Office 365 - Exchange Online - Beginner to Professional 2019

Learn to connect to security and compliance via PowerShell for Exchange Online, then perform eDiscovery searches, create eDiscovery cases, and place mailboxes on hold using the security and compliance center.

Create and use a PowerShell profile to automatically connect to Exchange Online with stored credentials, run PowerShell as administrator, and manage users and mailboxes from Office 365.

Create a user in the portal, assign a license, and provision a mailbox in Exchange Online, then verify it in the portal and Exchange admin center.

Import multiple users at once through the portal using an Excel or csv file, without PowerShell, by uploading a csv with headers or sample data and verifying before creation.

Bulk create Exchange Online users and assign licenses by importing a CSV from Excel, then verify mailboxes and licenses in the Exchange admin center using PowerShell.

Learn to create users in bulk without licenses using PowerShell and CSV files, using separate files for licensed and unlicensed accounts, then verify in the Office admin center.

Enable multifactor authentication for a user via the portal, configuring required contact methods and verification prompts. Learn to apply MFA settings individually or in bulk and test the login flow.

Add a user alias through the portal; the alias receives mail but cannot send, while the primary smtp sends, with replication up to 24 hours.

Learn to change a user principal name and a mailbox primary SMTP address in Exchange Online using PowerShell, with cautions on syncing addresses to prevent data loss.

Delete a user from the portal and from PowerShell, then permanently delete the mailbox. See how soft deleted mailboxes are visible depending on portal vs PowerShell deletion and tenant age.

Enable archive for a mailbox using PowerShell in Exchange Online, verify with Get-Mailbox archive, and refresh to confirm replication across databases; learn how to remove the archive by disabling it.

Learn to create an Outlook profile, add multiple accounts to a single profile, remove accounts, export and import data, and create rules in Outlook 2016.

Learn how to add another mailbox to the same profile in the Exchange Admin Center, assign full access and send as permissions, and test sending from the new account.

Export a pst file from Outlook to back up or migrate emails by selecting a folder or whole mailbox, save on desktop, add password for security, then prepare for import.

Learn two methods to import a pst file into Outlook, either into a new imported folder or into the inbox, manage duplicates, and organize imported items.

Learn to remove duplicate emails in Outlook using the home tab's clean up feature, choosing to clean up the folder, conversation, or subfolders to delete duplicates.

Create distribution lists and groups in the portal or office admin center, manage owners and members, set membership approvals, and control internal and external senders.

Create and manage a distribution group as a user in outlook on the web, add members, save, and test email delivery from the web app.

Learn to create an Office 365 group with PowerShell using the new unified group command, set members and a primary SMTP address, and monitor Outlook and web app syncing.

Create a mail-enabled security group in Exchange Online using PowerShell, convert a distribution group, set the primary SMTP address, add members, and verify email delivery.

Create a dynamic distribution group in PowerShell, including HR department mail users and mailbox users, set group to be managed by a user, and test delivery to mirror portal configuration.

Create and view group calendar events in Outlook on the web and Outlook, including creating a meeting for a group, syncing it across apps, and managing group notifications.

Learn how shared mailboxes enable multiple users to read and send emails and use a calendar without login credentials, with access granted by full access and send permissions, saving licenses.

Learn to create and manage shared mailboxes in Office 365 via Exchange Admin Center or Office Admin Center, assign full access and send permissions, and test sending from the mailbox.

Create a shared mailbox with PowerShell in Exchange Online, setting a name and primary smtp address, then add full access permission and send us permission via PowerShell or the portal.

Learn how to convert a shared mailbox to a user mailbox and back in the Exchange admin center, including licensing steps and password reset for user mailboxes.

Learn to use a shared mailbox calendar in the web app and Outlook, create a meeting, and verify it appears instantly for another user.

Learn how to grant full access to a shared or user mailbox from the portal, understand auto mapping, and test permissions in Outlook; explore turning auto mapping off with PowerShell.

Learn how to manage auto mapping for shared mailboxes in Exchange Online by turning automapping off with PowerShell, then enabling it so Outlook syncs after 24 hours.

Learn how to add send as permissions on a shared mailbox from the portal, compare full access vs send as scenarios, and test via web app, Outlook, and PowerShell.

Learn to grant send as permission to a shared mailbox with PowerShell in Exchange Online, using recipient permission with add trustee, and verify access for groups and user mailboxes.

Explore how to add send on behalf permission from the portal for mailboxes and groups. Use PowerShell for faster setup and understand the required wait for synchronization.

Remove permissions in Exchange Online using PowerShell, covering send on behalf, full access, and recipient permissions across mailboxes, shared mailboxes, and groups with object-specific commands.

Explain how in place hold preserves a mailbox and its archive mailbox (if enabled), including deleted items and original versions, for discovery searches, and compare granular holds with litigation hold.

Explore eDiscovery searches across mailboxes, groups, Teams, SharePoint, and Skype for Business in Office 365, using in place discovery, discovery, or content search, manage holds, and assign discovery manager permissions.

Enable litigation hold for a selected mailbox in the Exchange admin center, set duration, and prepare for eDiscovery search after the hold concludes.

Connect to Exchange Online via PowerShell and enable litigation hold on a mailbox using set mailbox, setting litigation hold to true; optionally assign a seven-day duration or leave it infinite.

Connect to Exchange Online with PowerShell to create a new mailbox search, enable in-place hold, and optionally set an item hold period; start the search in the Exchange Admin Center.

Disable litigation hold in mailbox features to remove mailbox from hold via the portal, and remove an in-place hold in compliance management, noting a 30-day recovery window before deleting.

Learn to remove a mailbox from a litigation hold or in-place hold using PowerShell, including disabling holds, removing mailbox searches, and confirming changes.

Create and manage eDiscovery cases in the Office 365 security and compliance portal, set holds on mailboxes and sites, run searches, and export results.

Learn to remove an eDiscovery case and its hold from the portal and from security and compliance PowerShell, including handling pending deletion and verification steps.

Perform a content search on a mailbox from the portal, similar to discovery search, by entering keywords and selecting locations. Save and run the search, view results, and export items.

Explore how retention policies in the Exchange admin center and the security and compliance center govern retention, deletion, and archiving across mailboxes, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

Learn to create retention tags from PowerShell in Exchange Online, including a 365-day default tag with permanently delete, an inbox default tag, and a personal tag.

Learn to add tags to a retention policy using PowerShell by selecting PS default, PS default folder, and PS Personal, then verify the updated policy shows the tags.

Create a retention policy from the portal, add personal and six-month delete tags, apply it to a mailbox, run it via PowerShell, and verify in Outlook.

Create retention policies in the security and compliance center for emails, documents, Skype, and Teams, applying to Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint sites, and groups. Set duration, start, and deletion rules.

Identify and apply actions to messages in transit using mail flow rules in Exchange Online. Explore richer conditions, exceptions, and actions for messaging policies beyond inbox rules.

Create and test a custom mail flow rule in the Exchange admin center to block or reject messages by sender, recipient, domain, or other conditions, with priority and activation timing.

Learn to create a transport rule in Exchange Online using PowerShell, including connecting to Exchange Online, crafting a rule with from and in-organization scopes, and testing priority-driven results.

Explore how message trace in exchange online tracks email flow, showing received, rejected, deferred, or delivered status. Create traces via the portal, PowerShell, or security and compliance center.

Learn how to run a simple message trace in the Exchange Admin Center (EAC), selecting date ranges, delivery status, sender, recipient, or a domain wildcard search to diagnose email transport.

Run an extended message trace from Exchange admin center by selecting a date range of eight days or more, and include message events, routine details, and the original client IP.

Create a message trace in the Security and Compliance Center, selecting centers, recipients, and a time range, then choose instant, summary, enhanced, or extended reports and download results if needed.

Execute a message trace in Exchange Online with PowerShell using Get-MessageTrace and Get-MessageTraceDetail, including recipient and date range, and compare results with the portal and historical search for broader visibility.