- Microsoft introduces Loop, an online hub to organize your documents and collaborate with other people.
- The service offers workspaces, pages, components, and Copilot integration.
- Microsoft Loop is available now as a free preview view that anyone can sign up for.
Microsoft Loop is a brand-new online hub that offers a place to manage tasks and projects and collaborate with Office applications. Although the online tool is a component of the Microsoft 365 subscription service, it is now accessible as a free preview for everybody.
You are already familiar with Loop if you have seen Google Workspaces or Notion. You can arrange your papers and other tasks using the workspaces, pages, and other components that make up the service.
With Loop Workspaces, you can designate a shared area where people may work together on various projects. Workspaces are accessible from the home page. The system may bring up relevant documents as you establish a new area, which you can then add to the project to arrange into pages.
You may always import papers and other kinds of content if your project needs to expand or alter.
Reactions and comments are among the various tools available within the Loop Pages. Additionally, Microsoft Loop offers notifications to help you stay on top of your tasks and projects.
Additionally included in the collaboration center is Copilot, a Microsoft 365 chatbot that uses AI recommendations to assist you with ideation and creation.
Additionally, you can share information with individuals outside of your workspace using the Loop Components feature. Loop components are minor system components that remain consistent throughout the various locations they have been exchanged, including emails, documents, and other embedded locations. The components include the ability to construct lists, tables, paragraphs, and more in all of the Microsoft 365 applications, including Microsoft Teams, Word (web), and Outlook. You can always know who has access to the components and where they were shared.
Since it allows you to look for pertinent Office documents you were working on when you created the workspace, Search in Loop is also a crucial function.
While on a page, you may also use a variety of commands, including /to add photos, labels, emoticons, tables, and more. Importing files or tagging a colleague on the page is made simpler using the@shortcut.
Although the system allows up to 50 users to edit in the workspace simultaneously in this beta, you should typically limit the number of individuals working on a project to 12.
Progress trackers, personalized labels, and the option to sync material with Microsoft To-Do and Planner are just a few of the usual tools available when working on projects and tasks.
You must register for the preview using your Microsoft or Azure Active Directory account if you wish to use the web version of Loop. Although the company has not yet announced its availability, the service will also be available for iOS and Android.