This is the transcript of the 'Microsoft Overview' video.
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Navigating Microsoft Tools can seem confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's quite straightforward. Microsoft provides a suite of applications and tools that students and staff in New South Wales can use for free. In this video, we'll explain how these tools work together, both in the cloud and on your PC, as well as how they can be used individually or as part of a team.
Let's start with where your files are stored. OneDrive is your personal cloud storage space. Think: OneDrive meaning one user. Files stored here are your private files and can be shared only if you choose. When you save a file in an app, it goes directly to OneDrive by default. If you prefer to manage your files through your PC, you can set up OneDrive's Desktop Sync Client. This allows you to access and organise your files through the File Explorer. For details on setting this up, check out the Syncing your work or home computer with the Cloud video in this series.
SharePoint is Microsoft's shared cloud storage platform. All files in a SharePoint are accessible to its members in order to collaborate and share. SharePoint can be accessed directly through its web interface, via the Files tab in Teams, or the File Explorer on your computer using your Desktop Sync Client. To learn how to sync your SharePoint files, watch the Syncing files and folders from Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to your device video in this series. Some schools have also chosen to use their SharePoint as a website that brings everything together. Others don't need to access this space at all as they use the Teams app or a Desktop Sync Client to access their files.
Teams brings everything together. It's a program that wraps around a series of products. This includes message posts, file storage, chat, calendar, and online meetings. It integrates with SharePoint to make sharing and collaborating on files easy. You can chat, share files, and work on documents with your team all in one place. When you log in to Office 365, up in the waffle menu, you will see the apps we've mentioned, as well as a range of other apps available to you, such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and perhaps some others you may feel less familiar with.
These apps can be accessed in three different ways: On your PC as a desktop app, through your browser as a web app, and on your phone or tablet as a mobile app. Not all tools are available on all three platforms, and you may notice some formatting changes across the platforms. It's up to your personal preference, which platforms you use and which suit your context best. For more detailed instructions on tools within the suite, be sure to check out the T4L website.
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