Top 10 hidden gems: Microsoft Lists

Did you know Microsoft Lists could do this or that? In this demo video, we hope you’ll find a few useful, hidden gems to jumpstart your information tracking in Microsoft 365. Maybe you’re just getting started or have been at it for a while. Regardless, Lists can help you and your team across numerous scenarios - tracking issues, managing assets, and supporting an internal event. Lists are simple to create and highly customizable based on whatever you want to track, organize and automate. And we’re here to help you. Gem hunters, ready? Give it a view and learn as you go.

We, too, published a companion blog (https://aka.ms/MSLists/blog/top10gems) that includes a new, embedded episode of The Intrazone, “Top 5 hidden gems: Microsoft Lists” – covering 5 gems plus audio snippets from Jeff Teper and Andrea Lum. You’ll also hear about a few upcoming events.

Jump right to the gem chapter that most catches your eye in this video:

00:00 - Introduction to the top 10 hidden gems: Microsoft Lists
01:22 - #1 | Favoriting a list for easy access.
02:47 - #2 | Create a list from a template.
06:10 - #3 | Create a new list using the format and structure of an existing list.
08:42 - #4 | Take lists with you on the go – Lists app for iOS (iPhone & iPad).
10:00 - #5 | Add a list to a Microsoft Teams channel.
13:54 - #6 | @mention colleagues in a list item and to the team chat
16:08 - #7 | Visualize item milestones with Calendar view.
18:56 - #8 | Make quick updates with grid view, including bulk actions.
20:38 - #9 | Get notified when information changes.
23:32 - #10 | Add conditional formatting to programmatically change how your lists and list items appear.
27:44 - Closing end thoughts

Additional resources:
Microsoft Lists resource center: https://aka.ms/MSLists
Microsoft Lists adoption center: https://aka.ms/ListsAdoption
Microsoft Lists Help and support center: https://aka.ms/MSLists/Help