{"id":179505,"date":"2018-12-17T11:03:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/how-to-use-mentions-in-microsoft-office\/"},"modified":"2018-12-17T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:03:58","slug":"how-to-use-mentions-in-microsoft-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/how-to-use-mentions-in-microsoft-office\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use @Mentions In Microsoft Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have a lot going on during the business day and beyond, so any short-cut that adds productivity and efficiency to your day is a nice welcome. Microsoft recently updated its Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs with a nifty even if simple tool: the @mention.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JLKZpQ0JTQM]You have likely been there where you want to make a comment, you do make a comment, and that comment gets lost among all the other comments. Worse yet: the document you are reviewing will be reviewed by not just one but many other people. Without personalization in these comments, everyone will read each comment without knowing for whom it was intended. The @mention is a feature that solves these types of problems \u2014 problems that seem trivial at first but which can really add up. Here\u2019s how to use the @mention feature and how to do so with success.<\/p>\n

How to Use @mention in Microsoft Office?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The @mention feature is only available using Office 365. It allows you to tag someone who has permission to open the document for feedback by emailing that person with a direct link to the comment. It is really quite simple to use:<\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure you are signed into Outlook and then sign into Office 365.<\/li>\n
  2. Open the document to be reviewed in either your SharePoint library or OneDrive for Business.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to Review > New Comment.<\/li>\n
  4. Type @-person\u2019s-name within the comment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The feature, for the moment, however, is only available online and to those who are\u00a0Office Insiders\u00a0<\/a>using Windows or macOS. It is not yet available in iOS or Android.<\/p>\n

    How to Use @mention strategically?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Using the @mention strategically is what will really make this feature work for you. Here are a few tips to keep in mind:<\/p>\n