READY to Try Yammer?

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... Yammer lets you

1. Had a question but didn’t  Find answers faster.
know whom to ask? Tap into our network to see who has experience with a similar
question or knows where to get answers.

2. Thought of a great idea to  Brainstorm with anyone in the company.

build on our success? You might find inspiration from an intern, the CEO or your
counterpart overseas.

3. Wanted to know more about  Stay informed about our trajectory.

where we’re headed? 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!

Click here
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join the DoE Yammer network.
Use your education email and password to sign in.
Join the DoE Yammer Community Help group to ask questions or watch videos.

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 SET Up Your Account for Success

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 4. Add your job title, department, location, expertise,
the icon of the three dots. contact information and any other details, including
2. Select Edit Profile. links to your profiles on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

3. Upload a photo of yourself. 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 3. Check the boxes to select when to receive email
the icon of the three dots. notifications and which notifications to receive.
2. Select Edit Profile. Then, click Notifications from 4. Click Save.
the menu on the left.

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 You can also follow users by You can also follow Topics from
groups from your main feed. clicking Follow under their conversations, including posts in
thumbnail headshot. your main feed.

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 GO Forth and Use Yammer!

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 Praise a Coworker. Recognize a job well done and
and Groups to see what’s going on. efforts that go above and beyond.

View Other Profiles. Get to know your Create a Group. Jumpstart collaboration in a team
coworkers’ background and expertise. or department.

Like a Post. Show that you appreciate or agree @ Mention a Colleague. Draw your colleague’s
with what someone shared. attention to a conversation by @ mentioning him
or typing her name into the Notify bar.

Share a Helpful Link. Post timely articles and

relevant news so others can benefit. Send a Private Message. Discuss a sensitive issue
and keep matters discreet.

Reply to a Message Post. Provide answers,

insights or suggestions. Conduct a Search. Find the conversations and files
you need.

Post an Update. Use the Publisher to start a

conversation or find what you need. Collaborate on a File. Follow, share and discuss files
to enhance collaboration.

Take a Poll. Gather opinions and feedback

from others to help inform your decisions. Create a Note. Co-author content and publish it for
others to edit and provide feedback.

Email a File or Note. Share a file or Note with

external parties. 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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