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Getting familiar with Microsoft Loop and creating your own workspace.

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Introduction to Microsoft Loop

We use Microsoft Loop whenever we want everything related to a project together in one workspace.

Instructions

Microsoft Loop is a collaborative API that lets us think, plan and create together like never before.

Loop is comprised of workspaces, pages, and components. We can work with shared workspaces for each of our projects. From the Loop home page, we can access existing projects or create new ones. 

In a Loop workspace, we can bring together everything so that it's all together in one place. We can even add existing projects and documents to our workspace as the project evolves. 

Loop pages are flexible canvases where we can react, comment and build on ideas. We can track what really matters using notifications without upsetting the flow of our work. 

One of the best things about Loop is that information from Loop pages can be shared with people inside or outside of our organization with Loop components. 

Components are portable pieces of content that stay in synch across all of the places they've been shared no matter where they are updated. We can create components like lists, tables, and paragraphs and we're always in control because it's easy to see which components have been shared and who has access. 

Sign in to Microsoft Loop

The Loop Interface

Once we've signed into Microsoft Loop we can start creating workspaces, pages and loop components. 

From the Loop home page we can select existing Loop workspaces or create a new Loop workspace. 

Create a New Workspace

  • Click the Plus (+) button
  • Add a title for the workspace
  • Add an emoji (optional)
  • Click Create

This will create a workspace. We can see the workspace pages on the left-hand side. The current page by default is called 'Untitled'. We can click in the title on the page to rename it. We can also add interest with an icon and a cover image. 

Hints & tips

  • The Microsoft Loop service must be enabled by your administrator
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  • 00:04 Microsoft Loop is a collaborative API that lets us think, plan,
  • 00:09 and create together like never before.
  • 00:12 Say goodbye to the frustration of jumping between different applications and
  • 00:17 losing track of documents and ideas.
  • 00:19 Microsoft Loop transforms the way that we work.
  • 00:23 Now, Loop is made up of workspaces, pages, and components.
  • 00:27 And we can work together with shared workspaces for each of our projects.
  • 00:32 From the Loop homepage, we can access existing projects,
  • 00:35 or we can create new ones.
  • 00:37 And in a Loop workspace, we can bring together everything so
  • 00:40 that it's all in one place.
  • 00:42 We can even add existing projects and
  • 00:45 documents to our workspace as the project evolves.
  • 00:49 Loop pages are effectively flexible canvases,
  • 00:52 where we can react, comment, and build on ideas.
  • 00:56 And we can track what really matters using notifications without upsetting
  • 01:01 the flow of our work.
  • 01:02 And one of the best things about Loop is that information from Loop pages can
  • 01:08 be shared with people inside or outside of our organization with Loop components.
  • 01:14 Components are portable pieces of content that stay in sync across all of
  • 01:18 the places where they've been shared no matter where they are updated.
  • 01:23 We can create components like lists, tables, paragraphs and so much more.
  • 01:28 And we're always in control because it's so
  • 01:31 easy to see which components have been shared and who has access.
  • 01:36 To use Microsoft Loop,
  • 01:37 the service has to be enabled in the Microsoft 365 admin settings.
  • 01:42 If you work for an organization, your administrator
  • 01:45 might already have enabled this for all employees or groups of employees.
  • 01:50 We can access Microsoft Loop, by going to loop.microsoft.com and
  • 01:54 signing in using our Microsoft 365 accounts.
  • 01:58 Once we've signed into Microsoft Loop, we can start creating workspaces, pages, and
  • 02:03 loop components.
  • 02:04 So this is the Microsoft Loop homepage you can see currently underneath recent
  • 02:09 activity, we just have a little get-started guide.
  • 02:12 We also have a link up here for our favorite workspaces.
  • 02:16 And we'll be adding some workspaces into here in a moment.
  • 02:19 Now, aside from that, currently, I don't have a great deal on here.
  • 02:23 But if you cast your eyes over to the right-hand side,
  • 02:26 notice that we have a big plus button where we can add a new workspace.
  • 02:30 And a workspace is really where you create your pages and
  • 02:33 different components that you might want to share with others.
  • 02:36 And other people can also be given access to your workspaces and pages so
  • 02:40 that you can collaborate together.
  • 02:42 And there's some really cool features of workspaces and
  • 02:45 pages that we're going to explore in just a couple of moments.
  • 02:47 Now, the first thing to do here is to create ourselves a workspace.
  • 02:51 Now, I'm just going to call this Marketing.
  • 02:54 You can add a little emoji to give it a bit of personality, let's just go for
  • 02:59 the grinning face and then click on Create.
  • 03:01 It really is as simple as that.
  • 03:04 We can also do things like style this page by adding a cover and an icon.
  • 03:10 So if we click on Add Cover,
  • 03:11 I have a selection of different covers that I can choose from.
  • 03:15 So let's just go for the first one here, this Abstract Design, and click on Add,
  • 03:20 and we can also add a page icon.
  • 03:22 So again, I'm just going to give it this grinning face.
  • 03:25 We're working within the Marketing workspace on the Untitled page.
  • 03:29 So let's change this, let's say that this is a page related to,
  • 03:36 Brand Guidelines, you can see that that page name has now updated in the list.
  • 03:41 And of course, if I wanted to add more pages underneath this marketing workspace
  • 03:46 I have the plus here, which is going to allow me to add a new page or a new link.
  • 03:51 So if you want to link directly to something specific,
  • 03:55 maybe a website, then you can do that from the Add Link link.

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