Deploy and use Office 365

You can help your team to be more productive than ever before with Office 365. While getting users up and running on Office 365 is simple and straightforward, these resources below are available to help. Sign in to Office 365 at any time and double-check your custom deployment plan to make sure you have completed all the necessary steps.

1. Introduce Office 365 to your organisation

Download the welcome kit to find email templates and other materials to help to introduce Office 365 to your organisation.

Distribute the End User Quick Start Guide to help users to learn the basics of Microsoft^® Outlook^®, Microsoft^® Lync™ and Microsoft^® SharePoint^®.

Encourage users to take the tour of Office 365.

Microsoft^® Lync™ Online interoperates with select audio conferencing providers to enable users to easily join Lync meetings from any phone. Learn more about available qualified dial-in audio conferencing services and purchase options in the Office 365 Marketplace.

2. Get users prepared for Office 365

Make sure your users know their unique URL to access Office 365 at https://portal.microsoftonline.com.

Verify that all users have set up their desktops to connect to Office 365.

Introduce users to the Outlook Web App by sharing these tips.

Help users to learn how to work collaboratively with Team Sites by distributing this article.

Share these articles on how to use Lync Online.

The next step in the Office 365 deployment is to promote usage of your Office 365 services. You’ll receive more information in the upcoming message.

3. Deploy with a partner

An Office 365 Marketplace partner can support your transition to the cloud by helping you to assess your needs and to get you up and running. Find a partner today.