Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
Alan, I'm not entirely sure.? But since you're effectively changing the license by cancelling and re-upping with something else . . . As I said, I'm sticking with the directions that Microsoft has
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
Brian, What does the switch license or update license choices you mention below mean and why would one use them instead? Just curious. Thanks, Alan Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 11:50 AM To:
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Alan Robbins
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
I see Copilot in the New Outlook. It's in the Messages group, and it's after Pictures, Emojis, and Tables and before Apps. I'm not sure if that helps or not. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) =>¡Â Chaltain at
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[email protected]
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Downgrading to M365 Personal or Family Classic
I realize that the partial screenshot I am going to place in this post will not be directly helpful to many, but for those of you that do have sighted assistants around, it will show them precisely
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
BTW, I strongly encourage only the use of the Hit Alt + F, D, Y 3, technique. This generally prevents any request for login if you are using a Microsoft Account linked Windows user account, as the
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
- Well, then sign in.? M365 is connected to your Microsoft Account.? You can't have M365 without a Microsoft Account. My guess is that you've chosen to use a local Windows user account, which means
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
When I do this , it want me to sign in. Not sure how this updates ones license? Alan Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 11:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] The
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Alan Robbins
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
I live in Canada and I¡¯ve made the switch on both my laptop and my parents¡¯ computer without any problems. Sent: January 22, 2025 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re:
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Madison Martin
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
Brian, I should have specified. Yes, in my case, I¡¯m using Outlook Classic and Copilot is available to me in that application. David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
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David Goldfield
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
- The "several months" rollout period is a virtual certainty.? It can't take a whole year, in this case, if it's being offered in a given country simply because the increase in cost is set to occur
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
Since this announcement is kind of new, you'd probably have to wait for several months up to a year for the downgrade and copilot features. Best regards, Muhammad
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Muhammed 3198Denix
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
David, In regard to Outlook, I presume you mean Outlook Classic.? I've not had it show up in Outlook Classic or New Outlook for me, yet, or else the presentation is quite different as far as what
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
In my case, I was first offered Copilot in Word. The offer for Outlook presented itself either later on during the same day or possibly the day after and I noticed it in Excel for the first time
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David Goldfield
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
Diana, Now that we have two Canadians reporting this option does not exist, and in your case with sighted spouse verification, then it may be a country-related thing. The downgrade is not noted as a
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Brian Vogel
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Re: The latest storm of chaos from a Microsoft Announcement of changes to the default M365 Personal and Family Plans to include Copilot Functionality in the Office Programs
That was our experience too. I wonder if it's something about living in Canada and that is where we've subscribed to MS365. My husband is sighted and sees no such downgrade options for "classic"
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Diana Brent
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Word: Turning Off Integrated Copilot and the prompt it produces: "Select the icon or press Alt + I to draft with Copilot"
Several points first: 1. The prompt is just that, a prompt.? It can be ignored, it is NOT part of your document text, and if you just start typing all behaves as it always has. 2. The technique given
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Brian Vogel
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Re: M365 Family - What happens if the primary subscriber dies?
Exactly. Sent: January 21, 2025 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [M365-Accessibility] M365 Family - What happens if the primary subscriber dies? I figure this should be put out now
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David Diamond
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Re: Can the process of upgrading to a newer Microsoft Office version be explained from a screen reader's point of view?
Daniel, The answer to your question, at least from my perspective, is "Yes and no."? Yes for the big picture, no for the nitty gritty details because dialogs during installaiton change over time.?
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Brian Vogel
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Can the process of upgrading to a newer Microsoft Office version be explained from a screen reader's point of view?
Hi everyone First off, I would like to thank Brian for making everybody aware of the cut off period for Microsoft Office 2016 / 2019. I didn¡¯t foresee that happening this year, especially two office
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Daniel McGee
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Re: M365 Family - What happens if the primary subscriber dies?
- Exactly.? And if they die, and no one "reconstitutes" the family at (or near) the renewal date by becoming the primary owner, then the entire family dissolves.? I doubt many who are family members
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Brian Vogel
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