If you’ve been following us on social media, you’ve seen the climbing statistics of just how much Microsoft has been a necessity for business growth, sustainability, and organization. As we all know, a lot can happen in one month. Here’s what’s new in Microsoft Teams that you might have missed this month...
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Microsoft OneNote is an app that is designed for research, note-taking, and information storage.
Similar to apps like Evernote and Dropbox Paper, it lets you store text and images in free-form documents which you can keep private or share with others. OneNote is a part of the Microsoft 365 suite, along with programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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Thanks to Microsoft Teams, your desktop app will always be up to date. But how will you know what those changes or updates are? If you have a Microsoft trainer already, you can count on them to sift through updates and alert you or your team for changes that directly apply to specific roles in order to maximize efficiency. If you don’t have an ongoing trainer, tune into these monthly updates for a quick rundown on new features, or tips & tricks to share with your team.
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I do encourage that you consider using a Microsoft certified trainer. I've only been a Microsoft certified trainer for just this last year, however, I have been a subject matter expert for over 20 years, and I've been Microsoft Master-level certified for the last eight years.
In case you’re wondering, a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) is a senior-level IT professional who designs and implements Microsoft solutions and wishes to demonstrate their skills and experience on Microsoft server technologies.
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Accessible 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.
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Protect 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?”
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Microsoft To-Do is an intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day.
Coming from the team behind the Wunderlist app, Microsoft To-Do, currently in Preview, delivers a smarter, more personal, and intuitive way to help people stay organized and get the most out of every day. Powered by Microsoft 365 (formally Office 365) integration and an intelligent algorithm, it is the first step on our journey to simplify task management and help you to achieve more.
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Breaking 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.
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We are proud to announce another webinar series; the Ask Me Anything monthly webinar. Every month, our founder and Microsoft-certified trainer, Jennifer Buchholz, will host a live webinar where she will answer any questions on Microsoft 365, Teams, Zoom, or other productivity software.
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We 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.
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We 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.”
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The 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.
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Microsoft Ignite was just a few weeks ago and the team at Excel & Flourish are still talking about the event. We talked earlier about some of the biggest observations from the virtual event. Now we wanted to let you know about some of the top sessions from the event. Since everything was virtual this year, you can view these sessions at any time on-demand.
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Welcome to our new blog series where we look at frequently asked questions that we receive every day from our customers and partners. To kick off this new blog series, we decided to tackle a question we receive all the time… Can’t we just use YouTube for our training?
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Microsoft Ignite is going to look a little bit different this year. Like Microsoft's other recent events, Ignite is going all-digital in response to the current global health crisis. What's more, Ignite is being split into two separate events.
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This month, Excel & Flourish marks its eighth anniversary. Located in Milwaukee, Wis., Excel & Flourish is an IT training company that delivers rapid systems adoption, with Microsoft and Google productivity suites, and essential IT systems for high performing organizations, HR, IT, Finance, and sales teams to make better business decisions.
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Join Jennifer Buchholz, CEO of Excel & Flourish, and our partner, Office Technology Group for 60 minutes on how to leverage your Microsoft 365 applications on Thursday, October 1.
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As of April 21, 2020, the official branding of Microsoft's productivity suite has changed from Office 365 to just Microsoft 365. The new naming convention reflects Microsoft's strategy of providing a single complete productivity platform for its customers.
From the customer's perspective, there is no separation between Windows 10, Office 365, and Azure—it is all just one platform, the Microsoft 365 platform.
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Microsoft recently announced a handful of new features for Microsoft Teams. Over the last few months, the popularity of Microsoft Teams has exploded with more people working from home. Microsoft itself has done several studies recently to understand how to improve remote work to help make it more natural, intuitive, and productive. The result is several exciting new features for Microsoft Teams, including one you might have already heard of Together Mode.
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