Slides from CIAOPS August 2017 webinar that provided Office 365 news update, open Q & A as well as a focus session on SharePoint Communication Sites. Video recording is available at www.ciaopsacademy.com
9. News
• Office 365 K Plans are now Office 365 F1 Plans
• New Windows 10/Azure AD Chrome extension
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/windows-10-
accounts/ppnbnpeolgkicgegkbkbjmhlideopiji?hl=en
• New updates for OneDrive app on iOS
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/OneDrive-Blog/New-updates-to-the-OneDrive-iOS-
mobile-app/ba-p/95837
• Office 365 Groups expiry now in public preview
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-365-Blog/Office-365-groups-expiration-is-now-
in-public-preview/ba-p/94637
• Outlook add-in now available for Microsoft Teams scheduling
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Now-available-Outlook-add-in-
to-schedule-meetings-in-Microsoft/ba-p/71157
12. Take aways
• Communication Sites are for publishing.
• Designed for editing by a few, then consumed by many.
• Communications Sites don’t create an Office 365 Group.
• Include some web parts not available elsewhere just yet.
• Works well on mobile device.
• Allows you to easy create much more visually appealing
portals.
13. Resources
• Create a communications site in SharePoint Online -
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-communication-site-in-SharePoint-Online-
7fb44b20-a72f-4d2c-9173-fc8f59ba50eb?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
• What is SharePoint Communications Site? - https://support.office.com/en-
us/article/What-is-a-SharePoint-communication-site-94a33429-e580-45c3-a090-
5512a8070732
• Use the hero web part - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-the-Hero-web-
part-d57f449b-19a0-4b0d-8ce3-be5866430645?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
• Add or remove columns on a page - https://support.office.com/en-
us/article/Add-or-remove-columns-on-a-page-fc491eb4-f733-4825-8fe2-
e1ed80bd0899?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US