Office 365 Public Sites + Introducing Delve

Websites for Working Out Loud

Keith Tuomi, SharePoint MVP

SharePoint Consultant & Developer

Why Office 365?: Let’s Recap

1. Security

Antivirus & malware baked in & global

telemetry mean extreme protection

2. Privacy

Canada vs. USA stuff, Patriot Act etc.?

Decoupled architecture + honest reality of

how data moves on internet = attitudes and

policies will shift, time ticks forward

3. Cost

Personal $7/month

University $1.65/month

Home $10/month

Business $5.10 - $12.90/month

Enterprise $5.10 - $23.20/month

4. Everything included

Included in your/month, you’ll get access to:

Office suite on 5 devices

Office Web Apps

Hosted Email, IM & Conferencing

Guaranteed 99.9% uptime

Why Office 365?: Let’s Recap

5. Compatibility

Regardless of preference for devices

running Windows, Mac, iOS, Android,

iPhone- all popular devices and OS’s

will work

6. Cleaner, standardised navigation & UI

The Ribbon Bar and Modern UI represent a

phenomenal amount of research into

human/symbol interaction and it shows, on web

and desktop.

7. Transparency

The service status dashboard is an

honest, real-time indicator of health of

various 0365 systems, with engineer feedback

and ETA’s. This is real-world, and in reality

problems occur – you will at least know ETA’s

for a fix

8. 24/7 Support

It’s actually really good, and it’s bottomless –

issues DO get escalated to the proper tiers when

necessary.

déjà vu ? We just need a website!

You already have a website!

But wait.. This isn’t your average web host

..and the Support is actually really, really good.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/business/office-365-for-businesssupport-options-FX103843554.aspx

You need a website: Let’s go

What is the Office 365 Public Website?

- The Public Website in Office 365 is where you can create a professional online presence for your

small or midsize business or organization.

- If you have much larger or complex website needs, such as web content management, multilingual

sites, or online commerce, you should consider an Internet Publishing Site in SharePoint Server.

What tool should I use to design my public website?

Use the Public Website editor or use one of the popular web design tools or your favorite HTML editor to

create your design and then upload your files by using Design Manager. The Public Website editor is the

easiest tool to use to customize the site. It provides website themes and looks you can pick from. You can

change the backgrounds, colors and fonts, add a custom logo , edit the CSS and more.

If you’re a web designer or very comfortable with website design tools or HTML editors, you can use

Design Manager to create a new design. With Design Manager, you can use popular web design tools or

HTML editors you’re familiar with and upload them to the Public Website.

You can use SharePoint Designer, but it’s de-emphasized for general use. Some things that you can do in

SharePoint Designer like create subsites are not supported for the Public Website in Office 365 and may

not work. Instead, it’s recommend that you use the Public Website editor to customize the site or, if you’re

a web designer and want to create a completely new design, use Design Manager.

O365 won’t cure DBC..

..but it is accessible to a broader range of Designers

- SharePoint has traditionally been a specialist area where it comes to design

and branding.

- The current paradigm is that “any design package including Dreamweaver

can be used” and “no prior knowledge of SharePoint is required”

..that might be a stretch, but it is definitely light years easier to get

into and is progressing all the time these days.

Some good videos for offline consumption:

Tips and tricks for branding Office 365 public site using SharePoint Designer 2013

Branding Internet Facing Web Sites with SharePoint 2013

Examples of Office 365 Public Sites

www.cupe-401.com

Read the full story at http://yalla.itgroove.net/2013/11/07/local-union-works-anywhere-with-office-365/

www.canwestaccounting.ca

www.vsharepoint.com !!!

Where can I find out more?

Find more answers in Public Website help for Office 365.

If you don’t find the answer you’re looking for, go to the Office 365 Community.

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Awesome Links!

Video: Get started with the Public Website

Create and Manage a Channel in Office 365 Video

What happens to a video file when you

upload it into Office 365 Video?

Introducing Office 365 Video

Introducing Delve and the Office Graph