How to use Office 365
Contents
- Access your mailbox………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
- New email…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
- Access another mailbox…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
- Calendar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
- Access other applications………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
- Access your documents…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Access your mailbox
Click the Google chrome icon on your task bar to open the browser.
On the address bar type office.com and press Enter
Click sign in then input your work email (firstname.lastname@loveenergysavings.com)
Click Next -> Input your personal password and click next
On the prompt “Stay signed in?” click yes if you want to be able to connect straight away without inputting your credentials again.
A page like below should appear
On the left-hand side you can click on the Outlook icon to access your email inbox
It should look like this.
On the left-hand side, you will find your inbox, sent items, draft emails and any folders you may have.
You will notice there are two inboxes marked as “Focused” and “Other”
Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs – Focused and Other. Your most important email messages are on the Focused tab while the rest remain on the other tab.
If you want to turn the Focused inbox off you will need to click the cog on the top right of the page, and slide the option to turn off Focused inbox.
New email
To create a new email you will need to click on new message button on the top left of the page
Add the recipient and subject, at the bottom of this page you have all the formatting options and the ability to attach files or documents on the email.
If you don’t send or discard the email, it will automatically be saved into your Drafts folder.
The highlighted bit below shows how to Like, Reply, Reply All or Forward the email you have open.
Access another mailbox
To access another mailbox click on the top right of your screen where your picture is and click on open another mailbox
Enter the email address you need to access here and press open. This should open the other mailbox and everything would be exactly the same as your personal mailbox.
Calendar
If you need to use the calendar, you will find it on the left-hand side and can access it by clicking on this icon
Access other applications
To access any other applications like Word, Excel, Power point etc click on the dots on the top left corner of your screen.
A menu like the picture will appear and from here you can access the applications you may require.
To open it click on the application you need and that will open on a new tab for you.
To change the name of your document and where it gets saved, click on the top of the document you are working on (highlighted below) and from there you can name your document and choose where it gets saved. (This is the same across all applications)
Access your documents
In order to access your documents that are created on Office 365, you will need to click on the dots on the top left corner of your screen (as you would to access other applications), and select OneDrive (see below)
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