office 365 amazing productivity tips

Office 365 - Amazing Productivity Tips

Dennis Bottjer

Dennis Bottjer / SharePoint Architect

• Partner & Consultant at ThriveFast• SharePoint junkie since 2003• Blogger, Speaker

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Agenda

• Intro• What’s Office 365?• Office 365 Tips• Outlook & Exchange Tips• Skype for Business Tips• Groups Tips• Search Tips• SharePoint Tips• New and Noteworthy Tips

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Intro

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Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs

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Thoughts productivity

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” - Stephen King

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Thoughts productivity

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.” - Bruce Lee

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Thoughts productivity

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” - David Allen

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Books

•Getting Things Done by David Allen•The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss 

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What is Office 365?

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Cloud, Mobile, & Desktop

Office 365?

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Office Lens

• Available for iPhone, Android, Windows, OneNote• Receipts• Whiteboards• Documents

Co-Authoring

• Word & Excel

Add Custom Tile

DEMO

PowerShell Password Never Expires

Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName <serviceaccount@contoso.com> -PasswordNeverExpires $true

Outlook & Exchange?

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Use Multiple Signatures

DEMO

Exchange Filters

DEMO

Focused Inbox

DEMO

Skype for Business

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Voice

• Inbound and Outbound Calling•PSTN Conference Calling

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Web

DEMO

Groups

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Types

•Security•Distribution Lists•Office 365

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Planner

DEMO

Search

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Search Driven & Syntax

•AND +•OR•NOT•Quotes•Author:•Wildcard "Micro*"

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DELVE

DEMO

SharePoint

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Mobile Improvements

Metadata

•Use Enterprise Keywords•Limit Use

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Use Blog Sites

DEMO

OneDrive / SharePoint – New List Views

DEMO

New Site Experience

DEMO

New and Noteworthy?

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Skype for Business (Mac)

Stream

DEMO

Bookings

DEMO

Thank You

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