2. 2 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
See what’s going on in your organization with the Newsfeed—
share information, engage in conversations, and stay connected
with people who share your interests.
Discover the newsfeed
3. 3 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Follow the people and topics you want, and your newsfeed
will show you any posts they make as well as information
related to those topics.
Follow what matters
4. 4 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Start a conversation, and choose whom you want to share
it with. Only the people or groups you select will see the
conversation in their newsfeed.
Spread the news
5. 5 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Use hash tags, like #Sales, to easily organize and label content related to that
tag. Create new hash tags by posting them in a conversation, or let SharePoint
make suggestions as you type.
Organize information with
hash tags
Easily view the most used hash tags
within your organization.
6. 6 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Tag someone with an “at mention,” like @Janet Schorr,
in conversations to get their attention.
Connect with experts
As soon as you tag someone,
SharePoint notifies them
by email, as well as in their
newsfeed under Mentions.
8. 8
Organize your communities even further by creating different
categories for all the topics in a particular community.
Share your knowledge
http://discoversharepoint.com/people
9. 9 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Dig into a discussion to view and rate existing replies.
The best-rated replies move to the top
of a conversation, helping others find
the most helpful answers quickly.
Get in on the discussion
10. 10 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Search for a particular topic, and then refine the results to find
experts in that area with custom recommendations.
Hover over results
to find out more
about people—the
skills they have or
what projects and
documents they’ve
worked on.
Find experts
11. 11 http://discoversharepoint.com/people
Take advantage of the knowledge spread across your organization
by searching through existing conversations on community sites
and newsfeeds to find what you need.
Find answers
12. 12
• View and set up your profile
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/view-and-set-up-your-profile-
HA102785967.aspx?CTT=1
• Update your profile to help people find you
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/update-your-profile-to-help-people-
find-you-HA102814274.aspx?CTT=1
• Follow people to keep track of their activities
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/follow-people-to-keep-track-of-their-activities-
HA102785944.aspx?CTT=1
• Follow tags to get information about topics that interest you
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/follow-tags-to-get-information-about-
topics-that-interest-you-HA102785925.aspx?CTT=1
• Post something to everyone
http://office.microsoft.com/redir/HA102785948.aspx
• Post something to a small group of people
http://office.microsoft.com/redir/HA102886562.aspx
• Add features to a newsfeed post
http://office.microsoft.com/redir/HA102785751.aspx
• Find content that’s important to you
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/follow-tags-to-get-information-about-
topics-that-interest-you-HA102785925.aspx?CTT=1
• Get email notifications about newsfeed items
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/get-email-notifications-about-
newsfeed-items-HA102923895.aspx?CTT=1
• Video: Follow documents
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/video-follow-
documents-VA102897380.aspx?CTT=1
• Video: Update your profile privacy settings
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/video-update-
your-profile-privacy-settings-VA102897377.aspx?CTT=1
• Video: Include tags and mentions in a newsfeed post
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/video-include-tags-and-mentions-in-a-
newsfeed-post-VA103923430.aspx?CTT=1
• Training: Update your profile and privacy settings
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/training-update-your-profile-and-
privacy-settings-RZ102886566.aspx?CTT=1
• Training: Post to the newsfeed
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/training-post-to-the-newsfeed-
RZ102889848.aspx?CTT=1
Appendix A:
About the newsfeeds
http://discoversharepoint.com/people
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• Join a community
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/join-a-community-
HA102891683.aspx?CTT=1
• Join a discussion
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/join-a-discussion-HA102891684.
aspx?CTT=1
• Add community features to a SharePoint site
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/add-community-
features-to-a-sharepoint-site-HA102891810.aspx?CTT=1
• Create a community
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/create-a-
community-HA102891678.aspx?CTT=1
• Customize the look of your community
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/customize-the-look-of-your-
community-HA102891681.aspx?CTT=1
• Manage community membership
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/manage-community-membership-
HA102925051.aspx?CTT=1
• Create a community portal
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/create-a-
community-portal-HA102891677.aspx?CTT=1
• Moderate a community
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/moderate-a-
community-HA102891682.aspx?CTT=1
• All Office Products Trainings
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx
Appendix B:
About community sites
http://discoversharepoint.com/people
