“Loop was first introduced at ignite in 2021 and has been in testing since then. The app is powered by the company's Fluid Framework made to remove barriers that come across Microsoft 365 applications and enable app components like charts, lists, and tables to be merged into different apps and updated in real-time by multiple users.”

Microsoft, the global software company has unrolled its Loop app in public preview. Loop merges elements of documents, presentation apps, and spreadsheets in a single collaborative space.

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The loop was first introduced at ignite in 2021 and has been in testing since then. The app is powered by the company's Fluid Framework made to remove barriers that come across Microsoft 365 applications and enable app components like charts, lists, and tables to be merged into different apps and updated in real-time by multiple users.

Wangui McKelvey, General Manager for Apps and Endpoints at Microsoft, said, “Now, in our current landscape, we encounter more ambiguity and uncertainty than ever, requiring us to co-create in fast-paced and dynamic environments. We need tools that embrace the messiness of our creative process and can adapt to our ever-evolving needs,”.

The loop includes three major elements: Loop components, Loop pages, and Loop workspaces. Loop components are portable content pieces that can include tables, lists, and notes which are supported in Outlook, Teams, and Whiteboard and are soon to be unveiled for Word for the web.

Loop pages are shared, and flexible canvases where users can organize their Loop components and pull in elements like files, links, or data while Loop workspaces work as shared platforms where users can view and assemble the important elements of their projects together.

Microsoft Loop also offers custom labels and progress trackers, while tasks that have been assigned in the app and the task list sync across Microsoft To Do and Planner. Users can react to any edits that have been done through nudges, comments, emojis, and reactions.