

Left unsaid is that there are other ways to access this functionality, including the Office app in Windows 10 and the Office extension for Chrome and other web browsers. (It looks like the App Launcher on consumer Office 365 only provides access to the apps, but not to documents.) Schnoll is, I believe, referring solely to the commercial versions of Office 365, though those with Office 365 Home and Personal will also see similar interfaces, albeit with slightly different capabilities and apps.Īs noted, serves as a hub for your Office 365 apps and documents, while the Office 365 App Launcher, which is available from and numerous other Microsoft online services (like OneDrive,, and so on) provides similar functionality without requiring you to leave the experience you’re in. “We’ve also brought intelligence into the experience that customizes the experience based on your activities.” “ is designed to be your work hub experience and help you quickly get to the apps, tools, documents, and content you use on a daily basis,” Microsoft’s Scott Schnoll writes in the announcement. Go to All apps, locate the new ahead tile, select the three dots and choose Pin to launcher.Microsoft announced this week that and the Office 365 App Launcher will now provide the same user experience, a nice consolidation of what was previously two very similar but different interfaces. Now you can pin ahead to the app launcher to have an even faster access. Select Save to create the custom tile.ĭone! Your custom ahead tile now appears in the app launcher on the All tab for you and your users. You see this when you select the tile on the My Apps page and select App details.ħ. Note: You can use any other image as long as it’s 60圆0 pixels and available to everyone in the organization without requiring authentication.Ħ. You can use the ahead logo by copying this URL and pasting it in the URL of tile image field. The image will appear on the My Apps page and app launcher. This is the location which you want your users to go to when they select the tile on the app launcher.

Enter ahead in the Tile name for the new tile.Ĥ.
