“Microsoft said Tuesday at its online-only Ignite conference that it will release a new Office application called Loop that people can use to collaborate on projects.”
“The loop consists of three elements:
Component. Multiple people can read and contribute to these short documents at once. Drawing on the Fluid Framework technology that Microsoft does first talked about In 2019, loop components may appear in many Microsoft applications. They’re coming to OneNote, Outlook and Teams first this month. Components stay up to date across different applications, so people don’t have to worry about sharing the latest version of a file.
Microsoft developed ready-to-use Loop components to vote on ideas and track the status of projects, and the company said a Loop component was built from the Dynamics 365 cloud service to track sales opportunities The customer record gone is as strong as can be. Third-party developers will also be able to build loop components.
Pages. These are full-on documents in which people can type text, enter responses, and find relevant loop components, links, and documents. The user interface shows other users’ cursors to understand what people are doing in the document at a given moment, similar to the redesigned whiteboard digital brainstorming app in Office.
Workstation. These are areas where people can check progress and record feedback on shared initiatives as a contingency hub for project management. People can access multiple pages from one workspace.”