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Katie O'Leary's avatar
Katie O'Leary
Iron Contributor
Nov 05, 2016

O365 Tip of the Day

Hi All- We are getting ready to launch our new intranet. Our company has just rolled out O365 but most employees don't really understand it. Our intranet will highlight O365 in ways it's never been noticed before. So I wanted to publish some daily tips. I've looked around at some but they seem more angled at tech people rather than the average laymen user. Does anyone have resources on tip ideas? The intranet is built on SharePoint with Yammer embed so tips on those tools are most salient, but simple tips on O365 are also helpful. Thanks!

  • Hans Schillemans's avatar
    Hans Schillemans
    Brass Contributor
    Nov 08, 2016

    Add OneNote to a calender item (every participant can see the agenda and minutes)

    Print to OneNote (so you can read stuff later and...... it saves paper)

    Findtime (very cool for people who have to bring people together)

     

  • Andrew Gilleran's avatar
    Andrew Gilleran
    Steel Contributor
    Nov 09, 2016

    Here's some starting points, Katie

     

    Good series of articles about using O365 in a practical way

    http://efficiency365.com/2015/09/15/knowledge-pack-office-365-worst-practices/

     

    http://efficiency365.com/2015/11/09/office-365-groups-knowledge-pack/

     

    https://www.messageops.com/office-365-resources/office-365-adoption-resources/

     

    And a great guide with loads of ideas in this whitepaper:

    http://www.2tolead.com/whitepaper-driving-adoption

     

    Focus on what value O365 can bring to users in their day to day work. "X easy ways to manage meetings" for example.

     

  • Leon Como's avatar
    Leon Como
    Brass Contributor
    Nov 08, 2016

    Some we have used:

     

    1. Drag - drop options on attachments in Outlook online

    2. Use of Skype Broadcast

    3. Skype live polling

    4. Using conferencing phones for a Skype meeting using Y connector

    5. Preparing meeting contents in advance

    6. Use of explorer view to move contents easily

     

    lot more out there...

  • Matt Wolodarsky's avatar
    Matt Wolodarsky
    Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft
    Jan 09, 2017

    Hi Katie - I would recommend checking out the tips and tricks email series templates the Office 365 team has made available for customers to send internally to their end users, highlighting Office 365 use cases and "how to" guidance. 

     

    If you go to the Microsoft FastTrack website per the url below, you will find these emails under the "Events" heading for each of the six end user scenarios (Get it done, On the go, etc.) profiled on the site.

     

    http://fasttrack.microsoft.com/office/resources/drive-value  

  • Asif Rehmani's avatar
    Asif Rehmani
    MVP
    Jan 12, 2017
    Throughout my years of being a SharePoint and Office 365 trainer, I have always been trying to get the info/tips closer to the end user just-in-time of need instead of getting the end user to have to go to the info or get it in their mailbox.

    Don't get me wrong, I think publishing out tips through email / newsletters is much better than having users fend for themselves. However, when possible, I advise folks to get the help/tips/training content directly in front of the user when they are using the relevant piece of Office 365. It has shown to be Much more impactful to get users the help they need in-context of their work environment.

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