2023 Microsoft 365 Insider Blog Awards

By Microsoft 365 Insider Engagement Team on January 3, 2024

Happy new year, Microsoft 365 Insiders, and welcome to 2024! As the Awards season is in full swing, we wanted to recognize some Microsoft 365 features that have generated the most buzz in 2023 and thank some of our fabulous authors for their contributions.

2023 Microsoft 365 Insider Blog Awards

For our first ever Microsoft 365 Insider Blog awards, we’ve created 4 categories and are excited to share the results with you.

Most viewed posts

When we look at this list, we see features that have been long-time customer requests or responses to customer feedback. Please keep sharing your thoughts, comments, and ideas. We do value them and we do listen!

  1. Review tracked changes with new cards in Word — 172,570 page views
  2. Paste Text Only shortcut in Word — 163,521 page views
  3. Starting to support third-party accounts in New Outlook for Windows Preview – 107,412 page views
  4. Local folders now available in the New Outlook for Mac — 101,412 page views
  5. Insert images in cells with the IMAGE function in Excel — 90,858 page views

Add all your email accounts page

Most engagement on LinkedIn

As you focus on your professional and career development, LinkedIn is a great place to learn what’s new in Microsoft 365 and how to use those new capabilities to increase your productivity. It’s also where we celebrate milestone birthdays—like the 40th of one of our all-time favorite apps, Word! Bring on the festivities and the innovation!

  1. Word turns 40! — 663 engagements
  2. Python in Excel: Elevating your data analysis capabilities — 381 engagements
  3. New Microsoft 365 app enhancements to use across your devices — 282 engagements
  4. What’s New in the Microsoft 365 app – December 2023 — 170 engagements
  5. Microsoft Loop: Transforming the way we work together — 150 engagements

Microsoft Word Timeline

 

Most engagement on Twitter 

We love to share timely Microsoft 365-related updates with you and hear what you think. Keep the feedback coming!

  1. Introducing new layout options in OneNote on Windows — 516 engagements
  2. Starting to support third-party accounts in New Outlook for Windows Preview — 377 engagements
  3. Office Insider is now Microsoft 365 Insider — 360 engagements
  4. Paste Text Only shortcut in Word — 265 engagements
  5. Profiles in Outlook for Mac — 212 engagements

Animation of the Vertical Tab layout option

 

Most prolific author

Ajay Sodhi has contributed 4 posts to our blog, all focused on the Microsoft 365 app and how best to take advantage of its capabilities on Android and iOS. Way to go, Ajay!

We also wanted to recognize 3 other authors who have each contributed 3 posts:

  • Aaron Liu — With a focus on Microsoft Forms, Aaron’s posts open readers’ eyes to new possibilities—anything from designing gorgeous invitations to efficiently gathering feedback.
  • Ridhima Gupta — With a focus on PowerPoint, Ridhima’s posts show you how to tell your story, share your content, and engage with your audience more effectively by leveraging videos.
  • Peter Wu — With a focus on Accessibility features in PowerPoint, across platforms, Peter’s posts showcase features and capabilities designed to make PowerPoint more accessible for people with disabilities, and beneficial and useful to everyone.

We hope you enjoyed this roundup of the most popular features and most prolific authors of 2023. As we kick off 2024, we promise to keep bringing you the latest and greatest news, tips, and insights about Microsoft 365, and look forward to your ongoing feedback. Happy new year!

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