Microsoft Loop - Getting Started

Visit loop.microsoft.com and create a Microsoft account if you don't have one. Sign in to access your Loop workspaces and the default getting started workspace.

An Office 365 administrator enables Microsoft Loop by creating a security group with owners and members, and applying a policy to enable Loop across Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Explore the anatomy of the loop app, navigating workspaces, pages and subpages, using version history, sharing options and loop components, plus settings and collaboration features. Manage versions and collaborate.

Create and customize your first workspace in Microsoft Loop, choosing a cover and icon, naming it, and adding your first page, then navigate between workspaces.

learn how to create and customize loop pages, add covers and icons, use templates like meeting notes for quick setup, and manage pages across workspaces with reordering.

Create and organize sub pages under a top level page in Microsoft Loop, using templates, titles, bodies, covers, and icons, with nesting and drag-and-drop to build a hierarchy.

Learn to work with text in Microsoft Loop by building workspaces, chapters with headings, pages and sub pages, and applying basic text formatting, color, and emoji to create structured documents.

Discover how to create and convert lists in loop, including bullet, numbered, and checklists, and manage links with edit, copy, and link preview options.

Add an image to your loop document by typing a slash, selecting image from the media section, and add accessibility text while resizing with aspect ratio.

Learn how to add a YouTube video to a loop document by pasting the video url, previewing it, and playing it directly, with notes on future video components.

Learn to bring Office 365 documents into Loop using the at command, convert them to top-level pages via links, and collaborate with comments and reactions.

Access editor settings from the at symbol menu to customize the loop editor's behavior, including text predictions, link suggestions, mentions, formality, and tone, with a reset to default.

Explore how to work with loop tables: add a table, rename columns, set data types (text, number, date), insert/delete columns and rows, resize, sort, and toggle visibility.

Learn how to share Loop pages and control access, copy page links, and decide who can edit or view, including sharing with anyone, existing access, or specific people.

Learn how to share Loop workspaces to enable collaboration by using the purple share button, selecting the workspace option, and inviting Office 365 users to access all pages.

Tag coworkers in loop documents using at mentions in text, comments, and tables to call attention and trigger notifications. Assign tasks via a person column in tables and manage assignees.

Create a loop component from a selected content block, then reuse this shareable live component across the document and other Office 365 apps with live updates.

Explore how loop components function as shareable live elements you can copy, set edit access, and edit together across loop, emails, teams, and word documents via a share link.

Learn to use the voting component in Microsoft Loop, create a voting table with options, optionally add pros and cons, convert to a Loop component, and share for collaborative polling.

Explore the progress tracker component in loop, a mini project tracker for tasks, due dates, assignees, blockers, and labels to manage a video project.

Learn to use the task list component to track a simple task set, assign tasks to teammates, add due dates, and check off items, with optional syncing to Microsoft Planner.

Explore how to insert and manage loop components in Outlook, including task lists, assignees, due dates, and live updates across shared components in Microsoft 365.