What can Microsoft 365 do for you?
Unlock Your Potential with Microsoft 365
In today's fast-paced, digitally driven world, staying ahead of the curve is essential. Microsoft 365, the comprehensive suite of productivity tools, is changing the way we work, collaborate, and innovate. By harnessing the power of Microsoft 365, we can boost productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance communication. Here's just some of the benefits of migrating to Microsoft 365.
Enhanced Collaboration
Microsoft 365 fosters seamless collaboration among teams, regardless of our geographical locations. It provides a platform for users to work on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in real-time. And features like co-authoring and commenting can streamline teamwork and foster productivity amongst team members. With cloud-based applications like Microsoft Teams, we can collaborate in real-time, share documents, conduct virtual meetings, and brainstorm ideas effortlessly. This instant connectivity breaks down communication barriers and ensures that we are always on the same page.
Comprehensive Suite of Applications
Microsoft 365 includes the latest versions of popular applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook along with a variety of other useful tools and features. Including the dictate feature in Word, this powerful automatic speech recognition function works by taking audio from the laptop’s microphone and converting it into text.
We also have the Read Aloud function, it provides a text-to-speech feature to read text aloud. It’s a built-in feature of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Use it when trying to digest a large document or to test the flow of any text you are authoring.
Secure Data Management
Data security is paramount in today's digital landscape. Microsoft 365 provides robust security features, including encryption, threat protection, and identity management, safeguarding Moray Councils sensitive information.
Personalised Learning and Development
Microsoft 365 doesn't just offer tools; it also provides a wealth of resources for continuous learning and development. From within each application, you can access tutorials to enhance your skills and knowledge about that application. To access the tutorials, just click on the Help tab followed by Show Training.
On the theme of learning, remember we have a selection of eLearning modules created to support you in your use of M365. Log in to Clive (aka LearnPro) and click on Show All Learning followed by IT Skills. Here you will find a comprehensive list of modules ranging from Microsoft Teams through to mastering Excel Functions in M365.
Sounds great, how do I get it?
The M365 Team continue to work hard in the background to migrate everyone’s mailbox to Exchange Online. To date, over 900 mailboxes have been migrated, with the migration work scheduled to be finished by the end of the year.
This is an important phase and must be done before Microsoft 365 can be installed. To ensure this process continues to run smoothly the M365 team need your cooperation, so please ensure that you read and respond to any emails from the team and should you have any questions please contact them directly on project.m365@moray.gov.uk.
Once successfully migrated to Exchange Online, you will be provided with step-by-step instructions to install Office 365. This process will replace your existing Microsoft Office applications with the latest versions of Word, Outlook, Excel, and more.
Smarter Working Update
The latest Smarter Working Update for November 2023 is available now to view.