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Office 365 User Guide

By : Nikkia Carter
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Office 365 User Guide

By: Nikkia Carter

Overview of this book

Microsoft Office 365 combines the popular Office suite with next-generation cloud computing capabilities. With this user guide, you'll be able to implement its software features for effective business communication and collaboration. This book begins by providing you with a quick introduction to the user interface (UI) and the most commonly used features of Office 365. After covering the core aspects of this suite, you'll learn how to perform various email functions via Exchange. Next, you will learn how to communicate using Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams. To boost your productivity, this book will help you learn everything from using instant messaging to conducting audio and web conferences, and even accessing business information from any location. In the final chapters, you will learn to work in a systematic style using file management and collaboration with OneDrive for Business using SharePoint. By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with the knowledge you need to take full advantage of Office 365 and level up your organization's productivity.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Understanding Office 365
4
Section 2: Managing Microsoft Exchange
10
Section 3: Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
14
Section 4: OneDrive for Business
17
Section 5: Collaboration Using SharePoint

The home page

Like any web-based service, Office 365 has a home page through which all subscribers can access all the essential services and features of their subscription. When you first log in to Office 365, you are greeted with the Office 365 Home page:

This home page may greet you every time, depending on what type of user you are. It may be replaced automatically if you are an admin, or manually if you change the settings yourself. We will look at how you can change your settings in a bit but, for now, let's explore the Office 365 Home page and the Office 365 suite bar. We'll start at the top, moving left to right, and work our way down the page.

The suite bar

The suite bar is the bar at the very top of the...