Microsoft Office 365 Explained

Who is this course for?

This 3 hour workshop is aimed at key stakeholders in the Office 365 Training programme who are chosen to help form the best practice for using Microsoft 365 in advance of the 'Ambassadors Training'.

Objectives

Increased awareness of 365 applications and services and the how the organisation can benefit from agile working practices, efficient communication and collaboration using these tools.

Understanding how and when to use the correct 365 application for the business task and the benefits of using best practice processes for this.

Leveraging the full features of Microsoft 365 to collaborate internally using the correct communication tools and store and share files securely.

Benefits

This workshop provides a strategic overview of how to use the 365 applications to improve efficiency and collaboration. It will involve discussion about key areas and how to overcome common challenges faced by the organization, providing an informed solution for training Microsoft 365.

365 Overview

Best practice use of 365 scaled to organisational needs
365 for efficient communication and collaboration using Teams as a hub

Teams as a Collaboration Hub

Overview of Teams as a Collaboration hub
Using other 365 Apps within Teams
Document Storage and Collaboration tools for live co-authoring

Teams as a Communication Hub

Best practice use of Teams and Channels
Comparing Chat vs Posts
Making calls through Teams Setting up Meetings vs Webinars
Screensharing and presentations tools for improved facilitation and increase participation

OneDrive & SharePoint

External Sharing – link permissions
Organising documents and collaborating
OneDrive for Business versus SharePoint/Teams for document management

Working with Office Desktop and Web Apps

Word, PowerPoint and Excel using the Office Web Apps vs Desktop
Outlook Desktop app vs Outlook Web Access
Setting up Teams meetings in Outlook vs Teams
Other 365 Apps such as Microsoft To Do
Use of OneNote for Personal and Shared Notes (Via Teams) or Tasks by Planner

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Virtual training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

Reference material

Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions

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