Mike Tholfsen
This channel is dedicated to "how to" videos showing Microsoft product features, with an angle towards new features and updates. I'm a Group Product Manager on the Microsoft Education engineering team and I want to help you save time and learn new things in a concise, no-frills way. I have a lot of quick tips on new features in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot, Microsoft Teams, Office apps like OneNote, Word, and PowerPoint, plus many more tutorials.
I'm particularly passionate about inclusive & accessible technology, and I have a set of playlists that focus on this type of assistive tech. I work on building many of these products at my Microsoft day job, and I've seen how much these tools can positively can impact people's lives.
NOTE: This is a personal project and the opinions expressed are my own, not those of my employer (Microsoft.)
If you're short on time and want to get up and running quickly on Microsoft products, subscribe to this channel!
Mike Tholfsen
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Mike Tholfsen
Updated Microsoft Forms Tips & Tricks (2026 version) ✅ This replaces my older Forms guide from 2020. The latest update has lots of new features + time savers. Let me know in the comments if you want a deeper dive on Quizzes next.
5 days ago | [YT] | 2
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Saved Messages 🚩 has returned to Microsoft Teams! In addition, there is a new Saved Messages view to easily see all of them in one place. Check out this new feature and more in my latest Teams update video.
🧵 Threads in Channels
🌐 External Guest Improvements
📅 Useful Meetings Updates
🔒 Private Channels improvements
➕ Lots more
1 week ago | [YT] | 19
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I just dropped a tutorial covering 3 brand-new productivity-boosting Agents you can start using right now:
🧩 App Builder – Build mini apps without touching code
🔄 Workflows – Automate repeat tasks instantly
📊 Surveys – Create and launch surveys in seconds
If you want a fast walkthrough of how each Agent works (and what they’re actually useful for), check out the new video here 👇
Let me know which Agent you want deeper tutorials on next! 🚀
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 12
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You asked, I listened! I did a poll last week asking for which type of video did you want to see more of and Copilot was the big winner with 49% of the 600+ votes
So here it is - 6 new features in M365 Copilot 🚀 I'll be putting out another Copilot video on Thursday, December 4th so stay tuned!
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5
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What type of videos do you want to see more of in the future?
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 24
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Copilot in PowerPoint just got some MASSIVE updates that I explore in this new video 🎥
🧠 AI Slide builder
🎨 Creative mode
🖼️ AI Images
🪄 Create slide with Copilot
🌍 Create full deck in new language
➕ More
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 10
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If you haven’t yet tried out the latest OneNote and Teams meeting notes integration (with a dash of Loop) you need to check out this update and save yourself some time and improve meeting efficiency ⏰
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 19
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I just posted an end-to-end tutorial video on the new AI-powered "Teach" module in Microsoft 365 Copilot. This is available to ALL educators globally who use Microsoft 365 (A1/A3/A5 SKUs) and available today!
In this video I walk through AI-powered scenarios for:
📘 Lesson plans
📊 Rubrics
📝 Quizzes
🌍 Standards grounding (35 countries covered)
🎯 Learning Activities
🔗 Teams EDU integration
✨ Modify content (differentiate, reading levels, standards alignment, real-world examples)
🚀 “Teach” features coming to OneNote Class Notebook + Learning Management Systems
Which of these Teach Module updates is your favorite?
1 month ago | [YT] | 8
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🚀 Missed it? The Windows 11 25H2 update has some useful new tricks — like Start menu folders, lock screen widgets and Copilot shortcuts!
🎥 Watch the full rundown here → https://youtu.be/ai3Kly6x8L0?si=Cly8Q...
Which feature is your favorite?
1 month ago | [YT] | 10
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New video for 12 new features in Copilot. Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments
🧠 Memory
🤝 Group collab
👀 Vision on Desktop and Phone
🎤 Mico / Voice mode / Clippy
🏥 Healthcare providers near me
🔍 Search Mode
🎨 Imagine remix library
🎓 Learn Live mode
💬 ALT+C / Chat
⚙️ Copilot Actions
🎬 Video translation and captions
➕ New Tab Mode
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