Get more out of Microsoft 365 with WeSafe's tips and tricks

Microsoft 365 is an ever-expanding toolkit, filled to the brim with new and exciting features that help us collaborate, be productive, and find new, innovative ways to work. Many of us use only a fraction of the tools we have in ourd Microsoft 365 has to offer in terms of apps, features, and capabilities.. We want you to get the most out of the platform, which is why we've created WeSafe Tips and Tricks.

Tips and tricks is a page with short Microsoft 365 tips related to the features of apps like Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams, but also i lesser known applications such as Stream and ToDo. Here you can learn, for example, how to restore the Office package, what Microsoft Planner is and how to set up multi-factor authentication for your Microsoft account.

By recording the films in Swedish with clear step-by-step instructions want to we make them as accessible as possible. The topics are often based on the questions we have received for support or questions that our visitors askl to the customer service bot on our website. Of course, we are continuously adding more videos, and here is a selection of the tips that we believe can help you in your everyday life.

5 tips to help you work more effectively in Microsoft 365

1. Keep track of your data with Microsoft ToDo

Forget shopping lists and post-it notes on your computer screen. Microsoft ToDo is a really smart app that helps you keep track of your tasks, whether you're at work or at home. at home. In the intuitive interface, you can star important tasks, add files and notes, share files with colleagues.share files with colleagues, set due dates and much more.

ToDo is different from similar reminder apps i in that it's connected to the rest of your Microsoft 365 environment. For example, you can have tasks assigned to you from Planner or automatically add flagged email messages in Outlook as tasks.

Learn more about how to use Microsoft ToDo.

2. Record video meetings and share them in Microsoft Stream

Recording calls and video meetings in Teams is a great feature whether you need to go back and refresh your memory or if a colleague who has been absent needs to catch up. What you record ends up automatically in Microsoft Streamwhich is Microsoft's corporate video service. Here people can i your organization in a secure way upload, view, organize and share video clipsp. The user interface i Stream is simple and user-friendly but beneath the surface there are several advanced featuressuch as facial recognition and automatic subtitling.

Learn more about the benefits of Microsoft Stream.

3. Work smart with notifications and alerts in Teams

Teams is a great app that helps us to keep up with what's going on in the companybut Teams can also become stressful with all their notifications that clamor for attention during the workday. What many people don't know is that there is a notification settings panel where, at a detailed level, you can can set when and how you receive your notifications. For example, did you know that you can monitor a colleague's status or that there's a "do not disturb" mode that only lets through messages that are that are urgent or sent from priority contacts?

More about the settings in Microsoft Teams.

4. Collaborating with files in Microsoft Teams

Certainlye that you and your colleagues can collaborate on your documents directly in Microsoft Teams? Select the file you want to collaborate on and choose to edit it in Teams. In the document editor, you can invite colleagues to work on the document and exchange ideas in the associated chat. Changes made to the document are visible in real time and all discussions are discussions are saved under the "conversations" tab so someone who was absent can catch up afterwards.

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5. Conduct surveys, tests and polls with Microsoft Forms

A useful app that surprisingly few people know about is Microsoft Forms. Forms allows you to conduct surveys, tests and polls both internally and externally. The polls can be used, for example, to measure customer and staff satisfaction, improve products, organize company events or create knowledge tests after internal training sessions.

The forms are created directly in the cloud-based app. The forms can be designed almost any way you want and by changing the color or creating your own themes you can give them a personal touch. When the responses start coming in, you get a clear overview of how the respondents have answered. You can also choose to download all responses into an Excel file for further processing.

Watch our video on Microsoft Forms.

Would you like more detailed step-by-step instructions or discover more features you might have missed? Then you can find more videos here www.wesafe.se/tipsochtrix.