Microsoft To Do is a list maker, daily planner and task manager. We love it at Smart Dolphins IT because it is easy to use and it helps us stay organized.It is free with a personal Microsoft account, and you can use it through a web browser, desktop application or a...
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Microsoft 365 and shared user accounts
Shared user accounts are often adopted in situations where a business may have multiple people who need access to the same resources on their network. This happens in situations for example, with roles like reception or with maintenance personnel. All these employees...
Microsoft Teams meeting
Let’s walk you through the steps of scheduling a Microsoft Teams meeting five different ways. 1. Through the Teams calendar In your Teams' application or browser, click on the calendar tab. Simply choose the time slot, or click and drag the time span. A dialogue box...
Outlook to Microsoft Teams
How to: Share an email from Outlook to Microsoft Teams We have a particularly useful Microsoft Teams beginner tip for you, especially for those who have recently moved, or are going to move to Microsoft Teams soon. If you are used to copying and pasting email content...
Journey to the Cloud
Currently, how you conduct business, take care of your technology needs and go about your personal life may often change due to the pandemic. During the spring, many business leaders shifted quickly to remote work environments. Others continue to consider making that...
No more email spiral!
Way back in 2015, President Dave Monahan, shared the Email Charter - 10 rules to resversing the email spiral. Fast forward to 2020 and most of what was laid out in the charter only applies to external communication for anyone using Microsoft Teams. With Teams you have...
Hidden risk in the modern workplace
Do you know Jesse Smith? Jesse is our chief operations officer. Throughout his 16-year career at Smart Dolphins he has witnessed a dramatic evolution in how we use and embrace technology in the workplace. In this episode, Jesse unpacks the influence of Microsoft in...
Collaborate securely
Often, we need to collaborate on projects with people outside of our organization. In Microsoft Teams, you can invite vendors, contractors and other third parties to be part of your team. They can be directly involved in the conversations, contribute to shared...
Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcuts
What would a productivity suite be without some keyboard shortcuts? The most basic is: @ which is used to mention a person, channel or team. This will alert people to the message. Additionally, your admins can create custom @ tags and create special groups of...
Schedule a meeting in Microsoft Teams
Scheduling a meeting in Teams is simple. Firstly, keep in mind that whatever you schedule in Outlook or through your Teams calendar is connected. There are few ways to schedule a call. In this video, Paul demonstrates how to schedule a meeting through the Teams...