Here is a list of When NOT to send a mail … in no particular order.
For decades, mail was the only method of collaboration. Not any longer. Now with so many available options, we must choose the right tool for the right purpose. Continue reading When NOT to send a mail
This is just a quick best practice. I learnt it while conducting a webinar on Thursday using Skype for Business (SFB). During webinars, you have two options, just show a presentation and explain it or demonstrate something on your screen – typically some software product. Screen sharing is used to broadcast your desktop.
Often, I need some live input from the audience. For example, what is their profile? Which product / feature is more important for them? Have they understood the topic or not?
Continue reading Pause Screen Sharing while creating Polls in SFB
OneDrive has a sync (like all other cloud providers). Sync creates a local copy on your PC, Laptop or Mobile phone for selected files or folders. The local copy can be edited while offline. But what about folders shared with me by others? Here is how you can sync shared OneDrive folders.
This quick video illustrates how you can enhance the usefulness of Outlook beyond your imagination by adding your own columns to Outlook. We can achieve this with the useful little known feature in Outlook called Outlook Custom Field. Watch this video to understand the power and practical applications of this great feature. Learn how to allocate incoming mails in a helpdesk to engineers or how to allocate incoming CVs to different recruiters.
The functionality overlaps amongst Groups and Team sites (or Sites as they are called in Office 365). Here is a quick explanation of which one to use when and why.
Groups is the new way of working together efficiently. Here are all the articles I have written about Office 365 Groups. The first step in using Groups is to educate all the team members about it. That is why I created a short and simple video to explain the concept and its benefits. Have a look and share it with your team members.
View this short video to see how Word can be used to modernize your work and increase efficiency dramatically. In just five minutes, you will learn how to:
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For a more in-depth coverage, watch this 30 min Word Best Practices video.