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Determining which application to use to get your message out can be tough. Use the chart below to help you determine where best to start your conversation in Office 365.

Outlook

Teams

Yammer

DescriptionEmail, calendar, contactsChat-based hub for collaborationGathering place for groups of people around topics that interest themAccessBrowser, Desktop, Moblie ApplicationBrowser, Desktop, Mobile ApplicationBrowser, Mobile ApplicationUse WhenSending formal messages with heavy content to large groupsSending short, informal messages you’d like quick to immedate response from with those you work with on a regular basisInteracting with people across the organizationGroup CreationYesYesYesFile SharingYesYesYesLive, concurrent file editingNoYesNoScheduling CapabilitiesYesYesNoAudio/Video ConferencingNoYesNoScreen SharingNoYesNo

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Both OneDrive and Sharepoint can be used to store and edit documents, but which one should you use? The short answer is both – you’ll find that OneDrive and Sharepoint can work hand in hand to provide you a space for drafting personal documents as well as a platform to collaborate on and publish those documents when you’re ready.

OneDrive

SharePoint Online

DescriptionPersonal Content StorageGroup Content StorageAccessBrowser, Desktop, Mobile ApplicationBrowser, Mobile ApplicationUse WhenCreating private files and drafts you’re not ready to share or collaborate with others onCollaborating on or files or making them available to othersFeatures

Version History

Offline access

Co-authoring

External sharing

Mobile access

File-level permissions

Drag-and drop transfer

1 TB of storage

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Not all presentations are created equal. Sometimes you’ll want a presentation to run in the background or be interactive, while other times you may need a few slides to aid in your presentation. Either way, deciding between Office 365 presentation tools like PowerPoint and Sway will come down to how you build your presentation, who will present, and what type of content you’d like to add.

Sway

PowerPoint

DescriptionOnline storytellingSlideshow presentationsAccessBrowser, Mobile ApplicationBrowser, Desktop, Mobile Application Offline AccessNoYesUse When

Creating interactive presentations that integrate well with online content or content that doesn’t need a presenter with it

Creating static slide deck content will have a presenter

Layout Options

Continuous vertical and horizontal scroll, slideshow

Slideshow

Adding Content

Manually add:

Images

Text

Charts and Graphs

Audio/Video

Screenshots and recordings

Excel spreadsheets

Word documents

Pull web content from:

Bing search

OneDrive

SharePoint

Wikipedia

Youtube

Flickr

Manually add:

Images

Text

Charts and Graphs

Audio/Video

Screenshots and recordings

3D objects

Excel spreadsheets

Word documents

Pull web content from:

Bing search

OneDrive

SharePoint

Slide and Presentation Design SuggestionsYesOnly in newer (2019) versionsContent SuggestionsYesNoCustomizable TemplatesYesYes

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Organizing a project and not sure how to pick between Project and Planner? In short, Planner works similar to Trello or Jira and works with a modern, clean display of dashboards, tasks, and buckets. Project offers more complex project management features like itemized tasks that can be connected, grouped, assigned, and more.

Planner

Project Online

To-Do

DescriptionSmall Group Project and Task ManagementFormal Group Project and Portfolio ManagementPersonal Task and Project ManagementAccessBrowser and Mobile ApplicationBrowser and Windows ApplicationBrowser and Mobile Application CostNone

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Faculty – Free

Professional – $32.23/annual license

Premium – $59.08/annual license

NoneUse ForSmall team who needs to just get stuff doneFormal project managementManaging personal tasks Task AssignmentYesYesNoSub-Project SupportNoYesNoCustom views, groups, and filtersNoYesNoAdvanced Features (Resource Planning, Timelines, Gant Charts, etc.)NoYesYes

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