Office 365 for Dummies

✍ Scribed by Rosemarie Withee, Ken Withee, Jennifer Reed

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Series: For Dummies
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Everything you need to get productive in the Cloud with Office 365 

With 70 million users worldwide, Microsoft Office 365 combines the familiar Office desktop suite with cloud-based versions of Microsoft’s next-generation communications and collaboration services. It offers many benefits including security, reliability, compatibility with other products, over-the-air updates in the cloud that don't require anything from the user, single sign on for access to everything right away, and so much more. 

Office 365 For Dummies offers a basic overview of cloud computing and goes on to cover Microsoft cloud solutions and the Office 365 product in a language you can understand. This includes an introduction to each component which leads into topics around using each feature in each application.

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✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 9
About This Book......Page 17
How to Use This Book......Page 18
Let’s Get Started!......Page 19
Part 1 Keeping Up with the Cloud Computing Environment......Page 21
Chapter 1 Understanding Cloud Computing and the Current Threat Landscape......Page 23
Understanding Cloud Computing......Page 25
Breaking down the cloud deployment models......Page 26
Knowing the common cloud service models......Page 28
Determining the Right Office 365 Plan for Your Organization......Page 30
Choosing between Small Business and Enterprise plans......Page 31
Office 365 Small Business......Page 32
Office 365 Enterprise......Page 33
Getting to Know the Security Features in Office 365......Page 34
Stepping through the anatomy of a modern attack......Page 35
Overview of the built-in security in Office 365......Page 37
Managing security and privacy in a single dashboard......Page 38
Updating the anti-spam settings......Page 39
Chapter 2 Moving to the Office 365 Cloud......Page 41
Accessing from anywhere......Page 42
Robust security and reliability......Page 44
Microsoft Office......Page 45
Grouping conversations in your inbox......Page 49
Getting organized with Office 365 Groups......Page 50
Collaborating made easy......Page 51
Creating communities for the corporate world......Page 52
Going Virtual with Intuitive Communications......Page 53
Text/voice/video in a single app and service......Page 54
Interacting with photos and activity feeds......Page 55
Keeping up with your teammates on your own time......Page 56
Part 2 Communicating with Exchange Online......Page 57
Chapter 3 Unleashing the Power of Exchange Online......Page 59
Deployment flexibility......Page 60
Deployment predictability......Page 61
Simplified administration......Page 62
Accessing from Anywhere......Page 63
From the web......Page 64
Manage inbox overload......Page 65
Efficient collaboration......Page 66
Archiving and retention......Page 67
Information protection and control......Page 68
Chapter 4 Being Productive, Staying Secure......Page 69
Incorporating Bots to Get More Done......Page 70
Your very own AI personal assistant......Page 71
Time to leave alerts......Page 73
Integrating Cortana in Office 365......Page 75
Licensing requirements for Office 365 Message Encryption......Page 76
Enabling Office 365 Message Encryption......Page 77
Sending an Encrypted Email......Page 78
Using the Encrypt policy......Page 79
Filtering out the noise with Focused Inbox......Page 80
Diagnosing common Outlook problems with SARA......Page 81
Part 3 Exploring SharePoint Online......Page 83
Chapter 5 Collaborating Effectively Anytime, Anywhere......Page 85
Getting to know the SharePoint personas......Page 86
Landing on the SharePoint Online home page......Page 87
Knocking Down Collaboration Barriers......Page 88
Creating a Team site......Page 89
Sharing and co-authoring documents......Page 91
Restoring a previous version of a document......Page 92
Five rules for Yammer success......Page 93
Becoming a groupie with Office 365 Groups......Page 94
Chapter 6 Going Beyond Websites with SharePoint and OneDrive for Business......Page 97
Document libraries......Page 98
Viewing PowerPoint presentations......Page 101
Document Sets......Page 104
OneDrive for Business......Page 107
Using Search Functionality......Page 108
Excel Online......Page 110
PowerPoint Online......Page 111
Chapter 7 Integrating the Mobile Experience......Page 113
Creating a SharePoint document library......Page 114
Sharing documents from Word Online......Page 116
Knowing when to use OneDrive for Business......Page 118
Installing the mobile apps......Page 120
Collaborating on a Word document from an iPhone......Page 121
The Scoop on External Sharing......Page 125
Chapter 8 Demystifying SharePoint Online Administration......Page 127
Appreciating the Concept of a SharePoint Farm......Page 128
Administering the SharePoint farm and why you don’t want to do it......Page 129
Multitenancy explained......Page 130
Delegating administration tasks......Page 131
Understanding SharePoint Online Administrator Responsibilities......Page 132
Turning on external sharing......Page 133
Creating a new site collection......Page 134
Managing user profiles......Page 136
Importing a new custom taxonomy into the Term Store......Page 137
Creating a new team subsite and/or new document libraries......Page 139
About content and content types......Page 140
Managing the web designer galleries......Page 142
Managing permissions and groups......Page 144
Going Over SharePoint Development......Page 145
Using a Web Browser as a Development Tool......Page 146
Developing SharePoint sites......Page 147
Adding apps (lists and libraries) and pages......Page 150
Part 4 Diving into Office Online......Page 157
Chapter 10 Introducing Office Online......Page 159
Boosting team collaboration, intelligently......Page 160
Keeping malicious actors at bay......Page 162
Experiencing Office Online......Page 163
Getting the most out of Office Online......Page 164
Getting your voice heard......Page 165
Comparing Word Online and Word......Page 167
Using the Word Online interface......Page 169
Working with documents......Page 172
Editing Mode and Reading View......Page 173
Working with Advanced Functions......Page 174
Tables......Page 175
Chapter 12 Getting into Data with Excel Online and Power BI......Page 177
Comparing Excel Online and Excel......Page 178
Using the Excel Online interface......Page 179
Working with workbooks......Page 182
Adding functions......Page 183
Building Reports with Power BI......Page 185
Pulling data into Power BI......Page 186
Creating reports in Power BI......Page 189
Displaying reports in Office 365......Page 190
Chapter 13 Presenting Like a Pro with PowerPoint Online......Page 191
Starting with Basic Tasks in PowerPoint Online......Page 192
Getting started with PowerPoint Online......Page 193
Creating a blank presentation......Page 194
Designing a beautiful presentation with a few clicks......Page 195
Adding an image and making your file accessible......Page 197
Chapter 14 Staying on Top of Things with OneNote Online......Page 199
Introduction to Microsoft OneNote......Page 200
Using the OneNote Online interface......Page 201
Working with notebooks......Page 203
Viewing and restoring page versions......Page 204
Keeping up with your meetings......Page 205
Making your notebook fun and social......Page 207
Part 5 Using the Right Tool for the Right Purpose......Page 209
Chapter 15 Supercharging Your Team with Microsoft Teams......Page 211
Touring the user interface......Page 212
Getting help from the Command bar......Page 215
Creating and managing a Teams hub......Page 216
Sharing files in Teams......Page 218
Setting up an impromptu meeting......Page 220
Scheduling a Teams meeting......Page 221
Chapter 16 Choosing the Right Collaboration Tool......Page 223
Exploring the New Era of Teamwork......Page 224
Collaboration questions to ask yourself......Page 225
Office 365 Groups......Page 226
SharePoint......Page 227
Picking your tool set......Page 228
Part 6 Preparing to Move......Page 229
Chapter 17 Meeting Office 365 Requirements......Page 231
Cloud Attraction......Page 232
Looking at the Pros and Cons of the Cloud......Page 233
Software requirements......Page 235
Internet access requirements......Page 236
Microsoft Teams requirements......Page 237
Chapter 18 Planning for Your Office 365 Implementation......Page 239
Choosing an Office 365 Plan......Page 240
Laying the Groundwork......Page 243
Planning phase......Page 244
Preparing phase......Page 248
Office 365 Online Documentation......Page 250
Choosing a Partner......Page 251
Chapter 19 Implementing Office 365......Page 253
Getting Started with Office 365 For Home Plans......Page 254
Getting Started with Office 365 For Business Plans......Page 255
Training......Page 256
Support......Page 257
Activating licensing......Page 258
Migrating mailbox data (Exchange)......Page 259
Migrating portal content and functionality (SharePoint)......Page 261
Configuring mobile phones......Page 263
Going Over Office 365 Management......Page 265
Managing Exchange......Page 269
Managing recipients......Page 270
More Exchange management......Page 272
Managing Teams and Skype for Business......Page 273
Managing legacy Skype for Business......Page 274
Managing SharePoint......Page 275
User profiles......Page 276
SharePoint Term Store......Page 277
Managing apps......Page 278
Part 7 The Part of Tens......Page 279
Chapter 21 Ten Signs It’s Time for You to Move to Office 365......Page 281
You Are the IT Department......Page 282
You Love Paying Only for What You Use......Page 283
You Don’t Say “No” to Opportunities......Page 284
You Freaked Out Over a Lost Phone......Page 285
You Don’t Want to Be the Next Hacking Victim......Page 286
Chapter 22 Ten Office 365 Value Propositions......Page 287
Reduced Infrastructure......Page 288
Reduced Complexity......Page 289
Anywhere Access......Page 290
Integrated Software......Page 291
Mobile Access to Enterprise Data......Page 292
Enter the Self-Service Software Revolution......Page 293
Chapter 23 Ten Tips for Increasing Productivity with Office 365......Page 295
Self-Serve from the Service Health Dashboard......Page 296
Act Like the IT Guy......Page 297
Use the Scheduling Assistant......Page 298
Share Your Calendar......Page 299
Kill the Email Tree with Teams......Page 300
Accessibility Features Make Everyone Productive......Page 301
Send Info to OneNote — Fast......Page 302
Automatically Add Subtitles to Your Videos at Work......Page 303
Glossary......Page 305
Index......Page 309