ATOI365D #Office365Challenge We’re living in the era of Failure to Filter. Too much information, whether through search or discovery, comes our way every minute. Microsoft has done so much to help us filter out and find information faster. The “Shared with Me” addition to office will help even more.

Day:  337 of 365, 28 left
Tools:  Office 2016, Office 365
Description: See files others have shared with you
Audience:  All

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What does Microsoft say:  The Shared (on Mac and iOS) or Shared with me (on Android or Windows Desktop) view lets you see the files others have shared with you. After you’re invited into the document, that document will automatically appear in the Shared or Shared with Me list. Office will try to show you more relevant shared documents at the top of the list. Read More…

This update was released November 2016.

Shared with Me

In Office you can go to the File Tab > Open and click on Shared with Me. This will display any files shared with you. Soooooo much easier than going looking for that mail with the link right?!?!

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Sharing Files:  The advantage of saving your file in the cloud and then inviting people to access it or sharing a link to it in email is that you can update the file content at any time and everyone you share it with will have the latest version. If you don’t want to save your file in the cloud, you can send it as an email attachment.  Read More…

Please keep on making my life easier. Thank you Microsoft 🙂

Overview of my challenge: As an absolute lover of all things Microsoft, I’ve decided to undertake the challenge, of writing a blog every single day, for the next 365 days. Crazy, I know. And I’ll try my best, but if I cannot find something good to say about Office 365 and the Tools it includes for 365 days, I’m changing my profession. So let’s write this epic tale of “Around the Office in 365 Days”. My ode to Microsoft Office 365.
Keep in mind that these tips and tricks do not only apply to Office 365 – but where applicable, to the overall Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint.