LinkedIn Is Coming to Office Apps

It’s happening. Microsoft is integrating your entire LinkedIn network into Office apps, starting with Office Online apps and Outlook.

When you connect your LinkedIn account to Office 365, you will now be able to take advantage of Office’s real-time co-authoring features. Now, you will be able to co-author documents with people in your LinkedIn network right in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without needing to leave the respective apps. This feature seems like an interesting addition because it is quite unlikely you will ever need to co-author document with someone from your LinkedIn network. You’ll even be able to send emails from Outlook directly to people in your LinkedIn network because of course you can.

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Talking about Outlook, LinkedIn will now surface highlights about the people in your meeting invites from its network. This will help you gain some insights about the attendees without having to manually look them up on LinkedIn.

The integration is quite minor for sure, though it could be the beginning of something much, much more. This seems like the first step towards that.

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  • dcdevito

    24 September, 2018 - 9:59 am

    <p>I guess I better stop connecting with recruiters then huh? :)</p>

    • wright_is

      Premium Member
      24 September, 2018 - 10:19 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#327137">In reply to dcdevito:</a></em></blockquote><p>Thanks, I need (another) new keyboard! :-D</p>

  • maethorechannen

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    24 September, 2018 - 11:29 am

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">You’ll even be able to send emails from Outlook directly to people in your LinkedIn network because of course you can.</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">What could possibly go wrong with that? Oh wait, many things could go wrong with that.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> This will help you gain some insights about the attendees without having to manually look them up on LinkedIn.</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Not sure why I would want to read what is basically someone's CV or letting all and sundry read mine.</span></p>

  • Stooks

    24 September, 2018 - 11:57 am

    <p>Linkedin…..the worlds greatest source of never ending email spam.</p><p><br></p><p>The value of Linkedin has gone, way, way, way down to me. It has nothing to do with Microsoft. The platform is nothing but a sales tool. I get bombarded by people wanting to sale me IT products because of my job. The pattern of friend me, lets go to lunch/meet, pressure sale is just lame.</p><p><br></p><p>The other form of sales is recruiters wanting me to quit my full time job and take another (usually short term) in another state. These people only want the finders fee that the hiring company pays them. Never mind I would have to move and then find a new job in 6 months???? I am sure they could help me out with another short term job….far away.</p>

    • irfaanwahid

      25 September, 2018 - 1:59 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#327227">In reply to Stooks:</a></em></blockquote><p>I completely understand and agree with you.</p><p>The moment I get a request I know it is all about selling some product/service to me.</p><p>LinkedIn is all about making sales.</p>

  • red.radar

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2018 - 5:30 pm

    <p>This isn't a happy change….</p>

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