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Collaboration with Microsoft Loop

In the Loop

Article from ADMIN 90/2025

By Philip Lorenz

Microsoft Loop is a flexible collaboration tool that aims to redefine seamless integration and dynamic teamwork. We highlight the tool's features and components and show how real-time collaboration can be improved.

The world of work is characterized by increasing digitalization and remote working, which presupposes flexible and dynamic collaboration tools. Many organizations are already using proven Microsoft tools such as Teams, OneNote, or Planner, but they reach their limits when it comes to spontaneous, temporary workflows or the seamless integration of content. This domain is precisely where Microsoft Loop enters the scene.

Key Idea Behind Loop

Microsoft Loop was first introduced at the end of 2021 and complements the Microsoft 365 universe as a platform for dynamic collaboration. Unlike traditional tools, Loop enables a new type of integration and real-time collaboration. Content such as notes, tables, or task lists can be flexibly created, directly embedded into other applications, and collaboratively edited – without media breaks.

Loop components are a key element in Loop. They can be added to chats in Teams or email in Outlook to support synchronization and real-time collaboration, regardless of the app in which they are used.

Loop is designed to offer teams a flexible and uncomplicated approach to working on shared tasks and is ideal for spontaneous coordination, brainstorming, or short-term project planning. Microsoft 365 users in particular benefit from seamless integration with applications such as Teams, Outlook, and Planner.

Microsoft Tool Comparisons

For many who are new to Microsoft Loop, one question naturally comes to mind. When does it make sense to use Loop? The boundaries between the various collaboration tools in the Microsoft 365 universe often seem fluid, and it is not always easy to identify which tool is best suited to which situation. However, this kind of classification is essential, especially for Loop newcomers, to reap the full benefits of the tool. Loop occupies a very specific niche and

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