This presentation explains how to configure the Office 365 APP LAUNCHER which is the primary navigation tool to navigate Office 365. Once configured correctly it will improve the end user navigation experience and can help increase end user adoption by promoting your end user training solution.

1. Increase Office 365
User Adoption
Using the
APP LAUNCHER
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FREE tool to customize
your company app tiles
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2. Greg Gignacprioritysharepoint.com
About Me
Greg Gignac
Office 365 and SharePoint Integration Specialist
I love working with companies of all sizes and skill levels
to leverage and utilize the “out of the box” features of
Office 365 and SharePoint
Founder of Priority SharePoint
Comfortable working with the “C suite”, project
teams and one on one with business users
CERTIFICATIONS
MY WORK
Extensive experience building SharePoint
intranets and Office 365 integrations
Committed to teaching best practices and skills to
make clients self reliant
Dedicated commitment to quality and
customer satisfaction.
AIIM – Association for Information and Image Management
• SharePoint Specialist - Enterprise Content Management
• SharePoint Specialist - SharePoint for Collaboration
• ECM Practitioner
• BPM Practitioner
• Information Organization & Access Practitioner
MICROSOFT
• Microsoft Office Specialist - Office 365
• Microsoft Office Specialist SharePoint 2010
• Office 365 Sales Specialist
• Microsoft Partner
• Certified Technical Trainer
• Master Certified – IS/IT Project Management
• Master Certified – Business Analysis
• Master Certified – ROI Methodology
Former Professional Pilot

3. This Presentation includes:
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• A detailed explanation of the Office 365 APP LAUNCHER for end users and admins
• A FREE TOOL to design and customize your APP TILES with 4000 templates
• 10 IDEAS on how you can use the APP LAUNCHER to increase user adoption
• A YouTube explainer video of the APP LAUNCHER
• APP LAUNCHER DO’S
• APP LAUNCHER DON’T’S

4. Faster Office 365 Integration
Navigating Office 365
Navigating Office 365
Office 365 includes
more features and
solutions than just
SharePoint
How do end users
access all these
great new features?

5. Faster Office 365 Integration
The APP LAUNCHER is the
primary navigation tool in
Office 365
Increase User Adoption with the APP LAUNCHER
The APP LAUNCHER is the “launching point” to all the features
included in your Office 365 environment, custom tiles, and installable
applications available from the Office Store.

6. By default, the APP LAUNCHER will display
the features and office products included
with Office 365 or “APPS”
With a proper introduction and a
little configuration, it can have a big
impact on your user adoption and
navigation experience.
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Increase User Adoption with the APP LAUNCHER

7. “Houston, we have a user
adoption solution.”
THE APP LAUNCHER CAN MAKE NAVIGATION EASIER & FASTER FOR END USERS
The App launcher is located in the top left corner
in Office 365 and it can be customized by end
users to show specific apps and the order they
are presented .
With administrative access, the app launcher can
be configured to globally display specific custom
tiles, icons or images.
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8. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO TO SEE HOW IT FUNCTIONS
Introduction to the Office 365 App Launcher Video
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Click the image to play

9. APP LAUNCHER – Introduction
1. Make sure you introduce the APP LAUNCHER to everyone and
explain that it is the primary navigation method to all the major
areas and features of Office 365.
2. Include the video in this slide deck as part of your introduction.
3. Explain the features and how it works because if configured
properly, it can save your end users time.
4. Work with your admin to configure it and add quick links and
custom tile images.
5. Take the time to figure out which custom links can help the most
users. Making basic navigation in Office 365 faster and easier is a
simple way to increase user adoption and usage on Day 1.
DO’s
Increase User Adoption with the APP LAUNCHER

10. APP LAUNCHER – What is it?
1. Don’t assume that your end users will understand what the app
launcher is or will even intuitively select or click on it.
2. Don’t forget to explain the features and how it works and that
everyone has the ability to customize which tiles are viewable in their
app launcher.
3. Don’t forget to train your users that up to 3 apps can be pinned to
the nav bar for even faster navigation to the most accessed apps.
DON’T’S
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11. APP LAUNCHER – END USER PERSPECTIVE & KEY FEATURES
1. The main app interface can be configured to display only
the programs (apps) that you would like visible. Hover over
the app (tile) and 3 dots appear in the top right corner
allowing you to unpin the app from the App Launcher.
2. From the App Launcher you can also drag and drop your
apps to the position you would like them presented.
3. In the bottom left corner will be an icon labelled “My Apps”.
This is the backstage view of all your apps and from here
you can pin or unpin apps.
4. From the “My Apps” interface you are also presented with
the ability to pin up to 3 apps to the nav bar which is
accessible by hovering over the top right corner where a
new choice is visible allowing you to “pin to nav bar”.
In this example of the nav bar, I have pinned (displayed) Delve,
Sites and my Admin app.
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12. APP LAUNCHER – UNDERSTANDING CUSTOM APP TILES
In Office 365, you also have the ability to add custom app tiles and images
to the App Launcher that are viewable by everyone.
These custom apps and images are added via an administrative interface.
Now that you have seen how end users can navigate
Office 365 with the App Launcher, let’s make it even
easier with custom app tiles
Why customize app tiles?
Customizing apps allows you to present your custom app tiles and
images that link to specific destinations you would like to promote
or provide easier navigation.
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13. APP LAUNCHER – FREE TOOL TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR APP TILES
• I recommend using the 128 x 128 pixel size
• Simply export the app tile when finished configuring and save
Here is a free tool from Syncfusion that allows
you to design and build custom metro style
icons from a library of over 4000 templates.
Here are a few examples:
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14. APP LAUNCHER – ADMIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUSTOMIZING APP TILES
1. Select the Admin App from the APP LAUNCHER
2. From the Office 365 admin center select “COMPANY PROFILE” from the left hand navigation.
Instructions:
You will need:
• The url of the uploaded image from within SharePoint
• The url of the navigation link
3. From the left hand navigation select “Custom Tiles”
4. To create a custom tile select “+”
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15. 10 IDEAS TO INCREASE USER ADOPTION WITH THE APP LAUNCHER
1. Create a custom app tile that navigates to
your training portal/solution
2. Create a custom app tile that navigates
directly to your Intranet homepage for easier
navigation
3. Add your help desk information as an app tile
4. Create a welcome to Office 365 portal and
display it as an app tile.
5. Create an app tile that links to a company
wide Yammer group
6. Create an app tile that links to a dedicated
search solution
7. Create a dedicated app tile for the HR
department
8. Create custom app tiles for internal / external
accessed site collections
9. Promote important company videos as app
tiles
10. Add custom app tiles for new and frequently
accessed business solutions
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16. Greg Gignacprioritysharepoint.com
More ways to increase user adoption
This is PART 1 of a 4 PART Series
How to increase user adoption in Office 365 by
configuring:
• PART 1 - The APP LAUNCHER
• PART 2 - PROMOTED SITES
• PART 3 - The BANNER IMAGE and LINK
• PART 4 - Office 365 Training Solution CASE STUDY
Combine all 3 parts to promote your end user training solution and
increase user adoption. CLICK HERE or visit http://showme.prioritysharepoint.com
GREAT TRAINING = INCREASED USER ADOPTION

17. Greg Gignacprioritysharepoint.com
End User Training for Office 365
Learn all the Features of Office 365 by Video
• Over 1500 training videos and growing
• Less than 3 cents a day per end user
• Installs in minutes
• Maintenance free solution
SharePoint, Office 365, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business,
Video Portal for Office 365, Yammer, Office Online, Outlook for Office
365, Power BI, Project Online, Excel, OneNote, Word, Windows 8
Office 365 End User Video Training
See an example of this training solution in PART 4

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