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■ First Things First: Key Tasks to Complete
from Microsoft Office 365
by EckoTango
The Admin Overview page is divided into three main areas. On the left side are links you use to manage the users and domains that are part of your Office 365 account. Here you add and remove users, set permissions, enter and change passwords, and update user properties and licenses. You can also view information about the various domains you set up to use with Office 365, manage your service subscriptions, and check the status of the system, get help, and review any existing technical support requests you created.
Tip What’s a domain? The domain of your website is the name of the space online where your Office 365 account is stored. For example, in the examples in this book, the domain is wideworld.onmicrosoft.com.
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The area in the center of the page lists the various services available to you in Office 365. Clicking the various links under each of the service names, you will be able to ■ Use the Admin Shortcuts to accomplish common tasks you will likely need to do regularly—such as reset user passwords, add users, and assign licenses for working with Office 365 services.
■ Set up Outlook to work as you’d like for your computer, complete with email defaults and group usage. ■ Prepare Lync for your team, and choose whether users can use Lync to communicate with groups external to your team. ■ Work with your team sites, set user permissions for the site, and create new sites and pages. ■ Create, design, and edit the public-facing website that is part of your Office 365 account.
The column on the right side of the Admin page offers links that provide more information about administering your Office 365 site, connecting a mobile device, accessing release notes, and downloading the utility you need to connect Lync Online and the Office Web Apps with your desktop applications.
As you can see, that’s a lot to do! The good news is that you don’t have to tackle it all at once—you can grow into the features as you get familiar with the services. The most important thing when you’re starting out if you’re a small business is to accomplish the following tasks:
