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You joined a new school or got a new job. It was going great. The people were nice, the work was good, and then the bomb dropped. The organization runs on Microsoft’s backend, for which no one was able to give you a valid reason. Your first instinct is to run, run far away. Don’t.
Yes, you swore off on MS products right after Office 2007, but things have changed since then. MS has moved to “the cloud” strategy and (most) of their online products are pretty great to use. Including Office 365 Email, Calendar and even the Office 365 online productivity suite.
Instead of fighting it, let’s start embracing the Office 365 way of life.
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It’s Simple, Just Download the Microsoft Outlook App
Yes, you can add your Office 365 account directly to Android via Settings (we’ll see how to do that below), but it’s not as easy as merely logging in. With the Outlook app, it is.
MS’ Outlook app was recently redesigned. It is feature rich and easy to use.
If you’re allowed to download apps on your Android phone, just download the app. When you first open the app, it will ask you which service you want to use – select Office 365 and log in with your work or school email and password.
And.. that’s it. You’re in. This one app will show you all your email, calendar events and contacts.
You can keep on using the Gmail app for your personal use and the Outlook app just for the school/work use.
Outlook has a couple of unique features like a “focused” inbox, swipe gestures, intelligent notifications, cloud file uploads, and more. We’ve written about the feature set in the iOS app before. The Android app is pretty similar.
To get to the Calendar in the Outlook app, tap the hamburger icon and select the Calendar tab. Outlook also has a basic Calendar widget.
Manually Add Office 365 Account to Android
If you’re running the latest version of Gmail app, you can add the Office 365 account in there, no need to download a whole other app. The problem is that this process is in no way simple.
You can add an account in two ways – from the Gmail app or from Android Settings. I’ll take the Settings route.
Go to Settings on your phone and select Accounts. Scroll down and tap Add Account. From the list, select Exchange.
You’ll now be asked to enter your email and password in the next two screens.
The screen after that is the problem. Here you’ll see stuff like ports and servers. Things you don’t understand, and shouldn’t need to understand. If you just hit Next, you’ll probably get an error but won’t know what exactly is the problem.
I had to go to my school’s IT guy to get him to type in the correct server address (which I’ve forgotten already). You might also need to do that.
But once you’re logged in, you’ll get some options to integrate the calendar, contacts and notifications. If you enable Calendar, all calendar invites and events will show up directly in Google Calendar app.
This way is a little long and complicated but if you just want to use Gmail and Google Calendar to access Office 365 accounts, it’s worth the trouble.
In the Gmail app, tap the Hamburger menu and tap on the active email address to switch to your secondary account. In the Calendar app you can decide which Calendars to show from the sidebar.
Alternative Calendar App: Sunrise
Sunrise was recently acquired by Microsoft. Sunrise still remains one of the best calendar apps out there. It’s free, has a great UI, a butt load of integrations, one of the best Android calendar widgets and supports Office 365 natively.
Just open the app, add an account and log in with your Office 365 account. All your Calendar events will be right there.
The Future is Cross Cloud Platform
Don’t be surprised to be using a combination of multiple cloud services at your work/school in the future. Just keep an open mind and embrace the new.
I’m curious, just how many major cloud services are you using currently? Share with us in the comments below.
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Outlook 365 For Android
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Last November, we delivered a brand new version of Office Mobile, preinstalled on all Windows Phone 8 devices. In June, we released Office Mobile for iPhone as a unique benefit for Office 365 subscribers.
Today, we are launching Office Mobile for Android phones in the United States at no additional charge for Office 365 subscribers. This means that Office 365 subscribers can now work on their Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents from virtually anywhere–using their Windows Phone, iPhone or Android phones.1
Office Mobile for Android phones can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. To use the app, you need a qualifying Office 365 subscription, including Office 365 Home Premium or Office 365 ProPlus (you can find the complete list of qualifying subscriptions here). Office Mobile for Android phones is initially available in the United States, with more countries coming on board over the next several weeks.
So what’s great about Office Mobile for Android phones?
A true Office experience
Office Mobile is the official companion to Microsoft Office. Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents look great on your phone, thanks to support for charts, animations, SmartArt Graphics, and shapes. When you make edits or add comments to a document, the formatting and layout remain intact. When you return to your PC or Mac, your document looks like it should.
Easy access
Office Mobile is designed for people on the go. We made it easy to access your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in the cloud on SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro. When you’re on your phone, you’ll see the list of documents you recently opened on your computer in the Recent Documents panel–no searching needed. And of course, you can view and edit documents you receive in email.
Designed for the phone
Office Mobile has been optimized for the small screen of your phone so you can get things done efficiently. When reviewing Word documents, the Resume Reading feature takes you to the exact point in the document where you left off on your PC so you don’t waste time searching. The new Slide Navigator lets you browse through PowerPoint presentations fast while Speaker Notes help you practice on the run.
Sharing built-in
Edit documents and share them right from your phone. You can review comments in Word and Excel documents on your phone and add your own. When you’re done, you can save the file back to SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro or just send it as an email attachment.
Go ahead and download Office Mobile from the Google Play store.
If you want to try Office Mobile for Android phones, but don’t have an Office 365 subscription, you can sign up for a free 30 day Office 365 trial at http://www.office.com/. And of course, if you’re already using a Windows Phone, then Office Mobile is already installed on your phone.
Want to learn more? You can find more details in the Office 365 Tech blog.
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1Compatible phone and WiFi or mobile network connectivity required. See office.com/mobile.