Collaborating more efficiently
Macquarie’s Learning and Innovation Hub and Office 365 Support team recently joined forces to give more insight into Office 365 and demonstrate how we can use it to collaborate better. We want to assure staff that you can continue to use Google Drive and there are no plans to retire Google Apps.

What should I use to collaborate?
Staff have the choice to use either Google Drive or OneDrive (Office 365), to collaborate with staff or students. Students have been given access to the Microsoft Office suite (excluding mail and calendaring, which remains in Gmail), enabling continued collaboration between staff and students on either platform.

Find out more in the recent Teche story: Collaboration in Office 365… and busting a big myth about Google Drive!

Gmail vs Outlook
Outlook has similar functionality to Gmail, so the functions in Gmail that you are familiar with are – for the most part ­– available, but managed differently. The IT team have put together a handy comparison table to help you better navigate Outlook functionality.

Tips and resources
Tips for online collaboration using Google and Office 365 are available online, in addition to the University’s user guides for staff. If that’s too many clicks away, a simple browser search for the action you need to complete (eg. ‘how do I share a folder on 365?’) usually brings up easy to follow steps.

We will be offering more Office 365 hints and tips in future, so stay tuned to This Week and Teche. You can also let us know if there is anything you would like us to cover.