■ What’s Next

In this chapter, you discovered the ins and outs of administration—at least as they pertain to your Office 365 account. You learned how to set up the space so that the people you want to have access can log in; you set permissions; you set up the various programs the way you want them to be used by your team members. You also found out how to manage service subscriptions and licenses and discovered how to check system status and get help. The next chapter starts Part II, “Teamwork in the Cloud,” and shows you how you can get things moving on a team level in Office 365.

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Teamwork in the Cloud

NOW THAT you’ve set up an Office 365 account, created user accounts for your team members and assigned permissions (if you’re the administrator, anyway), the real fun begins! This part of the book shows you how to get your team working together by using various features of Office 365. The first chapter gives you a kind of appetizer plate of different services to sample, and the remaining chapters in this part show you specifically how to create a team site and begin sharing files of all types.

IN THIS CHAPTER:

■ Starting with the end in mind ■ Creating a shared space ■ Sharing calendars securely ■ Translating content on the fly ■ Making instant contact with team members

■ Holding online meetings ■ Broadcasting presentations online

■ Creating and modifying a website

CHAPTER 4

What Your Team Can Do with Office 365

OK, YOU’VE GOT your Microsoft Office 365 account set up, and you’ve arranged for team members to get into the site. Now it’s time to get inspired. Whether you are putting together a team to work on a specific project—like planning an amazing special event—or a team that will collaborate over time on many projects, creating a workspace your team can share and thinking about various things you’d like to accomplish together are two important steps in putting together a successful team. This chapter discusses what you need to do to help your team be successful. Envisioning the type of team environment you’d like to create is a good place to begin. You’ll be doing more brainstorming than actual site creation in this chapter—the specific steps for creating your shared worksite is the topic of Chapter 5, “Creating Your Team Site with SharePoint Online.” This chapter shows you a variety of tasks you might want to accomplish with your team, ranging from sharing files to translating documents to broadcasting presentations and more. Depending on the nature of your work, you might need some features more than others—and this chapter will help you think through the tasks for creating just the kind of group experience you hope your team will have.