Office 365 Suite

Did you know that in addition to the common applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook, there are also a number of other Office 365 applications available to help you collaborate with your colleagues such as Forms, Planner or Sway?

Microsoft have Office Quick Start Guides that help you learn about application including Forms, Planner and Sway. There are also Microsoft user guides, videos and support on applications like Outlook, Teams, Excel and Word which can be found at Microsoft Learning Pathways.

Do you want to develop your Office 365 digital skills by learning, improving or refreshing your knowledge? L&D have put together a Supporting your Digital Skills section which will help you get started. 

Please remember that any resources that you develop using Office 365 will need to comply with policies and procedures around areas such as Welsh language, accessibility, security, and other relevant policies. 

Power BI – a note on licensing

To develop and share reports using Power BI (i.e. to embed your reports and dashboards within Teams sites or share with partner organisations), you will need to purchase a Power BI Pro license. These can be purchased by logging a Purchase Request via the IT Helpdesk Self Service.  

Get started with Power BI Desktop

Digital Transformation Projects

Office 365 applications are intended to be developed and maintained by officers using the resources detailed above, rather than by IT staff. 

However, if you require IT resource, you will need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) request. EOIs will be assessed and prioritised by your department against agreed departmental projects, subject to IT capacity.  

More information on Expression of Interest Request