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Published August 17, 2016

4 min read

Sway design tips and new templates

The Sway team takes user feedback to heart—constantly testing and iterating on our user experience. Since we’ve received numerous requests to show you how to navigate through Sway’s style features, we thought it would be helpful to publish some tips to help you make the most out of Sway.

Published May 19, 2016

3 min read

Marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day

To mark the fifth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness about making the digital world more accessible, all Office 365 users are invited to try three simple things.

Published April 19, 2016

5 min read

Learning Tools are a game changer for my special education students

“Microsoft has invested not only money but a great deal of time to make our job as educators easier. They have given us a one-stop shop in Office 365 and a range of lesson tools such as PowerPoint and Sway. However, one of the most incredible tools they have designed is OneNote.

Published April 12, 2016

5 min read

EPIC Planning in OneNote

The OneNote Notebook not only offers the organizational and collaboration framework we were looking for—it includes some cool value-added benefits.

Published March 3, 2016

3 min read

Sway integration in Microsoft Photos helps you share your memories as interactive stories, Sway supports Living Images

Sway is now integrated with the Microsoft Photos app! With this update, it’s easier and faster than ever to use the photos and videos on your Windows device to create and share polished, interactive stories of your adventures with family and friends. Sway also now supports Living Images. Read on for more!

Published October 29, 2015

3 min read

The new Office—October feature update

Welcome to our first new Office update post in which we share the features we are delivering to our Office customers across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Office Online.

Published October 27, 2015

5 min read

Introducing the first travel guide that invites you to continue the story

In collaboration with Microsoft and HarperCollins, Roads & Kingdoms—an independent media company backed by Anthony Bourdain—has reimagined the travel guide by inviting you to go beyond the pages of their new book, “Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels through Japan’s Food Culture,” with an immersive web experience built with the Microsoft Office apps: Sway and OneNote.

Published June 25, 2015

3 min read

Bringing Sway apps to more platforms and devices

Sway Preview began by ensuring that anybody could create and share polished, interactive reports, presentations, personal stories and more by using Sway’s rich web experience in any modern browser. Today we’re excited to share more news and a roadmap for Sway native apps on more platforms and devices.

Published June 11, 2015

2 min read

Sway Use Case series #2: Food Sways

Sway lets food enthusiasts of all sorts engage their friends, families and followers in exciting new (and delicious!) ways. In today’s Sway Use Case blog, we’ll get a taste of some great uses of Sway by foodies who created interactive and dynamic food experiences for us to feast our eyes on.

Published April 2, 2015

5 min read

Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others!

Sway now lets you invite other people to create and edit Sways with you at the same exact time. You can also easily copy and manage your Sways and those shared with you from your My Sways page.

Published March 12, 2015

3 min read

Sway Use Case series #1: Educator Sways

Sway helps teachers engage their students, parents and other teachers in exciting new ways. In today’s Sway Use Case blog, we’ll celebrate a number of great uses of Sway by educators to enliven the classroom and enhance the quality of their teaching.

Published October 1, 2014

6 min read

Announcing Office Sway: reimagine how your ideas come to life

Reimagine the way your ideas come to life. Office Sway lets you easily create an interactive web-based canvas of your ideas. Using the simple and intuitive Sway app, easily bring your content together from a variety of sources and use the built-in layout engine to craft a cohesive design that looks great on any screen.

Product: Sway

Sway design tips and new templates

Marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Learning Tools are a game changer for my special education students

EPIC Planning in OneNote

Sway integration in Microsoft Photos helps you share your memories as interactive stories, Sway supports Living Images

The new Office—October feature update

Introducing the first travel guide that invites you to continue the story

Bringing Sway apps to more platforms and devices

Sway Use Case series #2: Food Sways

Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others!

Sway Use Case series #1: Educator Sways

Announcing Office Sway: reimagine how your ideas come to life

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