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READY to Try Yammer?
© Yammer 2014 www.yammer.com
Yammer is our company’s private social network, an online tool for communication and collaboration. It’s here to help you get your
work done and to support teamwork and information sharing across our company.
WHY YAMMER?
Have you ever...
1. Had a question but didn’t
know whom to ask?
2. Thought of a great idea to
build on our success?
3. Wanted to know more about
where we’re headed?
Yammer lets you
Find answers faster.
Tap into our network to see who has experience with a similar
question or knows where to get answers.
Brainstorm with anyone in the company.
You might find inspiration from an intern, the CEO or your
counterpart overseas.
Stay informed about our trajectory.
Track our progress and understand how your job helps us
reach our goal.
What’s more, using our Yammer network helps us build a body of knowledge that’s instantly accessible by any employee at any
time, from any device with an Internet connection.
YOU CAN USE YAMMER TO
› Meet fellow coworkers who share your interests
› Find the expert help you need to complete a task
› Share important news with those who need to know
› Discuss major decisions and manage change
› Gather opinions and ideas from across our company
› Provide peer-to-peer recognition
› Gain visibility into what’s happening
› Share best practices and solutions
› Discover valuable information to inform your work
› Communicate in real time, while you’re on the go
JOIN THE NETWORK TODAY!
SET Up Your Account for Success
© Yammer 2014 www.yammer.com
AS SOON AS YOU JOIN…
Set up your account so you can start using Yammer to communicate, collaborate and share information. Here’s how.
COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE
Your Yammer Profile helps your coworkers learn more about you and your work experience, while helping them put a face to a
name. Here’s how to set it up:
1. In the top right corner of your screen, click on
the icon of the three dots.
2. Select Edit Profile.
3. Upload a photo of yourself.
4. Add your job title, department, location, expertise,
contact information and any other details, including
links to your profiles on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
5. Click Save.
MANAGE YOUR EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS
By default, Yammer sends you a daily email summarizing the conversations on our network. You can decide to change how often
you get these summaries. Here’s how to manage your email settings:
1. In the top right corner of your screen, click on
the icon of the three dots.
2. Select Edit Profile. Then, click Notifications from
the menu on the left.
3. Check the boxes to select when to receive email
notifications and which notifications to receive.
4. Click Save.
MAKE YAMMER YOUR OWN
To customize your Yammer experience, join Groups and follow coworkers and Topics of interest. Review your main feed to find
posts that are relevant to you.
Join Groups
Follow Coworkers
Follow Topics
1. Click on Groups in the left
navigation bar. 2. Click +Join to join a group.
3. If membership approval is
required, request admission.
1. Under the icon with three
dots in the top navigation
bar, click People.
2. Click +Follow to follow a
coworker.
3. Don’t see a colleague? Invite
him or her to the network.
1. Under the icon with three dots
in the top navigation bar, click
Apps.
2. Scroll towards the bottom to
My Apps and then click Topics.
3. Select any Topic of interest,
then click Follow.
You can also join and access
groups from your main feed.
You can also follow users by
clicking Follow under their
thumbnail headshot.
You can also follow Topics from
conversations, including posts in
your main feed.
GO Forth and Use Yammer!
© Yammer 2014 www.yammer.com
It’s time to take advantage of Yammer’s many features and apps, each designed to help you find answers faster, generate great
ideas, access your company’s knowledge base and be more productive.
WAYS TO USE YAMMER
Browse Conversations. Access your main feed
and Groups to see what’s going on.
View Other Profiles. Get to know your
coworkers’ background and expertise.
Like a Post. Show that you appreciate or agree
with what someone shared.
Share a Helpful Link. Post timely articles and
relevant news so others can benefit.
Reply to a Message Post. Provide answers,
insights or suggestions.
Post an Update. Use the Publisher to start a
conversation or find what you need.
Take a Poll. Gather opinions and feedback
from others to help inform your decisions.
Email a File or Note. Share a file or Note with
external parties.
Praise a Coworker. Recognize a job well done and
efforts that go above and beyond.
Create a Group. Jumpstart collaboration in a team
or department.
@ Mention a Colleague. Draw your colleague’s
attention to a conversation by @ mentioning him
or typing her name into the Notify bar.
Send a Private Message. Discuss a sensitive issue
and keep matters discreet.
Conduct a Search. Find the conversations and files
you need.
Collaborate on a File. Follow, share and discuss files
to enhance collaboration.
Create a Note. Co-author content and publish it for
others to edit and provide feedback.
Share a Conversation Across Groups. Share existing
group conversations with others, by sending a
private message or by posting them in another
group.
These are just a few ways Yammer helps you communicate and collaborate with coworkers to get work done.
DON’T FORGET!
You can also access Yammer from your mobile device, so you can get work done on the go. Download the app for iPad,
iPhone, Android or Windows Phone. Visit http://devices.yammer.com/ to get the app.
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