Microsoft 365 for Beginners

What is Microsoft 365? What does it offer? How to sign up?

Learn what Microsoft 365 is, what it offers, the different flavors available in the market, and how you can sign up for a 30-day free trial to get a hands-on experience.

Microsoft 365 Home Page

Learn what Microsoft 365 home page is, how to reach the Microsoft 365 home page, how to share files as emails and links, how to mark files as favorites, and how to navigate through the Microsoft 365 home page in general.

Microsoft 365 Home Page Continued

Building on top of what you learnt in the previous article, let's continue focusing on Microsoft 365 home page and learn how to use the left pane, the app launcher, the search bar and the utility icons.

Microsoft 365 Admin Center Basics

In this article, let’s go back to the page you were confronted with when you signed up – the Microsoft 365 admin center, and understand how to add your first Microsoft 365 user and create your first Microsoft Team.

Learning Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics I

Learn how to access Microsoft Outlook in Microsoft 365. Also learn the various components of Microsoft Outlook 365 and how to read and reply to mails.

Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics II -- Using the Microsoft 365 Outlook Toolbar

In Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics II, let's explore the various options available in the Microsoft 365 Outlook toolbar and how they help you handle your Microsoft 365 mails. Let's also focus on the various options available in the right-click menu.

Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics III -- Microsoft 365 Outlook Meetings and Scheduling Poll

In Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics III, let's understand what Outlook meetings are and how you can schedule one. Let's also focus on how to respond to meeting invites and how to use scheduling poll to find out time slots at which all meeting attendees will be available.

Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics IV -- Microsoft 365 Outlook Group

In Microsoft 365 Outlook Basics IV, let's explore what Outlook groups are, how you can create a Microsoft Outlook group, add members to the group, send mails and share files. Let's also focus on how to follow/unfollow a group from your personal inbox and work with apps that come integrated with Outlook groups like Notebook, Planner and SharePoint.

Microsoft Teams Basic Training

Learn what Microsoft Teams is, how to access Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365, how to send and reply to your first chat message, how to access your team's files and how to schedule a teams meeting or launch a meet immediately using the 'meet now' option.

Microsoft 365 How Tos

How to Create a Planner in Microsoft 365?

The planner app in Microsoft 365 helps you create plans, add tasks to them, group similar tasks under a common label, and invite members so that you can collaborate with them and work on the plan. Planner app is very useful for already existing Microsoft 365 groups and teams to execute their plans.

Working with Todo App in Microsoft 365

The Microsoft 365 Todo app helps you create tasks and task lists that help you get your work done. You can also collaborate with others and work together on tasks by sharing task lists.

How to create Microsoft 365 Distribution Group?

Learn how to create Microsoft 365 distribution groups through step-by-step guidance, supported by click-and-play GIFs.

How to Share Files in Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 lets you share files through Groups and Teams. But what if you have to share files with external users? Both within and outside of the organization? This article explains how you can share files with outsiders through emails and as links.

How to Import Microsoft 365 Users Using CSV files?

Learn how to import Microsoft 365 Users using CSV files through step-by-step guidance, supported by click-and-play GIFs.

How to Create Forms in Microsoft 365?

Microsoft forms help you create user surveys and quizzes. These forms collect vital data that help you take informed decisions. Let’s understand how to create these Microsoft forms (using pre-defined templates and from scratch), send them to users and view/analyze the user responses.

How to Create a Microsoft Bookings Page in Microsoft 365

Microsoft Bookings is a versatile scheduling tool within Microsoft 365, enabling businesses to manage appointments efficiently. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a new Bookings page, making it easy for you to manage services, staff, and customer appointments.

Microsoft 365 Graph API

What are Microsoft 365 APIs? How you can use them?

Microsoft 365 APIs help you build apps on top of Microsoft 365 technology. When dealing with any technology – not just Microsoft 365 – developers should know how to interact with that technology. And APIs help you with the interaction part. So, if you want to build Microsoft 365 based apps, you should understand Microsoft 365 APIs well.

How to Create a Microsoft 365 Developer account? [Coming Soon...]

The Microsoft 365 Todo app helps you create tasks and task lists that help you get your work done. You can also collaborate with others and work together on tasks by sharing task lists.

How to Register your app with Microsoft Entra ID?

The first step to creating your Microsoft 365 based app is to get it registered – just like you would do with any other API based app or extension. Usually this is done through automation – via a PowerShell script or something similar – which the tenant admin subscribing to your app has to initiate from his or her end. But for demo purpose, let’s do this manually.

How Tenant Admin Consents to App Permissions?

There are two ways in which a tenant admin can consent to the app permissions your app requested for in the previous article: i) From within the Microsoft Entra ID Admin Center and ii) From within your app. Let’s understand both these methods though the second one is the most preferred one since the tenant admin probably does not have the enough time to access Microsoft Entra ID Admin Center to approve the permissions your app is requesting for.

Revisiting Microsoft Graph API

You might think why you have to go through Microsoft Graph API to query Microsoft 365 data? Wouldn’t it be easier if you directly made calls to Microsoft 365 APIs? Of course, you can. But the problem is Microsoft 365 is made of multiple services – like Teams, Exchange, SharePoint etc., - and you’ll be required to authenticate yourself against each of these services separately, as and when required. At least, that’s how things where until Microsoft Graph was introduced.

Using Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for app authorization/authentication [Coming Soon...]

Microsoft forms help you create user surveys and quizzes. These forms collect vital data that help you take informed decisions. Let’s understand how to create these Microsoft forms (using pre-defined templates and from scratch), send them to users and view/analyze the user responses.

Exploring Microsoft 365 or Graph API Endpoints [Coming Soon...]

Bookings app helps you create multiple booking pages for your organization. Booking pages allow you to: Book appointments with your customers, Decide the appointment duration and slots, Decide whether it’s going to be free or paid service, Select users who will service the customers etc., Let’s understand how you can create such bookings, customize the business hours and set up a dedicated team to service the customer bookings using the Microsoft 365 bookings app.

Microsoft 365 Updates

Microsoft AI Email Management

Navigating the maze of email threads and scheduling meetings are tasks that often consume a significant chunk of our workdays. Recognizing these pain points, Microsoft has introduced an innovative solution within Outlook, leveraging the capabilities of Microsoft Copilot. In March 2024, this feature, an AI email assistant of sorts, began revolutionizing how professionals manage their emails and schedule meetings, turning what was once a tedious task into a streamlined process.

Latest M365 Updates in Bullets

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Microsoft 365 Copilot's April Enhancements

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Commercial Data Protection

To commercial users of Microsoft 365 (namely users from organizations or certain schools who log onto M365 via their Entra IDs), Microsoft offers commercial data protection when they interact with Copilot. Microsoft assures that..............

Microsoft 365 Administration

Various Microsoft 365 Admin Centers

Microsoft 365 Admin Centers are web-based portals that provide administrators with tools and interfaces to manage and configure various aspects of their Microsoft 365 subscription. The Admin Centers serve as centralized hubs for administering and controlling these services. Here are some of the key Microsoft 365 admin centers.

Different Microsoft 365 Admin Roles

Microsoft 365 is a powerful suite of cloud-based productivity tools that empowers organizations to collaborate, communicate, and manage their data securely. To ensure smooth operation and security, Microsoft provides a range of administrative roles that allow businesses to delegate various responsibilities to different team members. These roles help in maintaining the integrity and security of the organization's Microsoft 365 environment. In this article, we'll explore some of the key Microsoft 365 admin roles.

Microsoft 365 User Administrator Role

Microsoft 365 user administrators are responsible for user management. They perform the following user management tasks: create and manage users; reset passwords; modify user properties/attributes; assign licenses; create and manage groups; manage group memberships and more.

Microsoft 365 Security Admin Center

The Microsoft 365 Security Admin Center is a central hub within the Microsoft 365 suite that provides administrators with tools and functionalities to manage security across their organization. Learn some of the key functionalities the Microsoft 365 security center offers.

Microsoft 365 Compliance Admin Center

Microsoft 365 Compliance Admin Center is a centralized hub within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem designed to help organizations manage and maintain compliance with various regulations and standards. Here are some of the key functionalities of the Compliance Admin Center.

PowerShell Basics

PowerShell Where-Object

PowerShell's Where-Object cmdlet is a powerful tool used for filtering objects based on their properties or expressions. This command is commonly used in scripts and on the command line to narrow down results from a larger set of data. Here's a detailed look at how to use Where-Object with some practical examples.

PowerShell Select-Object

The Select-Object cmdlet in PowerShell is a versatile tool used for selecting specific properties of an object or a set of objects, creating new calculated properties, and even for creating new objects with only a subset of the original properties.

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