Office 365 Tips and Tricks to Elevate Your Communication and Efficiency

In today’s fast-paced business environment, Office 365 stands out as a cornerstone for communication and efficiency. Beyond its well-known features, there are numerous hidden gems within Office 365 that can significantly enhance your productivity. This article explores some of these lesser-known tips and tricks.

Section 1: Mastering Efficient Email Management with Outlook

  • Focused Inbox: To activate Focused Inbox in Outlook, go to the ‘View’ tab, and click on ‘Show Focused Inbox’. This feature sorts your emails into two tabs, focusing on the most important ones.
  • Scheduling Emails: Compose your email as usual, then instead of clicking ‘Send’, select the dropdown arrow next to it and choose ‘Send later’ to specify the desired send time.
  • Email Templates: For creating a template, draft an email, then go to ‘File’ > ‘Save as’ > ‘Outlook Template’. To use it, go to ‘New Items’ > ‘More Items’ > ‘Choose Form’ and select ‘User Templates in File System’.

Section 2: Enhancing Team Collaboration with Microsoft Teams

  • Background Blur and Custom Backgrounds: During a video call, click on the ‘…’ (more options) and select ‘Show background effects’ to blur or change your background.
  • Using @mentions: Type ‘@’ followed by the […]