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Is Microsoft trying to get people scammed? New Outlook is insideous.
The new outlook was forced on me a couple of days ago. I’ve got some decent gripes with it but the biggest issue I have is it seems to be funneling less astute users to getting scammed.
The first issue is the ads. Each account has an AD at the top of the list of messages that could easily be mistaken as an email. I originally felt I was okay ignoring them – it’s just part of the deal. But, the ad I saw and clicked on today was 100% a scam site and preys on people that are susceptible to fraudulent endorsements of famous people. In this case it was Trudeau (Canadian Prime Minister) endorsing a way to get thousands of tax dollars back. It is the same template I’ve seen with other notable names (Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, etc…). Here is the link for those who may be sceptical. It is 100% bs: https://profgenpro.click/landers/pensupca_zeno/?domain=cdn.dripvoice.com&clickid=003f4wha8hevrdc1&uclick=wha8q5vr&uclickhash=wha8q5vr-wha8hevr-g63y-0-ciq5-b7xo-b78p-bcbb7c
Secondly, hovering over hyperlinks in the new outlook doesn’t display the actual URL anymore. It is the #1 thing I ALWAYS do when I see an email mentioning a bank transaction, package delivery, or anything that might seem relevant.
What on earth are these people thinking!
The new outlook was forced on me a couple of days ago. I’ve got some decent gripes with it but the biggest issue I have is it seems to be funneling less astute users to getting scammed.The first issue is the ads. Each account has an AD at the top of the list of messages that could easily be mistaken as an email. I originally felt I was okay ignoring them – it’s just part of the deal. But, the ad I saw and clicked on today was 100% a scam site and preys on people that are susceptible to fraudulent endorsements of famous people. In this case it was Trudeau (Canadian Prime Minister) endorsing a way to get thousands of tax dollars back. It is the same template I’ve seen with other notable names (Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, etc…). Here is the link for those who may be sceptical. It is 100% bs: https://profgenpro.click/landers/pensupca_zeno/?domain=cdn.dripvoice.com&clickid=003f4wha8hevrdc1&uclick=wha8q5vr&uclickhash=wha8q5vr-wha8hevr-g63y-0-ciq5-b7xo-b78p-bcbb7cSecondly, hovering over hyperlinks in the new outlook doesn’t display the actual URL anymore. It is the #1 thing I ALWAYS do when I see an email mentioning a bank transaction, package delivery, or anything that might seem relevant. What on earth are these people thinking! Read More
How to produce a value for every nth value
I am trying to create a schedule for going to the gym. I go to the gym every day except Monday. So Tuesday I would do chest, Wednesday Arms, Thursday Legs and then it resets with chest on Friday, arms on Saturday. I have a list a dates scheduled out for 3 months starting from 6/21/24. How do I dynamically make it so every time the date is Tuesday-Sunday, it will automatically reset to chest or arms or legs in order while skipping Mondays for the next two months.
I am trying to create a schedule for going to the gym. I go to the gym every day except Monday. So Tuesday I would do chest, Wednesday Arms, Thursday Legs and then it resets with chest on Friday, arms on Saturday. I have a list a dates scheduled out for 3 months starting from 6/21/24. How do I dynamically make it so every time the date is Tuesday-Sunday, it will automatically reset to chest or arms or legs in order while skipping Mondays for the next two months. Read More
Unable to receive email from the rooms /Resources.
Hello
Please i need your help on this issue.
We are Unable to receive email from the teams rooms /Resources.
Hello Please i need your help on this issue. We are Unable to receive email from the teams rooms /Resources. Read More
Use budget management and forecasting to bring your FinOps practice into the era of AI
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Version of chat gpt used in Word 2016
The rest of my team is asking me what version of Chat gpt is used in Word MSO Version 2406 Build 16. I’m assuming V 4.
Thanks!
The rest of my team is asking me what version of Chat gpt is used in Word MSO Version 2406 Build 16. I’m assuming V 4.Thanks! Read More
External Data Sharing With Microsoft Fabric
Organizations leveraging Microsoft Fabric can now use the external data sharing feature to allow users from another Microsoft Fabric tenant access their data. The data stays in the provider’s OneLake storage location and no data is moved. Instead, this cross-tenant sharing creates a link, called a OneLake shortcut, and the recipient of the share tenant creates a pointer back to the provider tenant. Users in the recipient tenant are provided a read only access to the data. The data is shared across tenant boundaries, and the recipient can use it with any OneLake compatible Fabric workload in their own tenant. What makes external sharing solution so seamless and frictionless is the fact that the adoption of PowerBI already has massive adoption in terms of the number of organizations and the millions of users who leverage it daily. The key becomes, organizations don’t need to do anything different nor stand up any new products and solutions; organizations and users can simply continue to use what they have been using and take advantage of this new feature.
External data sharing is currently supported for data residing in tables or files within:
Lakehouses
KQL databases
We wanted to provide some high level step by step guidance to demonstrate how easy it was to setup the external sharing:
Step 1 Enable External Tenant Sharing:
1. Enable external data sharing in the provider tenant
Go to the tenant settings in the providing tenant.
Find the External data sharing (preview) tenant setting (under export and sharing settings), enable the toggle, and specify who in the tenant can create external data shares.
Decide if you want to enable this capability for everyone or limit to certain security groups.
Step 2 Create an external data share:
In a workspace or in the OneLake data hub, find the Fabric item that contains the data you want to share.
Open the context menu of the selected item and choose External data share (preview).
In the New external data share dialog that opens, choose the folder or table to be shared and select Save and continue.
Enter the email address of the user you want to share the data with and select Send. An email will be sent to the user inviting them to accept the invitation to share. Alternatively, you can select Copy link and then paste it into an email that you yourself compose.
Note – it is just as easy to revoke the share – under manage permissions:
Step 3 Allow/accept external data share in recipient tenant:
Go to the tenant settings in the recipient tenant.
Find the Users can accept external data shares (preview) tenant setting (under export and sharing settings), enable the toggle, and specify who in the tenant can create external data shares.
Decide if you want to enable this capability for everyone or limit to certain security groups
Accept an external data share:
Go to the link received via email and click on Get Started.
2. A dialog similar to one below appears that displays the name of the share and the details of the data provider’s tenant.
3. Select Accept and select a location. This opens the OneLake data hub. Select a lakehouse.
4. Select Next, select the table or folder location in which to create the incoming share shortcut, and then select Apply.
Observations:
The external data share shows up as a shortcut with the name starting with a “External_”.
The external data share gives a read-only version of data that can be accessed through all the Fabric experiences. For the spark notebook experience, users can choose from multiple languages or the low code/no code data wrangler experience to transform and prepare the data. In the example below, the table “store” is combined with the external shortcut “EXTERNAL_storeprofile”, which provides the store profile data, to get a complete view of the store features. The result is then saved to a new table, “storewprofile”. This new table can be accessed through the SQL Analytics Endpoint, Fabric Data Factory, or PBI experiences.
Here is an example of the SQL Analytics endpoint on the “External_” share:
3. The external share can be viewed through the lineage view of the workspace.
Key Takeaways
The external data share is a very powerful feature and so we hope you take away the following from the content we have shared:
Ease of creating and revoking a share.
Simplicity of accepting a share as the recipient.
Fabric Ecosystem & Non-Fabric Use Cases – although we have demonstrated a very Fabric centric article, non-fabric users can still benefit from this solution. For instance, if you are a Tableau user, you can connect to the XMLA endpoint of a semantic model or the SQL endpoint of Fabric via the necessary drivers. Given this, the solution only becomes even more compelling as it can handle both Fabric centric and non Fabric centric scenarios.
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Autofill dates while skipping cells (without formatting)
Hi everyone, new (ish) to Microsoft Excel and I’m having some trouble with the Autofill tool. I have an old schedule that I’d like to update the dates on, without having to manually input each date. I read online that you could autofill while skipping certain cells by pressing ctrl (cmd for me bc ios), but when I do that, the shortcut Autofill icon disappears. When I search for Autofill, I can’t find the option of Fill w/o Formatting. I can always go back and individually correct each cell color and date, but I’m sure there has to be some ways to cut down on time, I just don’t know where to look. The dates in the photo were the ones I tried messing around with, but as you can see I’m unable to keep the original cell colors.
Hi everyone, new (ish) to Microsoft Excel and I’m having some trouble with the Autofill tool. I have an old schedule that I’d like to update the dates on, without having to manually input each date. I read online that you could autofill while skipping certain cells by pressing ctrl (cmd for me bc ios), but when I do that, the shortcut Autofill icon disappears. When I search for Autofill, I can’t find the option of Fill w/o Formatting. I can always go back and individually correct each cell color and date, but I’m sure there has to be some ways to cut down on time, I just don’t know where to look. The dates in the photo were the ones I tried messing around with, but as you can see I’m unable to keep the original cell colors. Read More
Macros & VBA:
Hello,
I have never used macros before. How do I use VBA to move the data from column C to B? I tried recording macros but got stuck with coding (I have never coded).
Attached is a picture of my task. Thanks! The data is not real, FYI.
Hello,I have never used macros before. How do I use VBA to move the data from column C to B? I tried recording macros but got stuck with coding (I have never coded).Attached is a picture of my task. Thanks! The data is not real, FYI. Read More
Can I re-establish a connection between a Form and a linked Excel spreadsheet
We have an MS Form through O365 which is linked to an Excel sheet in Sharepoint. Each form entry has been automatically added to the next row of the Excel.
It appears that some manual modifications within the Excel have caused the connection between the Excel and the Form to be broken. New entries are not auto-populating in the Excel.
Can anyone provide a way to reconnect the form to the existing spreadsheet that has been receiving form submissions? I know I can link a new Excel, but we have years of data in the old one, and really want to re-establish the broken connection.
Help!
We have an MS Form through O365 which is linked to an Excel sheet in Sharepoint. Each form entry has been automatically added to the next row of the Excel.It appears that some manual modifications within the Excel have caused the connection between the Excel and the Form to be broken. New entries are not auto-populating in the Excel. Can anyone provide a way to reconnect the form to the existing spreadsheet that has been receiving form submissions? I know I can link a new Excel, but we have years of data in the old one, and really want to re-establish the broken connection.Help! Read More
Azure Administrator Career Path – wrong certification?
Hello,
I have a quick question about the Administrator Career Path/Plan at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/plans/50nrtozg28d354 – the modules are all for AZ-104, however the certification in milestone 2 is a MS-365 certification. Could you please update the path/plan to include the AZ-104 instead as that seems to be more aligned with the overall path?
Hello, I have a quick question about the Administrator Career Path/Plan at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/plans/50nrtozg28d354 – the modules are all for AZ-104, however the certification in milestone 2 is a MS-365 certification. Could you please update the path/plan to include the AZ-104 instead as that seems to be more aligned with the overall path? Read More
Excel formula cells without =, but want to make a formula of it
Hello,
Hopefully somebody can help me.
I want to make a formula that solves a formula in a cell without a = sign.
Example:
Cell A1 = 2+4+6+12
Cell A2 = Answer of cell A1
What formula do i need in cell A2 to do this?
I have looked for 2 hours and can’t find how to do it.
Hello, Hopefully somebody can help me. I want to make a formula that solves a formula in a cell without a = sign. Example:Cell A1 = 2+4+6+12Cell A2 = Answer of cell A1 What formula do i need in cell A2 to do this? I have looked for 2 hours and can’t find how to do it. Read More
Create library from Existing library – Item vs Document Parent Content Type
Using the option to create from an existing library that has an Enterprise Content Type applied is producing a library with both Document and the desired Enterprise Content Type. To avoid confusion, we delete the “Document” CT leaving just our Enterprise CT. This is now mapped incorrectly to a parent of “Item” vs “Document” or the “Enterprise CT”. I suspect it has something to do with the way CTs are pushed onDemand to new sites. If we delete our CT first leaving “Document” CT and then re-add our CT then we have the desired results. Frustrating workaround …
Using the option to create from an existing library that has an Enterprise Content Type applied is producing a library with both Document and the desired Enterprise Content Type. To avoid confusion, we delete the “Document” CT leaving just our Enterprise CT. This is now mapped incorrectly to a parent of “Item” vs “Document” or the “Enterprise CT”. I suspect it has something to do with the way CTs are pushed onDemand to new sites. If we delete our CT first leaving “Document” CT and then re-add our CT then we have the desired results. Frustrating workaround … Read More
Teams Bot App debugging locally Listener function unable to start error
Hi,
I have used the following guide to set up a Teams bot with Cron trigger to test out the abilities of the Teams Development toolkit. Debug your Teams app locally using Visual Studio – Teams | Microsoft Learn
I followed each step and all was well until the end when attempting to debug locally the function app could not fire its cron trigger and printed out the error “The listener for function ‘NotifyTimerTrigger’ was unable to start” and “No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (127.0.0.1:10000)”
I haven’t been able to find anything I did wrong or others who have had this same issue. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Hi, I have used the following guide to set up a Teams bot with Cron trigger to test out the abilities of the Teams Development toolkit. Debug your Teams app locally using Visual Studio – Teams | Microsoft Learn I followed each step and all was well until the end when attempting to debug locally the function app could not fire its cron trigger and printed out the error “The listener for function ‘NotifyTimerTrigger’ was unable to start” and “No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (127.0.0.1:10000)” I haven’t been able to find anything I did wrong or others who have had this same issue. Any guidance would be appreciated. Read More
How to add 0.05 to excel
how do I add if I worked 0.5 hours for one day
how do I add if I worked 0.5 hours for one day Read More
Insert/Delete Sheet Rows/Columns no longer working in new release of Excel
I recently bought a new Windows 11 PC to replace a boat anchor Windows 7 box.
Windows 11 box has most recent version of MSO365/Excel.
An Excel doc from the old PC loads and looks fine on the Windows 11 box, however I can no longer add or delete sheet rows or sheet columns (not even in Safe Mode) using right click Insert/Delete or using ‘Insert/Delete Sheet Rows or Insert/Delete Sheet Columns. The Delete Sheet row/column will clear the data, but it will not delete the row/column.
Does anyone have any insight into how to resolve this?
Recreating the Excel file would easily be a man-month of work so hoping to avoid that option.
Thanks.
I recently bought a new Windows 11 PC to replace a boat anchor Windows 7 box.Windows 11 box has most recent version of MSO365/Excel. An Excel doc from the old PC loads and looks fine on the Windows 11 box, however I can no longer add or delete sheet rows or sheet columns (not even in Safe Mode) using right click Insert/Delete or using ‘Insert/Delete Sheet Rows or Insert/Delete Sheet Columns. The Delete Sheet row/column will clear the data, but it will not delete the row/column. Does anyone have any insight into how to resolve this?Recreating the Excel file would easily be a man-month of work so hoping to avoid that option.Thanks. Read More
Implementing Joe’s Sandbox into Microsoft Sentinel Logic Apps
Dear all,
I am wondering if there are any resources on utilizing Joe’s Sandbox API into Sentinel/Logic Apps to analyze malware/malicious link in quarantined emails before releasing them.
Thanks,
Dear all, I am wondering if there are any resources on utilizing Joe’s Sandbox API into Sentinel/Logic Apps to analyze malware/malicious link in quarantined emails before releasing them. Thanks, Read More
New Launch – can someone share the copilot user survey kit?
We are about to launch our first MS 365 Copilot “pilot” and saw a reference to a “copilot user survey kit” Is there a link to this kit as I don’t see it in the MS 365 copilot materials.
We are about to launch our first MS 365 Copilot “pilot” and saw a reference to a “copilot user survey kit” Is there a link to this kit as I don’t see it in the MS 365 copilot materials. Read More
A sleeping tab feature without a disable feature?!
Im currently on an Xbox 1s and if im trying to do anything on microsoft edge if I exit out for even a second, POOF it sleeps and i have to restart the whole window. This is mainly felt on discord if I am trying to stream a show to my friends, i will exit the tab and everything goes quiet immediately. so I just know the tab went to sleep. Can this PLEASE get fixed? And it is not a preformance thing from my end, as i can run games perfectly fine.
Im currently on an Xbox 1s and if im trying to do anything on microsoft edge if I exit out for even a second, POOF it sleeps and i have to restart the whole window. This is mainly felt on discord if I am trying to stream a show to my friends, i will exit the tab and everything goes quiet immediately. so I just know the tab went to sleep. Can this PLEASE get fixed? And it is not a preformance thing from my end, as i can run games perfectly fine. Read More
Old Windows 10 PC thinks it is registered as an Insider PC, trying to install Windows 11 Preview
I have a very old Windows 10 PC that does not come close to being able to support Windows 11. Somehow Microsoft thinks this PC is part of the Insider Program, I have no idea how that happened to this PC. I do have some Windows 11 PCs that are part of the Insider program but no Windows 10 PCs.
Using Window Update results in this old PC downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.26120.961 (ge_release) and trying to install it.
I looked online at the devices connected to my Microsoft Account and the old PC is not listed. When I click the link that says, “Go to Windows Insider Program settings to change your Insider level” I get a dialog box that asks me to “Link a Windows Insider account”. I am also sure that I never signed in with Microsoft Account on this old PC.
How do I get this old PC out of the Insider Program?
What’s going to happen if I let the installation complete?
I have a very old Windows 10 PC that does not come close to being able to support Windows 11. Somehow Microsoft thinks this PC is part of the Insider Program, I have no idea how that happened to this PC. I do have some Windows 11 PCs that are part of the Insider program but no Windows 10 PCs.Using Window Update results in this old PC downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.26120.961 (ge_release) and trying to install it. I looked online at the devices connected to my Microsoft Account and the old PC is not listed. When I click the link that says, “Go to Windows Insider Program settings to change your Insider level” I get a dialog box that asks me to “Link a Windows Insider account”. I am also sure that I never signed in with Microsoft Account on this old PC. How do I get this old PC out of the Insider Program? What’s going to happen if I let the installation complete? Read More
Need help with Powershell
I have created One Folder in each user’s OneDrive named as K drive, and migrated data in that folder.
I need the size of that folder from each user’s OneDrive through PowerShell.
I have created One Folder in each user’s OneDrive named as K drive, and migrated data in that folder.I need the size of that folder from each user’s OneDrive through PowerShell.@powershelll Read More