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Microsoft's latest Copilot addition could change how you gather insights

Usama Jawad — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:58:01 +0000

Microsoft's Copilot is learning a new trick, one that could quietly reshape how teams collect and understand feedback. Read more...

Microsoft Forms now adds a way to generate answers to quiz questions via Copilot

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 05:40:01 +0000

Microsoft Forms users have some new Copilot-based features to check out, including a way to create answers to quiz questions. Read more...

Copilot can now offer suggestions to make better quizzes and surveys in Microsoft Forms

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 04:34:01 +0000

Microsoft is adding more Copilot functionality to its Microsoft Forms service. The Copilot generative AI assistant can offer theme suggestions for forms or quizzes, along with other helpful tips. Read more...

Microsoft Forms adds support for setting up rules to answer survey questions

John Callaham — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 06:58:01 +0000

The Microsoft Forms app has been updates to allow users to set up specific rules to get answers to questions, such as minimal or maximum character lengths for answers or putting in specific words. Read more...

Microsoft Forms finally enables collaboration feature for Microsoft account holders

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft Forms now allows collaboration among Microsoft account holders. Users can create a Microsoft form, generate a shareable link, and invite others with Microsoft accounts to edit. Read more...

Microsoft adds even more Copilot features to Forms to help write invites and more

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:42:01 +0000

Microsoft continued to add even more Copilot features to its Forms service. Users can now ask Copilot to help them write an invite to people to fill out forms, along with help in sending reminders. Read more...

Microsoft account users can now check out new template types in Forms

John Callaham — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its account users can check out two new template choices for its Forms service. One is the invitation template and the other is the new check-in option. Read more...

Microsoft Forms now allows users to add or remove people or groups from email notifications

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:48:01 +0000

Microsoft Forms has just added a new feature that allows people who make the forms, quizzes, or surveys a way to add or remove people or groups who get email responses notifications. Read more...

Microsoft adds more Copilot assistance features to Forms

John Callaham — Fri, 24 May 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has added even more Copilot AI features to its Forms service. They include having Copilot create new questions for new or existing forms and help with rewriting questions. Read more...

Microsoft Forms has added pre-filled links support for responses

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2024 18:34:01 +0000

The Microsoft Forms website and app have added a new feature. Users can now put in pre-filled links for responses to questions in order to save some time when making forms for certain situations. Read more...

Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly: The new Outlook Windows app will soon add Copilot and more

John Callaham — Sun, 05 May 2024 13:42:03 +0000

In this week's look back at the new entries of the Microsoft 365 roadmap website, the company plans to add Copilot to the new Outlook Windows app and on the web, among other additions. Read more...

Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly: Copilot will soon be able to create quizzes in Forms and more

John Callaham — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:24:01 +0000

The Microsoft 365 Roadmap website was updated with some new listings this past week. They include a new feature that will allow Forms users to create quizzes using Copilot and more. Read more...

Microsoft Forms will add Copilot support for drafting surveys, creating questions and more

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:16:02 +0000

Microsoft will add Copilot to its Forms service starting in early March. Initially available for Copilot for Microsoft 365 commercial users, it will help draft surveys and create questions. Read more...

Microsoft Forms now has a new Practice mode for quizzes to assist students

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:32:01 +0000

Microsoft Forms users can now access a new Practice mode for developing quizzes. This mode is designed to specifically help students so they can receive feedback after answering questions. Read more...

Microsoft launches the new Forms Windows 11 app

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:28:01 +0000

The new Microsoft Forms app for Windows 11 is now available to download from the Microsoft Store, offering the same features that users can expect when accessing the Forms website. Read more...

Tech Tip Tuesday: How to quickly enter data into an online form

Adam Bottjen — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:16:01 +0000

When entering information into an online form, do you take your hand off the keyboard and click on the next field? Join us today to learn a quicker way to enter data into online forms. Read more...

Microsoft Forms will soon get a host of new features

Rahul Naskar — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:02:02 +0000

Microsoft Forms will soon get a host of new features to help users create "elegant" invitation cards and so much more. The new functionalities will be available in the next couple of months. Read more...

Microsoft Forms adds a much-awaited new feature for forms and quizzes users

Rahul Naskar — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new feature for its form solution that users have been asking for this feature for a very long time. It is meant to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Read more...

Rejoice: Google Forms will now autosave your progress when filling forms

Usama Jawad — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:02:01 +0000

If you have lost drafts while filling forms in the past, you will be pleased to know that Google has now announced autosave capabilities for Google Forms. The feature is rolling out now. Read more...

Microsoft Forms adds new features to streamline access and distribution of forms

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has introduced a slew of new capabilities for Forms designed to streamline the way you access, create, and share forms. The latest changes are rolling out beginning this month. Read more...

October updates to Microsoft 365 include Productivity Score, OneNote in Outlook, and more

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:28:01 +0000

Following its monthly tradition, Microsoft has detailed the improvements made to the Microsoft 365 suite of products in October, including the OneNote feed in Outlook and Forms on mobile. Read more...

Microsoft Forms is now available for personal users

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its quizzing tool, Forms, is now available for personal use, allowing anyone to create quizzes and polls to send to others. Forms works on the web and mobile devices. Read more...

Microsoft expands Immersive Reader support to OneDrive and PowerPoint

Abhay V — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:58:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it is bringing support for the Immersive Reader accessibility tool to OneDrive and PowerPoint files. It is also adding 18 new neural text-to-speech languages. Read more...

Microsoft Forms is now available in the Office mobile app, Teams integration announced

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:20:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced a handful of new features for Forms, including its addition to the Office mobile app and a new integration with Teams that lets users create polls in meetings. Read more...

Opera for Android 58 arrives with improved notification handling

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:40:02 +0000

Opera for Android 58 has been released on the Play Store. The firm said the update is a bit smaller than usual but still comes with some nice improvements which should make browsing a bit better. Read more...

Google redesigns the share dialog for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more

Abhay V — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:36:01 +0000

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms on the web are getting a redesigned share dialog. The UI makes it easier to share documents, manage permissions with separate cards for people and links. Read more...

Microsoft is releasing a preview of a Pro version of Forms

Rich Woods — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Microsoft 365 roadmap to show that it's rolling out a new Forms Pro service. It will be available for Office 365 users beginning next week on February 21. Read more...

Take-Two Forms New Californian Studio

Andrew — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:08:24 +0000

Publisher Take-Two has announced the formation of Northern California-based development studio named 2K Marin. Located in Novato, California, the new studio will focus on the development of original intellectual property, as well as co-developing games... Read more...

Acer forms low-price PC team; but no budget yet

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:32:46 +0000

Acer has begun to change its attitude toward the low-price PC market and the company recently formed a team to begin working on projects for the sector, according to Scott Lin, president of Acer Taiwan.... Read more...

Signing Off on IBM Lotus Forms 3.0

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:55:46 +0000

IBM spruces up its electronic forms software at what may turn out to be the expense of competitors Microsoft and Adobe. IBM unveiled on Oct. 2 a new version of its electronic forms software that... Read more...

CeBIT 2007: HD DVD forms European promotional group

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:39:22 +0000

At a press conference at CeBIT 2007, Studio Canal, Universal, Toshiba and Microsoft announced the formation of a new trade organization, the European HD DVD Promotional Group. The new organization will include movie studios, distributors,... Read more...

AMD: 'Digital Living Room' To Take Many Forms

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:15:16 +0000

Contrary to the prevailing wisdom, the PC will not necessarily be the centerpiece of the so-called "digital living room," according to an Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) executive. Speaking at the Digital Living Room 2006... Read more...

Sam & Max team forms new studio

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:41:56 +0000

Enthusiasts of the point-and-click adventure game, take heart: There's a new development studio pledging to resurrect the dying genre. Industry veterans Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, and Troy Molander, along with other key members of the... Read more...

Adobe adds bar codes to PDF forms

Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:24:28 +0000

Thanks xStainDx. Adobe Systems is set to expand its electronic forms with new capabilities for adding bar codes to forms based on the company's portable document format. The technology, to be announced Monday,... Read more...

Coalition forms to steer VoIP policy

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 03:06:50 +0000

A group of companies, including AT&T, MCI, Intel and Texas Instruments, banded together this week in an effort to influence VoIP regulation and policy making. Calling itself the Voice on the Net (VON)... Read more...

Intel Forms Single Communications Group

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:40:50 +0000

The chipmaker is combining its communications-related businesses into one organization that will be called the Intel Communications Group. Less than a week after saying it would take a $600 million fourth-quarter impairment charge... Read more...

Florida: Microsoft class action lawsuit claim forms sent

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:24:03 +0000

Yesterday when I checked my mail, i got claim forms in the ' Florida vs. Microsoft ' Class Action case. Here's some of it: OFFICIAL COURT NOTICE OF FLORIDA MICROSOFT CLASS... Read more...

Government forms cybersecurity unit

Sat, 07 Jun 2003 23:23:50 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday said it created a new division to address threats to the nation's technological infrastructure. Called the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD), the 60-person unit is charged with... Read more...

MS Forms Alliance With Real Estate Educators Association

Tom Warren — Tue, 03 Jun 2003 16:52:21 +0000

Thousands of Realtors Will Benefit Through Free 30-Day Trial Of Easy-to-Use Microsoft Publisher 2002 Microsoft Corp. today announced an alliance with the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA), the industry's leading educational organization.... Read more...

Microsoft, ACORD Link Insurance Forms to XML Web Services

Tom Warren — Mon, 19 May 2003 14:48:05 +0000

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 to Help Insurance Industry Cut Processing Time and Costs, Reduce Errors Today at the 2003 ACORD Conference Microsoft Corp. and the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and... Read more...