Switching from Microsoft to Google: Microsoft 365 to Workspace

What's inside

1. Level 1: Browser-First: Remapping How You WorkFree
   Learners see that this course is independent of both Microsoft and Google, and they learn the main change of mindset: from desktop-first Microsoft 365 habits to browser-first Google habits.
2. Level 2: Choosing Your Google Account and PlanFree
   Learners compare Google Workspace plans with personal Google accounts, learn to check and date both vendors' current plan and limit pages, and learn why a company tenant move is run by IT.
3. Level 3: Outlook Folders to Gmail Labels and Search
   Learners map Outlook folders, rules, categories, Focused Inbox and search to Gmail labels, filters, inbox types and search operators.
4. Level 4: Outlook Contacts and Calendar to Google
   Learners map their Outlook contact and calendar habits to Google Contacts and Google Calendar, covering scheduling, sharing, room booking and time zones.
5. Level 5: Moving Mail, Contacts and Calendars
   Learners move mail, contacts and calendars from Microsoft 365 to Google using the vendors' own export and import routes, and check what came across and what did not.
6. Level 6: OneDrive, Teams Files and SharePoint to Drive
   Learners map where files live in OneDrive, Teams channels and SharePoint libraries to My Drive, Shared with me and shared drives.
7. Level 7: How Sharing Differs in Google Drive
   Learners compare Microsoft sharing links and permissions with Google Drive's roles, general access settings and shared drive membership.
8. Level 8: Office Formats: Keep, Convert and What Moves
   Learners decide when to keep files in Office format and when to convert them to Google formats, and check what happens to comments, version history and links when files move.
9. Level 9: Word to Google Docs
   Learners map Word tasks to Google Docs, including styles, tracked changes, comments, templates, references and page layout, and note where the match breaks.
10. Level 10: Excel to Google Sheets
    Learners map Excel tasks to Google Sheets, covering functions that differ, pivot tables, Power Query, VBA macros and Apps Script.
11. Level 11: PowerPoint to Google Slides
    Learners map PowerPoint tasks to Google Slides, covering masters and layouts, themes, animations, speaker notes and presenting, and check how converted decks look.
12. Level 12: Teams to Google Meet and Google Chat
    Learners map Teams meetings, chats, channels and channel files to Google Meet, Google Chat spaces and the shared drives they link to.
13. Level 13: To Do and OneNote to Tasks and Keep
    Learners map Microsoft To Do and OneNote habits to Google Tasks and Google Keep, and decide where longer structured notes should go instead.
14. Level 14: Microsoft Forms and SharePoint Sites to Google
    Learners map Microsoft Forms to Google Forms and SharePoint sites to Google Sites, and rebuild a small form and team site.
15. Level 15: Power Automate to Google's Automation Options
    Learners map Power Automate flows to Google's current automation options, such as Workspace Studio flows, Gmail filters and Apps Script, and check which ones their plan includes.
16. Level 16: Copilot to Gemini
    Learners map Microsoft 365 Copilot tasks to Gemini in Google Workspace or a personal Google account, and check availability, data handling and limits on both vendors' current pages.
17. Level 17: Working Across Both and Your First 30 Days
    Learners co-edit with people still on Microsoft, then build a first-week plan and a day-30 check to settle their new habits.
18. Level 18: Final Challenge: Move a Small Project Across Exam
    Learners use the whole course to move a small project's mail, files, documents, meetings and automation from Microsoft 365 to Google, and write down what they would keep, change and check.

Access

The first 2 levels are free with a free account. Every level, the podcast edition and the AI tutor come with All Access at £4.99/month or any Creator plan — see pricing.

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