Microsoft Ignite kicks off today, November 2 and Microsoft Teams leads the big announcements this year.
As Microsoft Teams meetings evolved, features like grid view, Together mode and Presenter view marked the beginning of 2D immersive meeting experiences. With the introduction of Mesh for Microsoft Teams, the next leap for 2D and 3D experiences is on the horizon.
Read MoreEven before the pandemic forced us to work from home, email use had been on the rise. The number of messages in our inboxes continues to climb, and daily email volume has increased dramatically due to the absence of informal communication that naturally resulted from being in the office. We need to put a control on this volume.
Read MoreWhat’s new in Microsoft 365 this month? Since remote work is still very relevant, Microsoft has been working relentlessly to make the Microsoft 365 experience seamless and organized, whether you’re working remotely or back in the office. Let’s take a look at some highlights from this past month.
Read MoreEarlier this year, Microsoft introduced a new product called Microsoft Viva. Viva is the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people’s work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, grow and thrive, with new experiences that integrate with the productivity and collaboration capabilities in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.
Read MoreLet’s bring the sexy back to Microsoft PowerPoint. Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most utilized applications in Office 365 and everyone’s go-to for presentations. But did you know PowerPoint can do so much more? Design brochures, create GIFs, edit images & videos, and more!
Read MoreOur March 2021 topic of the month is a little program called Microsoft Excel. Last week we shared several great Microsoft Excel resources with you and this week we want to show you some exciting new functions within Microsoft Excel. We will review these and more on our Microsoft Excel Webinar on March 29.
Read MoreMicrosoft Excel is one of our most requested topics every year. It’s one of the most used programs in the world and touches just about every department and job function. And it’s been around seemingly forever… So what’s new in Excel that can actually help you do your job and increase productivity?
Read MoreMicrosoft Ignite 2021 took place last week as a virtual event. And we missed it. Yep, we are so used to Microsoft Ignite being an in-person event that we just missed the virtual version of this year. However, we were able to watch some on-demand presentations and read some recaps to provide you with our biggest takeaways from the event… We really hope 2022 can be in person!
Read MorePerforming a self-assessment seems to be typical with discovering personality traits, or narrowing down a career path. When it comes to an employee or potential employee self-assessing their own skill level within a computer program (that also happens to be continually updating its own data), the results seem to be more opinion-based. So how do we figure out what somebody's starting point is when they need training?
Read MoreIs one of your New Year Resolutions to get yourself more organized? Well, start with your inbox and join the #Trimyourinboxchallenge! Stop right now and look at how many messages you have in your email inbox.
How many are there in total? How many unread? How can you stay on top of things, life, business, family, bills with all those messages just hanging out? Would you like to end each day with an inbox that is at ZERO? It’s not impossible, I promise!
Read MoreAccessible from the web, Windows, iOS, and Android, the free Microsoft To-Do app lets you set up each task with a due date, reminder, note, and other attributes. You can add multiple steps to a single task, organize your tasks into different lists, and share your lists with other people.
Read MoreProtect and increase your investment in the Microsoft 365 Suite with the proper training so your team can grow together to drive faster, better results in the workplace.
I can't tell you how many times I've heard,” It's just the Microsoft platform. Why do we even need training?”
Read MoreBreaking up Microsoft 365 into classes makes it more digestible and enjoyable for everybody. With so many great features and functions, here are some of my favorite topics to teach through my Microsoft training program.
Read MoreWe are excited to bring you a new webinar series where we will focus on a different Microsoft 365 (formally Office 365) topic every month. For November, we will be focusing on Microsoft Planner. On November 16, we will hold a live Q & A webinar on Microsoft Planner. We encourage everyone to bring their questions about Microsoft Planner, and our founder, Jennifer Buchholz, will answer your questions and share tips and tricks about Microsoft Planner. In addition to the live Q & A webinar, Jennifer also recorded a great overview video for Microsoft Planner.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce a new monthly webinar series called the Office Minded webinar series. Each month our founder, Jennifer Buchholz will explore a new topic related to Microsoft 365 (formally Office 365). Jennifer will release an overview video talking about a specific topic, then host a live question and answer webinar diving deeper into the monthly topic.
“I’m excited to launch a new webinar series focused on Microsoft 365. So many businesses have a subscription to Microsoft 365 but don’t realize all the products and solutions that have access to,” explains Jennifer Buchholz. “Each month I’ll dive into a new topic, first introducing the topic in a quick 101 style video, then I’ll host a live question and answer webinar that anyone can join and ask any questions related to the topic. I really want to bring a taste of my training to everyone.”
Read MoreThe fall is always a busy time for Microsoft Teams, especially with Microsoft Ignite earlier this month. 2020 might be a different kind of year, but Microsoft Teams is still rolling out exciting new features this fall.
Here is our list of some of the most exciting new features for Microsoft Teams.
Read MoreWith Amazon Prime Day(s) just around the corner, October 13-14, I wanted to chime in quickly about the value of employees having at least one additional screen. There’s a term for it – screen real estate. When you think about productivity training, screen real estate might not be one of the top things you initially think about, but it can be essential.
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