Productivity Archives

Jun

Zoom is great, but do we actually need it?

Categories: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Productivity, useful tips

by Tas Gray

As the world went into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work became the norm, Zoom quickly became the go-to choice for online meetings simply due to it's ease of use. The word Zoom has become synonymous with online meetings but many organisations have not stopped to think if it's actually the best choice. It's quite likely that your organisation is paying for a Zoom subscription when you could be using Microsoft Teams instead, for free. Find out of this applies to you and save yourself the unecessary expense. Read more

Sep

Open and Save Adobe PDF files directly to SharePoint Online (Office 365)

Categories: Adobe, Adobe PDF, FAQ, Office 365, Productivity, Small Business Cloud

Tags: How To, Office 365, PDF, SharePoint Online

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by Tas Gray

Adobe PDF to SharePoint Online Office 365

One of the first lessons we teach people about SharePoint is how to save documents from Word, Excel and PowerPoint directly in to SharePoint instead of local folders ie My Documents. With a little bit of practice people find it just as convenient as saving documents to traditional locations such as network drives or Dropbox. The question that usually follows is “How do I save PDF files from Adobe Reader to SharePoint?” – a great question and in this post I’ll show you how.

Aug

Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing to change the way Australians hold meetings

Categories: Office 365, Productivity, Skype for Business

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by Tas Gray

With Microsoft recently announcing plans to launch Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing on September 1st 2016 in Australia via Office 365, now is the best time to take advantage of the multitude of benefits that come with using Office 365 to increase collaboration and boost productivity in your business.

While Skype for Business already has lots of handy, timesaving tools like instant messaging and presence to make your work life easier, the launch of the PSTN conferencing element adds another layer of sophistication to the Microsoft offering and is something that has Microsoft consultants talking.

Jun

How Microsoft Office 365 solves common problems that plague businesses

Categories: Cloud, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Productivity, Small Business Cloud

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by Tas Gray

In our work with businesses and organisations all over Australia, we see the same challenges cropping up over and over again. From budget issues to communication problems and flat productivity, many issues impacting businesses can be addressed with efficient and effective use of technology. Here are four of the problems we see the most, and how Microsoft Office 365 can assist businesses to address these challenges.

Apr

Take back control of your inbox with these Office 365 email tips

Categories: Cloud, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Productivity, Small Business Cloud, useful tips

Tags: Clutter, email, office 365 groups, Outlook, Skype for Business

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by Tas Gray

One of the most common gripes business owners have is email management. Staying on top of emails can be a challenge when you’re short on time and up to your neck in running a business. But if you’re still up at midnight wading through emails or regularly forgetting to reply to emails, then missing appointments or even worse – losing business – then you’ve got a problem.

Dec

Groups in Office 365 – Experience Stress-Free Collaboration

Categories: Cloud, Microsoft Office, News, Office 365, Productivity

Tags: calendar, Clutter, collaboration, email, Groups, inbox, integration, mailbox, microsoft, Office 365, OneNote, Outlook 2016, SharePoint

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by Tas Gray

Newly included with Office 365 and Outlook 2016 is a feature called Groups. It can be a great way to collaborate within your business whilst providing the same familiarity of Outlook, combined with the powerful security and collaborative features of SharePoint.

One of the most common ways businesses collaborate is simply by sharing documents through email, but there are so many problems with this, as we often reiterate. When sharing documents in this way, you are really only sending a copy of the original file. Any changes made by another colleague on that file will have to then be manually transferred onto the original, and if you’re dealing with several colleagues and copies, it can be a nightmare trying to keep track of the most recent changes. On top of this, sharing copies can often result in chunks of text being accidentally omitted from the final document. Read more

Oct

Introducing OneNote – The productivity tool you can’t live without

Categories: Microsoft Office, Office 365, Productivity, Small Business Cloud

Tags: collaboration, microsoft, notes, Office 365, OneNote, organisation, productivity

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by Tas Gray

Humans have been keeping notes since long before computers were invented, mostly with the help of pen and paper. And while this is a simple, effective approach we believe that with technology there’s a better way. That’s why in this post I’ll introduce you to OneNote – the most powerful, easy to use note taking app that’s included with Office 365. Read more

Dec

Handy Tips for Using Windows 8

Categories: Productivity

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by Tas Gray

Now that we’ve upgraded our office computers to Windows 8, I can finally share some tips on how to use Microsoft’s new operating system.

Sep

10 keyboard shortcuts worth remembering

Categories: Productivity

Tags: keyboard shortcuts, productivity

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by Long Tran

Many people are unaware of the time they could be saving at work simply by becoming more efficient with the keyboard. Familiarising yourself with these keyboard shortcuts will save you endless amounts of time and allow you to spend less time pushing the mouse around.

Sep

5 Windows 7 productivity tips to save you time

Categories: Productivity

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by Long Tran

Time is money, and for small business there never seems to be enough of it. That’s why we’ve compiled another list of Windows 7 productivity tips to help you maximise your productivity!

Aug

7 Windows Shortcuts to Improve Productivity

Categories: Productivity

Tags: keyboard, keyboard shortcuts, shortcuts, windows shortcuts

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by Tas Gray

Everyday, I see clients using their computers and not realising how much time they could save doing simple, common tasks. So I have compiled a list of the best keyboard shortcuts that will make using your Windows 7 computer much more efficient.

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