Do you need to organise and work with a team on a project? Office 365 Groups is a collaborative tool, enabling you to work collectively when writing documents, creating spreadsheets, working on project plans and scheduling meetings.<\/p>\n
Members of a created group will have access to a shared:<\/p>\n
Create a group in:\u00a0Outlook on the web<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Outlook 2016<\/a><\/p>\n Join a group in:\u00a0Outlook on the web<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Outlook 2016<\/a><\/p>\n Have a group conversation in:\u00a0Outlook on the web<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Outlook 2016<\/a><\/p>\n Schedule a meeting on a group calendar in:\u00a0Outlook on the web<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Outlook 2016<\/a><\/p>\n Share group files in:\u00a0Outlook on the web<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Outlook 2016<\/a><\/p>\n Time Sensitive Group Projects:<\/strong>Consider creating a\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Microsoft Team\u00a0<\/a>for your group. This further enhances group collaboration by offering instant messaging on desktop and mobile in addition to the ability to schedule video meetings and screen sharing.<\/p>\n Audience:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Groups\/teams can be made public or private and you can invite members outside of the University to a group or team.<\/p>\n Group\/Team Name:<\/b>\u00a0 Searchable to all staff and students within the University so please take care when naming your group.<\/p>\n Spring Cleaning:\u00a0<\/b>Leave the Office as you found it by deleting your inactive groups.<\/p>\n Make it Private and add a Description: <\/b>\u00a0Add a description to your private group as this will help prevent unwanted joining requests from staff and students.<\/p>\n Group Members Visibility:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Staff and students can see who is a member of a group, even if it is private.<\/p>\n Office 365 at Newcastle University<\/a><\/p>\n Introducing Office 365 Groups<\/a><\/p>\n Learn more about Office 365 Groups<\/a><\/p>\n Training: Unite your team with Groups<\/a><\/p>\nThings to consider<\/h2>\n
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