Office 365: analysis and the best tricks to master it fast
There is no doubt that the Microsoft Office office suite is the most widely used, both by professionals and by private users and students. With Office 365, Microsoft has gone a step further transferring all its tools to the cloud, which opens up a huge range of possibilities. For the first time, we can sign up for Office 365 as a service instead of just buying an app that we have to install on our computers.
The advantages of having an office suite in the cloud are more than evident.We will be able to access our documents to work from anywhere, facilitating teamwork. Let's see what Office 365 offers and some tricks that will help us master it fast
What does Office 365 offer?
The first thing to note is that Office 365 is aimed at both private users and companies, and that it has different options subscription that, logically, will vary depending on the version we need. With Office 365, in addition to being able to use its applications from our computer, we can also use them from anywhere online.
Office 365 Home Premium has a cost of €10 per month or €99 per year. This model includes 5 licenses for PC or Mac plus up to 5 mobile devices, of the 2013 version of the applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access.In addition, we will have 20GB of additional space on Skydrive, Microsoft's cloud storage service, and 60 minutes of calls from Skype per month (conditions).
In the versions of Office 365 for companies, there are several subscription plans through which we will have access to Office applications and different options and services. Each user will have at their disposal a hosted email account and 50GB of storage. In addition, thanks to the shared calendar, or to the fact that it is possible for several users to work on the same document simultaneously, we will be able to improve the efficiency of teamwork
Office 365 for business also gives each user 25 GB of storage on Skydrive Pro, the ability to perform conferences via Skype, and access to Office Web Apps, a version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote , with which we can create or modify our documents from any site through an Internet browser.
With Microsoft SharePoint we have a secure place to store, organize, share, and access informationfrom almost any device. The only thing we need is an Internet browser, so that all the members of a work group can access the different documents, according to the permissions that the administrator has set for each of them.
Tricks to get the most out of Office 365
The cloud storage service Skydrive, we can use it as a place to save a copy security of all our important documents. With the additional advantage of being able to view or edit them from anywhere thanks to perfect integration with Office Web Apps
The Microsoft Outlook calendar is an essential tool for any work team. It allows us to organize and plan the tasks of a project, so that all group members know in real time the progress and modifications, with which productivity will increase notably.
Using Office Mobile from your mobile devices will allow you to always be connected and up-to-date with news or changes in your work group. It's available for both Android and iPhone, and because it comes pre-installed on Windows Phones, does not count toward the five-license limit
In Office 365 working with media is extremely easy.We simply have to drag the images, videos, and other multimedia content directly from the Internet to our files. In addition, there is the option to insert content from PDF files directly into Word.
Microsoft has succeeded in creating Office 365 It has not only turned Office into an office suite more versatile and that complements and integrates perfectly with other applications such as Skype, Skydrive or Office Web Apps. It also allows us to access our Office 365 account from mobile devices, and offers us different subscription models so that we can choose the one that best suits our needs. If you wish, you can try Office 365 for free both in its home and business versions.
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