


The upper part features an icon to indicate what type of activity is most significant and tells you who it was associated with.The center of the card features a thumbnail so you can quickly recognize the file.You’ll see a group of cards that provide easily scannable information about the content and collaboration status of a few documents that we believe you should pay attention to. This service is now available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows, and can be accessed when you click File and either open or create a file. The Recommended Documents service is the “magic” that helps keep track of all of this for you – it is the Intelligence that monitors all the file activity and uses machine learning (ML) to come up with a short list of files that is just what you need, saving you time and reducing distraction. How do you keep track of or become aware of a Word file that has had 3 different edits in the last day, or find out that you’ve been with a couple questions in an Excel file, or that you have 5 unread comments in an important presentation your team is working on? What if you had a prioritized list of files that had the most significant sharing, commenting, editing, and opening activity? In the face of ever-expanding file, email, and discussion traffic, we are trying to help you find the files that are most important to you and your team. I wanted to share some details about an exciting enhancement to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows that will help you quickly find and collaborate on documents that matter most to you and your colleagues! Get to Your Most Important Work Faster Hi, I’m Todd Behrbaum, a Principal Program Manager working on intelligence experiences that save you time in Microsoft Office apps.
