show one-time code in app. The same smartphone app is used. Instead of receiving a notification, the user starts the app and enters the six-digit code from the app into the portal.

For more information about Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365 please read the TechNet article Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365

Microsoft introduced the Office 365 IT Pro Network!

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Yesterday, Microsoft announced the launch of the Office 365 IT Pro Network, a new Yammer group open to anyone with a technical interest in Office 365.  The Office 365 IT Pro Network is the place you can go to find and connect with other IT Pros working on Office 365, learn about new product information and resources from Microsoft, and share information with the broader technical community.