{"id":3156,"date":"2019-08-14T19:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3156"},"modified":"2019-08-15T17:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:15:05","slug":"make-conference-call-using-office-365-add","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/make-conference-call-using-office-365-add\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a conference call using an Office 365 plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you using Microsoft Office 365 for your email and calendar? If so, then we&#8217;ve made setting up a conference call has a whole lot easier. Here&#8217;s how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ConferenceCall.co.uk<\/a> Microsoft 365 plugin could offer the ideal solution for your business.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Microsoft Office 365?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft Office 365 is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes Microsoft Office and other services, such as email and collaboration, from Microsoft&#8217;s cloud server. The difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 365 is that while Office 365 is a cloud-based suite of productivity apps, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and more, Microsoft 365 is a bundle of services which includes Office 365 alongside a number of additional services.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How does the Office 365 plugin work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">As an Office 365 user, you&#8217;ll already be used to being able to integrate your email and calendar in the cloud, meaning you can access it from anywhere you can get an internet signal.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">And you can now use the cloud\u00a0to co-ordinate your conference calls thanks to our<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.office.com\/en-gb\/app.aspx?assetid=WA104380285&amp;sourcecorrid=245fa1b7-4062-4549-b4e0-7d32dce0c656&amp;ui=en-GB&amp;rs=en-GB&amp;ad=GB&amp;appredirect=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/store.office.com\/en-gb\/app.aspx?assetid%3DWA104380285%26sourcecorrid%3D245fa1b7-4062-4549-b4e0-7d32dce0c656%26ui%3Den-GB%26rs%3Den-GB%26ad%3DGB%26appredirect%3Dfalse&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1470245554444000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUgq03odBGIogqxOlsrMLV31lb8A\">free Office 365 Add-in<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/office-365-addin-preview-mail.gif\" alt=\"office-365-addin-preview-mail\" width=\"540\" height=\"420\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Installing our add-on means you can set up a call using nothing more than your Office 365 email and calendar sidebar &#8211; so you&#8217;re never more than a click away from our handy teleconference email templates and international dial-in numbers.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Once installed, we&#8217;ll add your PIN and our email templates will update\u00a0automatically\u00a0when we offer new international dial-in numbers.<\/div>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Why use\u00a0Microsoft Office 365?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are loads of good reasons to use Microsoft Office 365,\u00a0such as&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Seamless integration\u00a0with\u00a0existing\u00a0tools\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Office 365 integrates\u00a0seamlessly with the programs you already know and use, including Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, Publisher and PowerPoint.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Access anytime and anywhere<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Office 365 is a cloud-based solution and provides web-enabled access to all your emails, documents, contacts, and calendar on almost any device\u2014including PCs, Macs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?s=iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhones<\/a>, Android phones, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?s=blackberry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlackBerry <\/a>smartphones.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Safely communicate and collaborate\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Office 365 allows you to\u00a0create a password-protected portal to share large files both with both internal and external stakeholders, giving you a single view regardless of how many people are working on them. You can also\u00a0instant messages colleagues and clients to\u00a0invite them to participate in online meetings where you can review documents and even\u00a0take control of a desktop.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Safety and Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As an\u00a0Office 365 user you&#8217;ll be utilising\u00a0\u00a0Microsoft&#8217;s secure servers to help protect email, documents, and networks. \u00a0Microsoft data centers help safeguard your data and are certified to meet multiple industry-standard certifications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you using Microsoft Office 365 for your email and calendar? 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